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Overview

  • 9 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French, Irish, Spanish, Swahili
  • 43, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Public Health
  • BSc, MA, PGCE
  • From Galway, County Galway, Ireland
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About Me

I just moved to Bogota. Previously i lived in Shanghai, Nairobi, Ireland. I'm teaching history and politics. I lived in Kenya for 5 years where I volunteered and worked in human rights, poverty and politics and this is my passion. In a previous life i worked in Community Health. I'm very sporty and i love to eat great food with a drink and learn about new cultures.

PHILOSOPHY: "All that evil needs to triumph is for good men/women to do nothing" (Edmund Burke)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I just moved to Bogota one month ago so i'm new here and dont know many people yet and usually couchsurfers are chilled, leftist, progressive people, who i could explore with.

Interests

Interests: swimming, traveling, culture, football (playing not watching), politics, mixed martial arts, gym, eating, drinking.

  • human rights
  • politics
  • traveling
  • sports
  • languages
  • volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Pulp Fiction, Meet Joe Black, Grondhog Day, Snatch, Fight Club, Good Will Hunting, etc. Authors/Books: George Orwell, John Steinbeck, Michael Smith- Tom Crean... An unsung hero, Revolutionary life of Che Guevara. I mostly now read opinion pieces on current affairs and world news.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I chased an elephant once!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach swimming, boxing, jujitsu and English. At an introduction level I can teach Spanish, French, Gaelic, Swahili.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My love of culture, traveling, politics and sports.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Latvia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Qatar, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Colombia, Ireland, Kenya, United States

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