ABOUT ME

Hi there,
I'm originally from Ireland but currently live in Erfurt, Germany and am studying for a Masters in German Literature at Universität Jena.
I love to meet new people, and I like to keep learning new things!
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Hallo!
Ich komme ursprünglich aus Irland, aber ich wohne jetzt in Erfurt, Deutschland. Im Moment studiere ich Neue Deutsche Literatur an der Uni Jena.
Ich lerne sehr gern neue Leute kennen, und lerne immer gern etwas Neues! :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Like to travel and meet new people, and this is such a cool idea :)

Interests

• literature
• swimming
• languages
• mathematics
• film
• craft beer
• ipa

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: it changes almost every day... Blind Pilot, LYRA, Joshua Burnside, Bowie, Lisa Hannigan, Damien Rice, Radical Face, Bastille, The Heathers, Hozier...

Movies: Star Wars; old horror films - Nosferatu, Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, M, Metropolis; new, independent Irish cinema - A Date for Mad Mary, VIVA, Queen of Ireland, Room; some Christian Petzhold films - Yella, Barbara... list goes on!!!

Books: Ruth Klüger, W.G. Sebald, Kafka, Nietzsche, Robert Musil, Thomas Brusselig, Anne Enright, Glenn Patterson, Kevin Barry, Dürrenmatt, ... also some popular science/mathematics!

Teach, Learn, Share

English of course, German and some Mathematics if you're up for it ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Kenya, Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Ireland, Northern Ireland