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Deirdre O'Connor

Current Mission: Be nice

Personal Designations

Ireland (Republic of)
Kildare
Athy


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General Information
Deirdre O'Connor has been vouched for
Couch availableMaybe
CouchSurf requests replied to100%
member sinceJuly 2nd, 2008
profile views220
age35
genderFemale
membernameDEEINTHECLOUDS
occupationLearner
educationLots already & more to come
grew up inKildare/Carlow Ireland
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Languages

  • English (United States)Expert

Groups I Belong To

Gig Goers Unite! 133:76
Why: I go to the odd gig
Hiking in Ireland 316:294
Why: I'd like to do a bit more hiking
Dublin 14043:60204
Why: I'm often there
Sunny South East: Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford 115:277
Why: I'm going back there soon
Active in 3 more groups.

Couch Information



Couch Available: Maybe
Preferred Gender: Any
No smoking allowed
Has children: No
Can host children: No
Has pets: No
Can host pets: No
 Wheelchair Accessible: Yes

Max Surfers Per Night: 2

Shared Sleeping Surface: No
Shared Room: Depends

A 3 seater couch or a swag in the living room, its a common room. You might be sharing a room.

Its a 3 seater couch in the living room. I also have a swag which can be laid out on the floor. I live in a one bedroom ground floor apartment in the centre of town. I dont have any pets but the neighbours cat comes round to visit. I dont smoke & I'd prefer if you smoke outside. My timetable changes all the time. If I'm available I'm more than happy to show you around, its better if your an independent traveller. I have lots of towels & blankets. If you have your own thats great too. A couple of days is probably enough. Its a small town & pretty, all the ususal facilities. The surrounding countryside is lovely. Nearby are Wicklow mountains, Slieve Blooms, The Curragh. About an hour from Dublin.

Friends (6)

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Aonghus Hurley Aonghus Hurley
39, Male
Athy, Kildare
Ireland (Republic of)
Friends since January 2007
"we met in a pub and have been friends ever since..."
Friendship Type: Good Friend
Met in person  
AKA-PINNAAKA-PINNA
35, Female
London, London
England
Friends since June 2008
"She was my neighbour in the Coral Bay prison barracks"
Friendship Type: Friend
I vouched for Deirdre O'Connor
Met in person  
Alice RiselyAlice Risely
27, Female
Norwich, Norfolk
England
Friends since June 2008
"Both were sex slaves to Bayview. At least, Dee was a sex slave, I was just a housekeeper."
Friendship Type: Friend
I vouched for Deirdre O'Connor
Met in person  
IRISHCALYPSO IRISHCALYPSO
43, Female
Waterford, Waterford
Ireland (Republic of)
Friends since August 2009
"surfed and partied with me"
Friendship Type: Friend
Met in person   Hosted1  
Golden BearGolden Bear
36, Male
Sydney, New South Wales
Australia
Friends since August 2008
"We travelled the west part of Tassie together"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person   Traveled4  
Kerri-Louise HooperKerri-Louise Hooper
28, Female
Hobart, Tasmania
Australia
Friends since September 2008
"Stayed with me when I was house sitting"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
Met in person   Hosted1   Surfed5   Traveled1  
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Personal Description

Music is great particularly anything live. Thought provoking conversations are good & of course talking shite at times. I tend to read to learn so avoiding most best sellers. I'm partial to the odd glass of vino. Although at the moment I'm mainly drinking Guinness. I like to cook the odd Sunday roast. Camping & festivals are great. Telly is'nt really a big thing for me though its nice to relax in front of. Trying to develop my green fingers at the moment.

How I Participate in CS

I joined on the recommendation of friends about a year ago when I was travelling in Australia. Had a great time, met some nice people. It would be nice to help out fellow travellers over here.

CouchSurfing Experience

All good, hopefully it stays that way.

Interests

Music, books, people, fitness, cooking, nutrition, current affairs, alternative ways of living, myself, other peoples passions....

