CURRENT MISSION

Do a Kerouac/Thelma and Louise road-trip... without the law-breaking and death

ABOUT ME

Hey I'm Kieran and I don't like slugs. Considering a slug is unlikely to have a couch, I think I'm good on here.

I'm a student at Leeds University, studying English and Sociology, and I've just finished my Study Abroad year in Canada, so i'm looking ahead to fantastic adventures in Mexico and the United States.

I'm both pretty passionate and quite easy going, i'm adaptable and love to chat with new people. I'm interested in lots of subjects, like language and politics (i'm quite liberal but always willing to hear new perspectives) and love a good debate if it's the right situation. I guess i'm pretty geeky but, i'd like to think, in a down-to-earth, good sorta way!

I love clubbing and dancing, so anyone who knows good places to go - or even better, is just good company on a night out - is somebody i will get on with!

PHILOSOPHY

If life is short, take as many detours as possible.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am currently travelling across the USA, a trip i've planned for almost 4 years now, so no couch to speak of, but next year i'll definitely be offering up our couch to visitors to the UK.

I really thrive off of meeting new people and bonding with people in fun new ways. I'm a very loyal friend.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm still an official couchsurfing novice!

Interests

Books are really important to me, as are my favourite movies and tv shows. I write intermittently, and I usually like to keep afloat of current affairs. I'm into comic books and graphic novels - it's literature too! I've definitely gotten an interest in seeing new places and experiencing differing cultures.

• books
• literature
• dancing
• clubbing
• politics
• movies
• tv
• traveling
• canoeing
• camping
• law
• sociology
• study abroad
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I have very varied tastes - indie, alternative, electro, techno, rock, hip-hop, pop, folk, punk, etc. Favourite artists include Sigur Rós, Tegan and Sara, The Smiths, Santigold, Crystal Castles, Tracy Chapman, The Magnetic Fields, Arcade Fire, Rage Against the Machine, The Smashing Pumpkins, Alphabeat, Gym Class Heroes and VNV Nation.

TV Shows: Buffy, Brass Eye, South Park, BSG, The Wire, Dexter, Friends, True Blood, Weeds, US of Tara, Skins, Spaced.

Movies: Lord of the Rings, Mulholland Drive, Spirited Away, Children of Men, Airplane, A Streetcar Named Desire, Juno, Thelma and Louise, Aliens, The Lion King, Finding Nemo.

Books: His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman, God's Bits of Wood by Ousmane Sembène, We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver, The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood; Beloved by Toni Morrison, and Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughn. I also read a lot of interesting postcolonial and gender theory for my studies!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I hitch-hiked from Leeds to Morocco in Easter 2009, camping on beaches and staying with some amazing and very strange folks - it was incredible!

I studied abroad in Canada, including an unforgettable camping and canoeing trip to Algonquin Park.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United Kingdom

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