My name is Oscar, I am 26 years old, born and bred on a farm in New Zealand. I am a qualified heavy diesel engineer, and have very nearly completed my pilot's license. I'm living in Westport after not long returning home from 3 years overseas with my girlfriend Kristin who's a former TV journalist and loves photography and the outdoors. We are both very easy going, adrenaline junkies, we love meeting new people, sharing stories and experiencing new ways of life. We very rarely turn down the opportunity for a new adventure!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

After finishing our 9 month road trip we have settled down to work in Oughterard, County Galway for a year. We used Couchsurfing while travelling and met some amazing people who we are still in touch with. We are both social people and love to get immersed in the culture of whatever country we are visiting, and learning from visitors about their home countries.

Interests

• animals
• arts
• writing
• photography
• dancing
• outdoor activities
• fishing
• camping
• hunting
• road trips
• adventure
• theatre
• watersports
• adrenaline sports
• overlanding

Music, Movies, and Books

Oscar - Music: rock. Books: adventure, action and thrillers are my favourite but I read anything that can be read!!
Kristin - Music: anything from Frank Sinatra to Kendrick Lamar. Books: usually historical fiction but I can read anything as long as it's well written, no 50 shades of grey haha

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Road tripped around Europe and Morocco for 9 months
19,000 ft skydive, highest in the Southern Hemisphere!
Road tripping down the West Coast of Africa (Ireland to South Africa)
Drove from Ireland to South Africa down the West Coast of Africa in a Land Rover Discovery

Teach, Learn, Share

We can help you with your English (Kristin used to be an English tutor) and give you heaps of tips on travelling to New Zealand. We've travelled around our country a lot so know a lot of the best spots to visit and places that aren't very touristy if you want to get away from the crowd. We can also cook a pretty good Kiwi BBQ!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Share great stories and banter, I am quite hands on and willing to help around the house or farm if something is needed (within reason haha). We can provide accommodation, hook ups and recommendations for people wanting to travel to our beautiful homeland of New Zealand!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Angola, Australia, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Guinea, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mauritania, Monaco, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Senegal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Togo, United Kingdom, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales, Western Sahara

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, New Zealand