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Overview

  • 3 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Chinese, Korean, Sign Language - British, Spanish
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Medical student
  • University
  • From Derry, Northern Ireland.
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Get out there.

ABOUT ME

I am 27 years old, I study medicine in Belfast Northern Ireland, almost a doctor. Yeo. I also have a degree in genetics.
I grew up in rural area in County Derry on a farm, so I like the outdoors and animals and like to get back to nature every once in a while.
I love travelling more than anything and if I had unlimited money I'd drop everything and go explore the world. I usually travel alone but I always end up meeting people I will be friends with for a long time.
I like eating local foods, making friends, trying out the language and seeing the real aspects of a city versus just the tourist attractions.
I love to read and watch movies and my kindle has saved me from lugging huge books around any more haha.
Being Irish, I do enjoy a drink and a dance but I'm respect everyone's likes and dislikes and will not drink or smoke if it makes someone uncomfortable.

PHILOSOPHY

I want to see as much of the world while I am still (relatively) young and don't have the responsibilities I will later on. I never want to lose my passion for new things.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would host if I had a couch, and will do as soon as I have my own place!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Met sometwo awesome people in Bangkok on my first couchsurfing experience, it went very well and we still keep in touch. One has since left couchsurfing but he was a good guy. Met up with Petch again in Brussels, good times.
Stayed with a host in Shanghai in 2014 my best experience yet he was a great guy and we talked a lot and shared some nice experiences.

Interests

Travelling makes me happy. I also enjoy learning new languages, meeting new people, drinking and dancing. I'm a medic so always learning new thins.
Movies, video games, sci fi, comics, geeky stuff is always a good thing.

I like seeing historical sights and natural wonders and also the city environment and nightlife.

Music, Movies, and Books

Love movies. International cinema great. Oldboy, I saw the devil, 3 iron, My Sassy Girl. Irreversiblé. Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Lust, Caution. Happy together. Spirited Away, Pan's Labyrinth, amelie, Kill Bill, a Moment to remember, 12 angry men, Viky Cristina barcelona, biutiful, crouching tiger hidden dragon, house of flying daggers.

I like a lot of k-pop, chinese pop and classics, japanese music and thai. And indie folky stuff in english.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bungy jumping on Nepal/Tibet border.
Scuba diving great barrier reef.
Elephant ride and waterfall trip in Thailand.
Skydive, abseil in the space of 2 weeks.
Huangshan+ ZhangJiaJie in China are the most breathtaking things I've ever seen.

Teach, Learn, Share

I speak basic chinese mandarin and korean and always looking to improve. Can help people learn english, frequently help my international friends with applications etc.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My awesome personality and listening skills. I can also deal with cardiac arrests :D

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Denmark, France, Hong Kong, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom

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