I am a 61 year old male. Married to Patricia. Two kids. Retired as a guidance counselor and assistant-principal of a high school.

We have 2 children, a son Cillian born in 2002 and a daughter born in 2006. When on vacation, I like to eat out, visit museums, art galleries, attend gigs, or just relax with music, movies, and books. I have a dog, Coco and a cat and have no problems staying in a house with pets.

Travel is my passion. I have visited 35 countries. We discovered home exchanging in 1995 and have done over 30 home exchanges since then with multiple exchange organizations, plus 5 more in September 2025 - see list below.

France (8): Orleans; Dinan; Rouen; Laval; Finistère; Paris; Vidauban, Les Sables d'Olonne.
Ireland (6): Dublin(2); Limerick; Galway (3)
Netherlands (3): Leiden, Amsterdam (2)
USA (3): Boston, LA, San Francisco
Czechia (2): Prague (2)
England (2): Somerset; Chester
Germany (2): Berlin, Erfurt
Iceland (2): Kópavogur; Akureyri
Italy (2): Sorrento; Verona.
Sweden (2): Stockholm; Ystad
Lithuania(2): Kaunas, Vilnius
Austria: Vienna
Finland: Helsinki
Canada: Montreal
Switzerland: Neuchâtel
Belgium: Sint-Truiden
Greece: Saronida, near Athens
Hungary: Budapest
Slovakia: Bratislava
Latvia: Riga
Estonia: Tallinn
Morocco: Marrakesh
Norway: Oslo, Bergen

Outside of home exchange, I have also travelled to Portugal, Spain, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Malaysia; Thailand; Australia; New Zealand.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

Having tried Home Exchange for over 25 years, I am keen to try out couchsurfing, as I am planning to do a lot more travel now that I have retired.

音乐、电影和书籍

Music - I like indie music most, love The National and Arcade Fire to name but two.
Books - Scandi crime novels; The Road - McCarthy; Soumission - Houllebecq; Cloudcuckooland - Doerr; The Promise - Galgut; The Magician - Toibin are all recent reads
Movies - some recent that I liked - The Banshees of Inisherin, The Quiet Girl.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Geysir-Iceland. Could have stayed and watched it all day ...

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

A well-travelled, young-at-heart, educated, sane, convivial house guest who is happy to chat and share experiences.

我居住过的国家

France, Ireland