Shauna - Irish - born On North Coast of Ireland / North Antrim / Female - 29 years old / love to travel / get lost / meet folk / talk & listen !

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For inspiration and to meet locals!

Interests

Travel, local food, music, solo travel, learning about poor countries & the issues going with them (conflict, health etc) buying hand made textiles & jewellery from locals... I have a growing collection including a handmade art sculpture made for me personally by a famous sculpture artist in The Philippines - Merlito Gepte. I want to continue picking up pieces as I go!

Love learning languages and I'm thankfully a quick learner with a good ear - a textbook is useless to me...set me in a room with a non English speaker & a bottle of gin and I'll promise to learn something! :p

I can master a good few phrases in Khmer & also Tagalog but I love Polish & Portuguese as well and would love to learn a bit...I can master basic Gaelic too !

I have lived with many nationalities over the years : French, Brazilian, Portuguese, Polish, German, Khmer...& I love it!!

I practice yoga everyday & it keeps me sane and focused....

I love food & cooking... & eating it OBV!

• arts
• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• traveling
• music
• languages
• volunteering
• solo travel

Music, Movies, and Books

Lots especially electro , minimal, some rock , indie...!Live music is the best! I like some different films like - Girl, Interrupted, Dancer in the Dark, Lost in Translation etc etc....series like OITNB, Absolutely Fabulous, Documentaries...Books in FR, Eng!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Roadtrip of Route 66 , USA

Lived with Cambodians in the poorest province of Cambodia.

Got made redundant from my job after being there 7 years and never looked back - travelling now, volunteering and picking up money doing odd jobs where I can to fund my travels...trying to avoid the 9-5 office job as long as I can cos it kills me soul :p

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach - positive vibes. Language skills...
Learn - new languages, local tips, local slang & your bad words / useful phrases
Share - travel stories and inspiration I hope.....

What I Can Share with Hosts

My travel stories and a good laugh I hope!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Philippines, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cambodia, France, Ireland