Hello! I am an Irish person on a holiday visa in Australia, travelling largely by myself and hoping to gather a few more stories from people before I leave at the end of April. I don't eat meat or have a driver's licence but I promise that I do have some positive qualities somewhere.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To put it in short n' sweet terms, I just want to meet people who are living their lives in the places I visit as the times that have made me most happy when travelling is when I am seeing real people doing what they love and showing me why they do it.

Interests

Music (I used to make records with a rock group at home but right now I'm largely a listener), art (especially YOUR art), surfing (I surfed on two occasions and stood up a total of four times, so much fun!), skateboarding (I had one here but left it in Kangaroo Island, sadly), culture, history, your stories about anything and everything.

• arts
• culture
• singing
• cooking
• running
• tv
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• guitar
• camping
• surfing
• skateboarding
• business
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm currently favouring jazz, hip-hop and soul but I am willing to listen to anything you can show me - I pick the tunes when I'm walking around town alone so I'm only too happy to hear something new!

I am also open to any film suggestions, the last thing that rocked my world was The Godfather Parts 1 & 2, still haven't seen Part 3.

If you watch The Simpsons, you and I will get on SO well.

I read mostly biographies but am trying to get back into fiction, make a recommendation please.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

See above surfing story. I also had a breathtakingly beautiful camping road trip around Victoria last month and that was pretty darn amazing.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: some old Irish cultural stuff (I am not fluent but capable of speaking the mother tongue) and, as mentioned below, your favourite TV theme on guitar.

Learn: more about where I am.

Share: anything you want! If you ever make it over to Ireland, I'll share my home with you.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am an abominable cook but can help with preparing meals however I can and I washed dishes all day for a week in SA so will happily do that;

I can take you out for dinner to compensate for the previous point;

I can run errands for you if you have work during the day as I am tired of being idle;

I will happily clean your house to the best of my ability;

I can teach you curses and swear words in my native Irish language;

I just bought a guitar (haven't played much in the last two months so I'm a bit rusty) and I am willing to soundtrack you while you go about your business AND I will play as many Beatles songs as I can remember if you are willing to sing them; I can teach you how to play the theme tune from The Bill (or another television series of your choice) on guitar if you wish;

You can have the run of my Spotify Premium account for the duration of my stay;

I have loads of call credit but nobody to ring so your next few phone calls are on me;

If you tell me enough about you, I'll do my best to buy you a meaningful present;

If you rap, I will make you some beats when I get home and we can release our mix tape online around September or so.

Countries I’ve Visited

England, France, Germany, Spain, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Ireland