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Jane Jermyn

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Ireland (Republic of)
Waterford
Lismore


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General Information
Jane Jermyn has been vouched for
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Couch availableMaybe
CouchSurf requests replied to100%
member sinceMay 26th, 2007
profile views1,370
age60
genderFemale
membernameCLAYWOMAN
occupationCeramic Artist
educationMA Degree in Ceramics
grew up inBorn in Ireland, grew up in Ireland and Canada
ethnicityIrish
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Languages

  • English (Ireland)Expert

Groups I Belong To

Waterford 254:1195
Why: I live in Lismore Co Waterford
gogrannygo 26:12
Why: Cos I'm a backpacking Granny, that's why!
50s+ Travellers Ireland Hosts 21:7
Why: I live in Ireland and am 50+!
50s+ Travellers 6392:110820
Why: Great to meet other 50+'s who feel like I do about CS and perhaps other things in life too - a great way to find out!
Active in 7 more groups.

Couch Information



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Couch Available: Maybe
Preferred Gender: Any
No smoking allowed
Has children: No
Can host children: Yes
Has pets: No
Can host pets: No
Max Surfers Per Night: 4

Shared Sleeping Surface: Depends
Shared Room: Depends

In both cases only if it's their partner/friend

Couch UNAVAILABLE from 15th May to 10th June / 28th June-17th July and 31st Aug-1st Sept.

Please Note: LISMORE IS A 3-31/2 HOUR DRIVE FROM DUBLIN. I have a spare bedroom with double bed and upstairs in the living area a comfortable double futon couch, both with bedding. There is also a second bathroom. Can host up to 4 people - what more can I say! I can host children, even though my profile says no - good well behaved one's that is!!

I live by myself in a small, pretty town off the beaten track - in that there is not much public transport except a mini-bus on Friday and Saturday from Dungarvan. I can pick up one person if necessary, in my van, if you are willing to contribute towards the fuel - it's a 50 Km round trip to Dungarvan and 60 Km to Cahir from Lismore and fuel has got very expensive!! When I'm home I'm happy to show people around - advise where to go etc. Also I am very happy to prepare a meal - vegetarian so people don't need to worry, though I do eat meat and fish - the evening you arrive, but it would be nice if people that are staying longer offer to cook a meal or buy a bottle of wine or contribute in some way - things are pretty tight these days!! The vast majority of my guest do this anyway, but it didn't seem to occur to some!!

Please be as acurate as you can with your dates and let me know as soon as possible if you are not coming - I do have a life and I get a lot of requests and often need to co-ordinate dates.



Friends (21)

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BOBGILBOBGIL
57, Male
Cork, Cork
Ireland (Republic of)
Friends since January 2011
"Jane helped me with my move to Ireland, "
Friendship Type: Close Friend
Met in person   Surfed6  
Linda SuenLinda Suen
30, Female
Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
China
Friends since November 2010
"I couchsurfed at Jane's home"
Friendship Type: Friend
Met in person   Surfed3  
FIORDILIGI FIORDILIGI
56, Female
Muehltal, Hessen
Germany
Friends since May 2011
"Stayed at her house for two days"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person   Surfed2  
Esa ShaqiriEsa Shaqiri
31, Female
Berlin, Berlin
Germany
Friends since July 2011
"I had the privilege to be her guest"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person   Surfed2  
Sandra PrinzSandra Prinz
28, Female
Linz, Upper Austria
Austria
Friends since September 2011
"I CS at her place when I was in Ireland. Let´s make breadforms ((-;!"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person   Surfed2   Traveled10  
Sunya  et RenoSunya et Reno
45, Male
Sergeac, Aquitaine
France
Friends since August 2011
"by couchsurfing"
Friendship Type: Friend
Met in person   Surfed4  
Iveta HlavenkovaIveta Hlavenkova
28, Female
Leeds, West Yorkshire
England
Friends since April 2012
"Jane hosted me for 4 days in Lismore."
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person   Surfed4  
Roger SpitzerRoger Spitzer
22, Male
Hombrechtikon, Zurich
Switzerland
Friends since May 2012
"kreativ, soziable, helpful"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person   Surfed2  
TAHIYAT TAHIYAT
57, Female
Landshut, Bavaria
Germany
Friends since April 2012
"Stayed in her house with the whole family (4) for two nights"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
Met in person   Surfed2  
Randolph OutlandiaRandolph Outlandia
27, Male
Gold Coast, Queensland
Australia
Friends since June 2011
"We lived together for 5 days"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
Met in person   Surfed5  
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Personal Description

Late starter - went to college in my mid 40's when my children were more or less taken care of - though 2 ended up in college with me - one doing sculpture, the other painting. Love travelling specially to do with ceramics and have been to Australia, Turkey, Estonia, Spain, Cuba, Croatia, Latvia, France, Poland, USA and Belarus for ceramic events. Later on in 2011 I will be travelling to Korea and Japan to take part in International Ceramic Festivals there.

