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Overview

  • 19 references 17 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Gaelic; learning French, German, Italian
  • 66, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • Businessman (retired)
  • Bsc(Hons) Marine Science, DipIT, MSc in MIS
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

"There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met."
William Butler Yeats

I am a retired IT consultant who worked in software development on IBM computers.
I am looking at options for doing voluntary work.
I went to college at NUIG and UL.

As a student summer job, I was a tour guide in the Connemara National Park in 1982.
I wear Birkenstock sandals all year round without socks!!!!
I wear hats: Panamas, Sailors caps, Fedoras, etc., etc.!
I do not wear suits and ties for business.
I love people
I love food

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting new people

Interests

Many interests

  • dogs
  • culture
  • singing
  • photography
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • walking
  • movies
  • traveling
  • christian
  • food
  • massage
  • theatre
  • meetups
  • clowning
  • singles groups
  • amdg
  • lgbtqia2s+

Music, Movies, and Books

I love to dance Argentinian Tango, Jazz, Swing, Irish trad music and Seán Nós

MUSIC
The American songbook

MOVIES
The Godfather
Some Like it Hot
Casablanca
Scent of a Woman
Shawshank Redemption
12 Angry Men
La Cinema Paradiso

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Danced with the Rose of Renvlye
(Beauty queen pagent winner, Connemara, Ireland 1982)

Teach, Learn, Share

IT Skills, Irish culture

What I Can Share with Hosts

I own my house but have no car.
Private double bedroom with a double bed. Shared toilet and shower area.
Shared Kitchen, Lounge Room and toilet and electric shower ZEN Gardens.
SEE PICTURES.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, England, France, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, United States

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