CURRENT MISSION

I was a writer with all the cliche hang-ups; drinking, smoking...not writing. Now I'm a gym junkie and aspiring personal trainer who aims to visit 80 gyms spread around the world. How did I get from one to the other?

ABOUT ME

I'm friendly. But what does that actually mean right? Well I love talking to people. I'm confident enough that you can drop me into a group of strangers and I'll be the second one to open my mouth if not the first.

I moved around with my family growing up so I think that I learned to be comfortable breaking into new crowds by necessity.

I'm not a comedian but I have definitely drawn out some laughs in my time, some intentional, some not ;)

I'm passionate. About forging your own path through life. About love and making connections that stay with you.

I've wanted to be many things but I ended up studying journalism even though I knew at the time that I didn't want to be a journalist. It's only been in the last 18 months that I've finally found a purpose: health & fitness.

I decided to stop sitting around thinking about the sort of man I'd like to be and get off my arse and start taking steps to become him.

PHILOSOPHY

I've just launched my travel blog 'Around the World in 80 Gyms™' (www.80gyms.com) The journey for me is a learning curve so I guess you could say my personal philosophy is 'under construction'.

In general I believe that self-knowledge is the surest route to happiness.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've only recently become a member of this community and I can't wait to get involved.

I'm living in Dublin (Ireland) for about 9 months and I plan to jump back and forth around Europe and couchsurf whenever possible.

Not sure what sort of accommodation I'll have in Dublin but if it has a couch i'll definitely try and keep it available for surfers!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Still on my training wheels.

Interests

Gym. Running. Yoga. MMA. Climbing. Reading. Writing. Music. Nutrition. Meditation. Green Energy. Philosophy.

• writing
• fitness
• yoga
• running
• meditation
• gyms
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• music
• rock climbing
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Anything by Chuck Palahniuk

Movies:
Love my movies! Far too many and varied to list :) But I grew up with Indiana Jones, Back To The Future, Star Wars and James Bond as regular features.

Music:
TV On The Radio, Van She, Santogold, Grafton Primary, Cassette Kids, Crystal Castles, Friendly Fires, Miami Horror, Kish Mauve, Foals, MGMT, Black Kids, Cut Copy, Radiohead, Bloc Party...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Give me another 9 months and hopefully I'll have something worthy of this space!

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm aiming to develope my own unique philosophy of wellbeing which stems from my exploration of health and fitness.

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