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Vienna, Vienna, Austria
@padraig-garrihy
Member since 2018
* Important : Not hosting at the moment. Left my office job in Ireland to follow my heart and live in France a few years ago. Worked in France for the season and backpacked around the country couchsurfing for a month. That move helped me deal with some long held beliefs in my mind - and opened my eyes to how beautiful it is to share a new culture with new friends and feel more at home than being at home! Now I am living in Vienna in 2020. I have a belief in good people. Ive made friends first, and found work here. I couchsurfed in vienna before renting a flat. I want to experience life in Austria - I will be here for probably another year enjoying life with good friends and working in the city (currently teaching / cooking) and then study psychology likely elsewhere in Europe. Or not. Life is not static. If im being honest with myself I think im trying to prove that i can do what i want without what society deems necessary - language, money, cultural awareness. I accept the experience can be bad or good - regardless it will be an experience which means i will learn from it 😁 My friends describe my perspective as unique - thank god for that (i think) 😂 I have a nice apartment here now and am offering it to couchsurfers. This community is incredible. I need to say that I respect my flatmates privacy and therefore cannot host as many people as I would like to. Please send me a request and know that I will discuss it with my flatmate before accepting. I'm also a runner having completed several marathons. However running for me is much more than racing. The people ive met through running are some of the most inspiring people in my life. I like to think I can inspire others too.
Interested in Baking
Interested in Cycling
Fluent in English
Learning German
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I seek experiences more so than money. It means I get to enjoy the finest things in life - like sleeping in hostels and asking to sleep on peoples couches :) I now wish to also host others and share some adventures. I am settled in Vienna and wish to repay the kindness i have witnessed from my hosts in the past. I'm also one of the happiest guys you will meet - and believe part of my reason to be on this earth is to share my joy and experiences with others. I'm here to both save money and gain friends (in no particular order)
Music, Movies, and Books
Favourite Music Artist ; Bruce Springsteen Favourite movie ; Pulp Fiction Favourite Book ; The Four Agreements (don miguel ruiz)
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Finished 3rd in a 39 mile ultra marathon
Teach, Learn, Share
I have learned a lot in the last few years of my life - perhaps the biggest and most important thing is to know that I still know nothing really and am always eager to experience new things and hear different views. I enjoy feeling small in this world of ours, and it makes me smile to know there are so many beautiful things in life I will always wonder about and never understand. There is beauty in the mystery.
What I Can Share With Hosts
My take on french culture as an irishman over the course of a year. Also austrian culture. Can show you how to play the Irish sport Hurling. Deep conversations about what we enjoy in life and why. Running advice (long distance) My big smile and happiness. Lots of laughs.