How I Participate in CS

From 2007- 2009, I'd only had two couchsurfers managing to make their way to Lismore and one of those was Irish- suddenly I had around 12 in 2010 and in 2011 I have had over 30 people staying with me in Lismore. I've already had my first CS's for 2012!! My visitors have ranged in age from 19 to 71 and I have enjoyed hosting each and every one of them.

CouchSurfing Experience

So far I have CouchSurfed in Kracow, Poland; Athens, Greece; Varazdin, Croatia; Tramore, Ireland and Berlin, Germany. Each one was a great experience in it's own way.

Interests

Love cooking, particularly for others, talking/listening, reading, world/roots music, good films, finding out about 'stuff'

Music, Movies, Books

Films - 'Brazil', 'Delicatessen', 'Goodnight and Good Luck', thought 'The Lives of Others' a brilliant film
Music - Kris Delmhorst - my current favorite, Chris Smither, Bruce Mathiske,Open House Music Festival every Sept in Belfast - THE best festival of 'Roots' music. Books to numerous to mention - but just read 'Scribbling the Cat' by Alexandra Fuller - well worth a read.

Types of People I enjoy

Anyone with an open mind and a free spirit.

Teach, Learn, Share

Lets see what happens?

One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done

Giving birth

Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org Project

I think CouchSurfing is a fantastic concept and have really enjoyed all my experiences

Locations Traveled

TRAVELED: Albania, Australia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, United States
LIVED: Australia, Canada, England, Ireland (Republic of)
WANTS TO GO: China, Egypt, India, Mali, Portugal


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References (36)

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Roger Spitzer
From Roger Spitzer
 Hombrechtikon, Switzerland
 May 23
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Jane is a good hostess. She cooks well and if you like tea like you're in the right place for you. Do not forget: Jane has 2 wonderful grandchildren.
She is sociable, creative and helpful.
I enjoyed my time with Jane.

Keri Ryan
From Keri Ryan
 Limerick, Ireland (Republic of)
 May 19
Met in person Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Jane was the most generous host - we only hope to be able to repay the favor someday! Thank you for a most wonderful stay in Lismore - your suggestion for the Chop House was perfect - let's share a belated pint there sometime! Hope to see you soon!

Iveta Hlavenkova
From Iveta Hlavenkova
 Leeds, England
 Apr 22
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

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!

TAHIYAT 
From TAHIYAT
 Landshut, Germany
 Apr 17
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

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!

Virginie et Aurelien Blateyron-Albaladejo
From Virginie et Aurelien Blateyron-Albaladejo
 Clermont-Ferrand, France
 Jan 25
Met in person Surfed 1 days  
Positive

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 ;-)

Shannon  Keller 
From Shannon Keller
 Seoul, South Korea
 Nov 6, 2011
Met in person Hosted 3 days  
Positive

Jane was an exciting person to have in our house - she is a fun, gracious, and tidy guest! She has lots of stories to share and we really enjoyed talking to her, especially about her work as an artist. Despite being thwarted by difficult bus drivers, she remained unbelievably positive about her situation and even braved the city again the very next day! We hope the remainder of her Asian adventures are smooth and wonderful. If we ever find ourselves in Ireland we'll definitely be looking her up! Best of luck!

BOBGIL
From BOBGIL
 Cork, Ireland (Republic of)
 Oct 30, 2011
Met in person Close Friend, Surfed 6 days  
Positive

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

Nancy Kurstin 
From Nancy Kurstin
 Homewood, United States
 Oct 4, 2011
Met in person Surfed 2 days  
Positive

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)

Sandra Prinz
From Sandra Prinz
 Linz, Austria
 Sep 23, 2011
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days Traveled 10 days 
Positive

We had a great time at Jane´s place. She showed us around in the village she lives in and we had some really interesting talks about ceramics, the path of live and couchsurfing. Thanks Jane, for being such a great host and for being so flexible and hosting us a second night although it wasn´t planned! Take care and good luck in Asia!

Gisela Kamke
From Gisela Kamke
 Hamburg, Germany
 Sep 21, 2011
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

she picked us up at trinity college and we shared a nice meal with jane in dublin.she then took us around in town, showing us sculptures her husband had created. it was great fun being with her and we would have loved to stay with her in lismore, but our dates did not work out after all. hope to keep in contact and stay with her in the future or have her staying with me.
it was our first meeting in ireland and we thorougly enjoyed it.
hope to see you again some time!


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