ABOUT ME

I was born in Sydney, Australia, but grew up mostly in Ireland. After living in Dublin for 16 years, I'm now in Co. Leitrim, a beautiful rural county in the North-West or Ireland.

PHILOSOPHY

I have studied environmental science and am on a mission to care for and protect the earth as much as I can, and to spread the vibes. Am vegetarian/mostly vegan. Prefer to walk, cycle or take the train. Learning to forage a bit. I love to cook, especially for other people.

I love to grow plants and trees, my green bean plants are doing well right now, plus a few avocado trees.
I've been learning Spanish for a few years now and want to try to improve it by going to Spain this summer and meeting some lovely Spanish people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have co-hosted couch surfers in Dublin mostly, though have been a guest as well. Now that I have the opportunity to travel I want to delve back into that, I also want to start hosting again.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I went to a few couch surfing parties in Dublin and have co-hosted surfers from USA, Switzerland and Germany. I have been hosted in Sneem, Co. Kerry, Ireland

Interests

I love going to good gigs, love live music

Wine, woman and song
(Not in that order)

Surfing, the wet type, also love cycling and hiking

• wine
• music
• hiking
• surfing
• vegan food

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:

Apocalyse Now, Easy Rider, Let The Right One In, Rumblefish, High Plains Drifter, Psycho, The Machinist, Pi, Primer...

Music:

My Bloody Valentine, Black Sabbath, Dodos, Sleaford Mods, Beak>, Bob Dylan, Galaxie 500, NIN, Pixies, AC/DC, Metallica, Nick Cave, Viagra Boys, PJ Harvey, Nirvana, Animal Collective, Leonard Cohen, Daniel Johnston, Orbital, Nick Drake, The Beatles, Dinosaur Jr, Guns N Roses...

Books:

On the Road by Jack Kerouac (of course!)
Anything by Bukowski
JRR Tolkien - Lord of the Rings / Hobbit
Knut Hamsun - Hunger / The Wanderer
Flann O'Brien - The Third Policeman
Albert Camus - The Outsider
Hunter S. Thompson - Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas / The Rum Diaries

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Had Bill Drummond from the KLF come and make soup at my house, he played a few KLF songs on my guitar!
Quit my job and moved to the countryside

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach:

I bang on about not eating animals a lot.
I like to think I've had some effect

Learn:

Always trying to learn, whether it's a new language, recipe or idea. My mind is open.

Share:

Have a biscuit (cookie if you're American - whatever floats your boat). Hell, take 2.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'd love to listen and learn from my hosts, about them and where they live

I've lived around the place a bit too, so have quite a bit of experience/stories
I'm not a bad cook, am happy to make a meal for my hosts!

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Ireland, United Kingdom

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