ABOUT ME

Hey what's up! I come from a small village in the West of Ireland, a green place full of farmers, tractors, cows and sheep. At the moment I'm living in Dublin, but craving going abroad again soon to escape the rain.

Since I was young, music has been a crazy obsession.
I have studied classical music, I played the Cello in some orchestras, I learned traditional Irish music, jazz drumming, harmonica, and acoustic guitar, these days I'm learning how to DJ.

I enjoy planning travel adventures, learning new languages, yoga, slacklining, juggling, climbing and Hip-hop dancing/ Breakin'.

I love meeting new people, learning about different countries and cultures, new languages, and enjoying good food.

I've lived in a few different locations; Dublin and Galway, Leeds in the UK, Pisa in Italy, Bielsko Biala in Poland, Hengyang in China, Bangkok Thailand and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

I work as an English teacher, and I'm more than happy to give some help improving English if someone needs it.

I've really enjoyed helping and volunteering in different workaway jobs for different families and organizations.

If I stay with you, I'm more than happy to help with housework, make a meal or clean the dishes, whatever you need!
Just know that I will be very grateful for any help you can give me.
(I also understand if you prefer to be left alone, I can be a quiet guest!).

I look forward to meeting you and making a new friend!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted surfers from Germany, Argentina, USA, Spain, Greece, Luxembourg, Canada, Portugal, France, Netherlands, Ukraine, Chile, Bulgaria, Transnistria and Brazil so far.. More countries hopefully soon!

Interests

I would love to learn about the food of your country. I love the food of Italy and Spain, but I always enjoy to try new dishes! I can also cook for you.

I play the Cello, piano, drums, guitar, ukelele, harmonica, bodhran, tin whistle, clarinet and beginner saxophone.

I used to play in a few orchestras over the years in different countries; The University of Pisa Orchestra, the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland, the City of Leeds Youth Orchestra, the Orchestra of University College Dublin and the Galway Youth Orchestra.

I love to learn about the history and geography of different countries.
At the moment I'm enjoying learning about different ex Soviet countries, and I'd love to visit the Central Asian Stans one day :).

• arts
• culture
• literature
• dancing
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• piano
• drums
• cycling
• surfing
• history
• languages
• travel
• food
• languages and cultures
• hiphop

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: James Brown, Roy Ayers, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Lou Reed, The Smiths, Groove Armada, A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Cypress Hill, Toots and the Maytals, Scientist, Parliament/Funkadelic, Jimi Hendrix, Gang Starr, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Moodymann, Gorillaz, Madlib.

I enjoy travel writers, Eric Newby, Bruce Chatwin, and Gurdjieff. I loved the cycling books by Rob Lilwall and Alastair Humphreys. Midnight in the garden of good and evil, Factotum, 100 years of solitude, Norwegian wood, Wheel of time series, Meetings with remarkable men, Shantaram, Seven years in Tibet.

My favorite movies are The Blues Brothers, A night at the Roxbury and the old Star Wars trilogy, Wes Anderson movies, anything with Bill Murray, Clockwork Orange, The Big Lebowski.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I played with the National Orchestra of Ireland at the burj khalifa in Dubai on St Patrick's day

Teach, Learn, Share

I can help with teaching English, help with grammar/vocab/conversation
I can speak a little Gaelic
I am also learning Italian and Spanish currently.
I can teach music and dancing and I love to draw.
I would love to learn more languages and experience local culture and history of different countries.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can help out with housework if needed, help with English, or I can make a cup of tea.!

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Vatican City State, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, England, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Poland