Jane was an excellent host! I stayed with her for 4 days and I really enjoyed my time in Lismore. I had my own comfortable room and my own bathroom, both beautifully decorated with Jane´s art pieces. Jane is very kind and genuine person, very wise, optimistic, spontaneous and full of energy. She let me try my piece of art from clay and patiently answered my numerous questions! I enjoyed our conversations about various topics as well as listening to the stories from her travels and about her family. Jane is not only an amazing artist (and photographer!), but also a great companion and cook - the stew was delicious! Thank you, Jane, for everything, taking me to the castle, showing me around, recepies, CD.. Also the lift was very much appreciated. There is so much more I could write about.. My recommendation to all couchsurfers: If you are looking for a perfect CS host, you have just found her!

 

I would like to go back to Jane immediately, stay with her for a while and share her life. She welcomed us with a grande meal, fresh backed bread and other lovely stuff which I will need to try to cook at home and if I should succeed, my family will love me. We talked a lot about various subjects, had new insights in Irish politics, how one can survive without electricity and the benefit of it. I especially was fascinated to meet a real artist (and Irish on top) and to listen to her travel-stories was very interesting, her freshly made artwork fascinating. Unfortunately we had arrived by plane. I‘m looking forward to her visit in October. A million thanks, Jane!

We stayed just one night with Jane, but it was very nice, she s very welcoming and lives in a beautiful house. She s a great artist, and now we want to try potery ;-)

Jane is just!!!! a exceedingly lovely & genuine person, "my guarding angel",helping me beyond the coarse of friendship.

 

My sister and I had our first couch surfing experience with Jane. It couldn't have been a better start. We had some bumps along the way traveling to Ireland, including missing baggage for two days. On our first chilly night we were met with a delicious meal of(my first Irish stew) and Irish soda bread (the best we tasted in Ireland, I'm not kidding!). Jane was most hospitable, giving us shoes, clothing and toiletries. She even stayed around home for the luggage to arrive so we could go sightseeing. Her home is charming with a lovely garden. The walls are filled with interesting and meaningful art. But her ceramics are amazing. She showed us her little studio and we learned a lot about the process. The town of Lismore is a real find, complete with it's own castle and charming lanes. Jane's led an interesting life, well two lives as she puts it. She is inspirational and kind. It was a pleasure getting to know her. (and Jane, the rest of the trip was a snap-no worries)

It was such a great experience to stay at Jane's place! She is very nice person, full of energy and inspiration, her ceramics is amazing, her bookshelves full of interestig stuff... I really wish to meet her again!!!

It was awesome to meet Jane. She welcomed me in from the rain with hot tea and soup and we talked about her career in ceramics and she showed me some of her work. She is so inspiring! We had a lovely evening together with one of her friends, and in the morning I was sorry to leave; I hope to keep in touch with her.