Philosophy

It changes all the time

Music, Movies, Books

Im about to watch The Secret
Paul McCloon & Alison Curtis on Today FM
Currently reading A New Earth by Eckhart Toll & The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Types of People I enjoy

I love people who make me laugh & see the lighter side of life. Also anybody a little bit strange. Most people I find fascinating to a greater or lesser degree.

Teach, Learn, Share

I believe you can learn something from everybody.

Locations Traveled

LIVED: Australia, England, New Zealand


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References (9)

  • 8Positive
  • 1Neutral
  • 0Negative
  • 3From Hosts
  • 1From Surfers
  • 3Traveling
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Graham Kennedy 
From Graham Kennedy
 Cork, Ireland (Republic of)
 Aug 20, 2009
Met in person  
Positive

Dee is a great girl, easy to chat with and fun to be around. We drank, danced and partied like mad things at Kavfest 09 in Tramore. Fun times!

Dave Henry
From Dave Henry
 Cork, Ireland (Republic of)
 Aug 18, 2009
Met in person Traveled 1 days 
Positive

I met up with Dee at a music festival in Tramore. She has a great sense of humour and is a really nice person to be around. I'm really glad I went to Tramore and got to spend some time with her. She says that no one would want to visit Athy...well spending time with Dee is reason enough to visit Athy.

Your welcome in Cork anytime girl;)

IRISHCALYPSO 
From IRISHCALYPSO
 Waterford, Ireland (Republic of)
 Aug 18, 2009
Met in person Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Loved having Dee stay and party with us, what a headbanger, lol! You're welcome anytime and I'll definitely pop up to Athy some w/e, now I've found another friend :-)

Aonghus Hurley 
From Aonghus Hurley
 Athy, Ireland (Republic of)
 Oct 5, 2008
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

dee is a beautiful careing fun person to be around.she is great company and has a gentle way about her .shes a super person who enjoys telling her many travel stories.id host dee any day as she raidates healing energy and its a joy to have her around...

Kerri-Louise Hooper
From Kerri-Louise Hooper
 Hobart, Australia
 Sep 3, 2008
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 1 days Surfed 5 days Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Dee is fantastic.
Originally we met in Hobart, where I hosted her for a brief stay. We clicked straight away and she was ever so helpful giving me info on Ireland. I stayed with Dee and her family in Ireland. What a wonderful, caring, compassionate and amazing group of people. It was a home away from home. Dee was incredibly giving, and as a traveller herself, knew all of the little things that a traveller craves. We enjoyed some time out and about, beer, wine, laughs, chill time and time to chat and reflect. loved every minute. Dee even arranged some places for me to stay when I travelled around Ireland. I could not have asked for anything more, and I was very sad to leave. xox

Golden Bear
From Golden Bear
 Sydney, Australia
 Aug 25, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 4 days 

We travelled the west part of Tasmania together

Brooke Smith
From Brooke Smith
 Darwin, Australia
 Aug 16, 2008
Met in person Hosted 10 days  
Positive

I hosted Dee on and off for around 2 weeks during her stay in darwin. It was a pleasure to meet and host Dee as she became part of my furniture, bit like a house-mate. We had a few good times on the drink and she would be welcome nack anytime... Travel safe Dee

Alice Risely
From Alice Risely
 Norwich, England
 Jul 2, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Dee and I worked together for 5 weeks housekeeping (oh the joy) on the West coast and then were reunited later in our travels for a couple of adventure packed weeks! She's full of insights and can laugh like a banshee at her herself (which is great for me cos I take the piss out of her all the time -thanks Dee :p). Would be the perfect surfer. At the very least she is a professional housekeeper so if worst comes to worst you can just lock her in your house with a scrubbing brush! Cant wait to see you again back in the UK!

AKA-PINNA
From AKA-PINNA
 London, England
 Jul 2, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Wow what a lady! I had the honour of working and living next door to Dee for 4 weeks in Coral Bay and loved her so much we met again in Darwin for a fantastic 6 day road trip to Kakadu. She's mature, respectful, insightful and always up for the craic. I would host Dee in an instant, the only problem being that I'd never let her leave!!

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