CURRENT MISSION

to have a good time and make lots of new friends.

ABOUT ME
I just landed in ST Petersburg and I am here until Tuesday Nov 14th . Would love to meet up with some CSers here for coffee, walking, drinks etc.

I relocated to Alexandria in Egypt from January -June 2017 to teach in the British school. Previously,I was teaching in Tatarstan,Russia,London and Abu Dhabi. I'm open to lots of different schools and locations!

I am from the west coast of Ireland....near Galway & Mayo!
Lived in Toronto and Whistler for 2 years (2004-2006)
Abu Dhabi for 7 years (2006-2013)
London for a year (2013-2014)
Tatarstan,Russia for 2 years (2014-2016)
Alexandria,Egypt (January - June 2017)

Love the sun and socialising and love to meet new interesting and friendly people.

PHILOSOPHY

I just try to be a good person and treat everyone with respect...I'm really friendly and approachable and very laidback....but I don't like to be messed with either
:-)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Have hosted MANY couchsurfers in Abu Dhabi, and I am an active member of CS activities/meet ups/ weekly ethnic dinners every week in Abu Dhabi.

I have surfed in Qatar, Djibouti & Japan and its been absolutely BRILLIANT!!!!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

couchsurfed in QATAR, JAPAN AND DJIBOUTI, AFRICA!

Have hosted quite a good number of couchsurfers now and really love helping people and making new friends when I can- no free loaders though please:-)

Interests

travelling.....love to cook but im not very good....going to the beach,diving,going out,concerts, festivals etc....anything that involves having a good time and meeting new and friendly people:-)

• concerts
• festivals
• seafood
• cooking
• partying
• drinking
• flying
• shopping
• traveling
• cycling
• equestrian
• scuba diving
• snowboarding
• paragliding
• swimming
• teaching
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

I love Autobiographies...:-) REal life stories and memoirs, I never read fiction funnily enough.
However,my sister has just published her chick lit debut HILARIOUS rom com novel called DON'T STOP ME NOW, by Colleen Coleman! Go buy it!!!😀

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Riding camels in the Arabian desert,
Sleeping in the red desert in Jordan under the stars, Skidooing in Iceland & Scuba diving between 2 Techtonic plates in 2 degree water---brrrrrr cold!!!
Working/snowboarding in Whistler,Canada was amazing,
Houseparties in Dubai looking at the skyline,
Full moon parties in Thailand,
Tubing and tuk tuk driving in Laos,
Spotting the 'Big 5' in Masai Mara, Kenya
Feeding raw meat to wild Hyena's in Harar, Ethiopia
Eating fresh seafood in Zanzibar, Tanzania
Persepolis, Shiraz, Iran
Jewellery shopping in Sana'a, Yemen
Sneaking into a 5 star resort for a weekend in Oman
Partying it up like a rockstar in Beirut, Lebanon
Travelling around California for 1 month by Greyhound Bus- scary public transport!!!
Drinking pints of Guinness in Ireland,
Swimming with whale sharks in Philippines and Djibouti,
Shark cage diving in Capetown
Eating curry and fresh sushi in Durban,South Africa
Paragliding in Pokhara, Nepal
Witnessing the burning of bodies in Varanasi, India.
Swimming with Black tip sharks in Borneo, Malaysia
Spotting a huge shoal of Bumphead Parrotfish in Bali, Indonesia
Dressing up as a Geisha in Tokyo, Japan....
Cycling the infamous 'Death Road'in Bolivia,
4 day Jungle Trek to Matchu Pitchu in Peru,
Sunset horseback riding in Argentina,
Flying over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
Partying with students in Bella Vista, Santiago, Chile.
Partying & karaoke for 72 hours in Seoul,South Korea
Transmongolian railway through half of Russia into Mongolia and spending 6 days in the Gobi Desert.
Husky dog sledding in Murmansk,Arctic Circle in Russia. Canals in St Petersburg,Russia &Lake Baikal.
Riding on the back of a motorcycle through Vietnam
Angkor Wat in Cambodia
New Years Eve in St Julians Bay,Malta
Singapore slinging in Singapore
Walking the length of South Beach in Miami

AAAhh Ive been extremely lucky and grateful to have travelled to lots of weird, wacky, fun and fabulous places.

Teach, Learn, Share

Openmminded, funny, unpretentious, non materialistic and good natured people please.....I get on with all sorts of different people....it's all good!

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