Hmmm...it is difficult to condense who I am down to a few words that would fit into this box or even just write about myself in general, so maybe it is best to start explaining what I've been doing for the last few years and you can find the rest out yourself....

In October 2008, I found myself with a big backpack at the airport in Cork, Ireland. Little did I know at the time, that the planned eight-month stay in Ireland should turn into a much longer time...in fact, I'm still here after almost 7 years and have recently gotten married to an Irish man. So, I have no plans of
returning to Berlin, except for the occasional visit to see family and friends.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I was hosted by:
Ollie in Cardiff, Wales
Paula in Cork, Ireland
Beatrice in Cork, Ireland
Natalie in Galway, Ireland
Martin in Galway, Ireland
Danny in Dingle, Ireland
Jason and his housemate Brian in Dublin, Ireland

I hosted:
John,USA and Lieke, Holland (march 2009)
Valentin, Spain and
Marine, France (march 2009)
Carolin, Germany (march 2009)
Isa, Germany (march 2009)
Isaac, Quebec (march 2009)
Jaren, USA (march/april 2009)
Cathar and Antje, Germany (may 2009)
Katherine and Lance, Hawaii (may 2009)
Maïlis, Belgium (may 2009)
Verena and
Alejandra, Argentina (june 2009)

I co-hosted:
Nadja ,Germany and
Maša, Slovenia (may 2009)

I also met Gabi, Inga, Fiona, Niki, Brona, Tanya, Annie and Meike for a coffee or a pint in Galway and randomly bummed into Lorenna, Grayson, Andrew, Marie, Dave, Daniel, Kim, Elise, José and Kirstyn while busking, on the street, through CSers or friends or various other incidents.

Interests

Meeting people, reading, singing, playing instruments (guitar, mandolin, glockenspiel, melodica, piano and clarinet - I teach myself, though I'm not really good at any yet), listening music, taking pictures, travelling, theatre, films, painting, baking, cooking, flying kites...and lots of other things.

• singing
• cooking
• coffee
• baking
• flying
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• painting
• music
• guitar
• piano
• backpacking
• boxing

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES (in no particular order):
Once, Blues Brothers, Moulin Rouge, Moonlight Mile, Garden State, Donnie Darko, Was nuetzt die Liebe in Gedanken, Life is Beautiful, Snow Falling on Cedars, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Coen Brothers movies, Wes Anders movies...

TV SHOWS (in no particular order):
The Flight Of The Concords, The Office UK & US, Extras, Black Books, Arrested Development, South Park, 30 Rock, ...

MUSIC (in no particular order):
Damien Rice, Lisa Hannigan, The White Stripes, Simon & Garfunkel, Angus and Julia Stone, Mumford and Sons, The Beatles, Leonhard Cohen, Queen, Van Morrison, Fionn Regan, Josh Ritter, Radiohead, Mic Christopher, Laura Marling, Johnny Cash, Otis Redding, Regina Spektor, Bob Dylan, Jeff Buckley, Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone, Bill Withers, Cathy Davey, Bon Iver, Mick Flannery, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Johnny Flynn, Bright Eyes,...

Also some lokal Galway bands like A Band Called Wanda,Sumbrellas, The Followers Of Otis,The Rye or The Cartoon Thieves (aka No Banjo).
I also,like classical music, jazz, blues, rock, soundtracks, musicals and loads of other music styles...

BOOKS (in no particular order):
To kill a Mockingbird, Memoires of a Geisha, Illusions, books by Jostain Gaarder, books by Bill Bryson and a lot more...
...just to give you an idea ;-)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you:
German
some English
baking, some cooking
and probably some other things that spontaneously will pop into my mind...

I want to learn:
maybe some irish
spanish
about other cultures
really anything people might offer to teach...

We can share:
stories
adventures
a few minutes/hours/days/...? :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Ireland, Spain, United States

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