CURRENT MISSION

Stay young at heart!

ABOUT ME

I am from a small village in Ireland, the type of places you see on postcards and chocolate boxes. I've been avoiding this picturesque hometown for about 5 years now, for reasons unknown to anyone, including myself. Previously I've traveled and/ or lived in South America, Australia, and parts of South East Asia. This is my second year in Korea, as I try to jump starts my career in ESL teaching. I work hard to maintain the Irish stereotypes by regularly going out drinking and 'having the craic' with friends. I also scuba dive casually, and enjoy eating cheese and drinking tea.

PHILOSOPHY

My approach to life is to treat others as you would have them treat you...like 'pay it forward'? I guess, just we can't expect people to respect us if we don't first respect them.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Couchsurfing is a new experience for me. As I am pretty stationary at the moment, I am a host. I do, however, only have a tiny apartment, so there are not glamorous digs on offer. I can provide floor cushions and pillows/blankets!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far I have been a host and met a number of people socially, resulting in good times and new friends! I also surfed while in Hawaii, and it made the experience all the more awesome, cos i got to live like a local! :)

Interests

One of my main hobbies (when I get the chance) is scuba diving. I first got my licence in Galapagos Islands, and I've been hooked ever since. I try to squeeze a dive in wherever possible, even if I'm budget traveling!

Other things I'm involved in is dancing and flash-mobbing, not professional in ANY sense of the word, but I enjoy going out and dancing like a mad woman! Under the same banner, any socialising with friends that involves getting dressed up and shaking our behinds is a big one for me - I am a huge fan of fancy dress/costumes for no particular reason!

I dabble in a big of writing, blog style and the odd travel article/review for local info sources. I enjoy reading lots, and when I'm on the road one of my fav things to do is to find a book swap where I can pick up random titles and perhaps come across things that I never would have thought to pick up in a book shop.

I don't watch a lot of telly, but I love the movies. All genes, with perhaps the exception of really gruesome psychological horror, cos then I can't sleep!

• writing
• books
• dancing
• chocolate
• cheese
• drinking
• shopping
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• scuba diving
• budget travel

Music, Movies, and Books

Too too too many to get in to!

My music taste is broad and wide, and open to expansion! And the moment I am listening to Deadmau5, Mumford and Sons, Emeli Sande, and a whole lotta K-pop!

Some of my favorite movies are those from my childhood, such as the Goonies, and Big Trouble in Little China Town. I love action films, like the first Transformers, and I'm a fan of the Iron Man Series. I can also do romance and drama stuff too!

Books I like are interesting and thought provoking, without being too preachy. I really enjoyed 'This Book Will Save Your Life', and 'life of Pi', but then I almost gagged reading 'Celestine Prophecies'! I also have guilty pleasures like 'Harry Potter' and 'Dark Materials'.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I think my travels in South America were some of the most amazing times of my life. I visited Angel Falls and Manchu Picchu, and I got to experience the weird and wonderful Galapagos Islands. I met many crazy people, and did many crazy things...but I don't want to spoil all the stories!

Teach, Learn, Share

I don't know how adpet I am to teach anything. At the moment I teach English as a foreign language, but sometimes I question my ability to do that!

I could defo show people some basic fire spinning tricks, give a Guinness appreciations lesson, and shed a little light for those interested in the political situation in Ireland/Northern Ireland! ;)

I wanna learn more Spanish.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Ecuador, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Peru, Spain, Thailand, United States, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Greece, Ireland, South Korea, United Kingdom