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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English
  • 29, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • Life guard , Swim teacher, Engineering Student
  • Trinity College Ireland
  • From Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
  • Profile 85% complete

About Me

Im currently a student and part time swim teacher in a local pool near where I live. I decided to take on the challenge of traveling to the United States for 3 months by myself, hoping to meet lots of wonderful people along the way. The main reason I decided to do this trip as i need some time to explore and travel a break from the mundane every day , during the year I'm in college from 9-5 then work takes over till 10 day in day out to get myself through college.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Im currently trying to make my way from New York to Los Angeles and back in 3 months experiencing every aspect of American life. ( sounds corny )

My ambition is to make it to the west coast and surf to my hearts content. The idea of having a warm summer is a huge pull factor as an Irish summer mainly consists of rain, clouds , and more rain with the odd day of sunny spells.

Why I couch surf ?
The people ! the people you meet while traveling out way the sights you see, even the experiences you have along the way because when you can share the experiences they last a lot longer.

Interests

Travling
Surfing
skate (a little )
Art galleries ( any directions or suggestions are welcome)
Photography ( only a hobby)
Film
Surf Photography
Maths
First Aid
Life Saving
Swimming

  • arts
  • books
  • photography
  • traveling
  • billiards
  • surfing
  • swimming
  • teaching
  • mathematics

Music, Movies, and Books

All types (bar country)
From singer song writer, acoustic, grunge, house , rock a lot of indie rock, some alternative, a touch of electronic and dance.

Movies: vintage classics to modern day alternative Sundance films with some random guilty pleasures of box office hits

Books: Truman Capote

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Taught English in Ghana in association with aid-link
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What I Can Share with Hosts

I really Want to put together a portfolio of portraits of every person who has helped me along my trip and then include them in a book i hope to write.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ghana, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland

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