CURRENT MISSION

Piaggio Ape.....

ABOUT ME

My name's Michael (or Mike, Mick, M-Bomb or any other derivative of Michael). What am I? I guess I'm a guy from the west of Ireland who has spent the last 10 or so years bouncing around the world settling here and there. I used to work as a small time actor in Bollywood. Now I work in the world's oldest toyshop in London. I've hitched across the middle east, Europe, Central America, Japan and the USA, and I still can't seem to quell my passion for travel. I guess that's more what I've done than what I am..... I'm a simple guy who is fascinated by people and how they behave and look at the world. I am obsessed with film and music. I DJ and dabble in film criticism. I´m also vegan so I don't eat fish, dairy or meat. Jeeze what a random description. How do people write these things?

PHILOSOPHY

Chase happiness.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I´ve done a fair bit of both surfing and hosting so I know the ropes pretty well.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have couchsurfed in various locations in europe, north america and asia always with the best possible experiences.

Interests

Well I'm a massive nerd when it comes to music and film. I have a pretty broad knowledge of both which is always expanding. I always have some creative fixation or other. I've dabbled in writing, animation, songwriting, illustration....
Art aside, my main interest is people. Not to sound too ''couchsurfingy'' but I really do believe absolutely everyone has something to teach, and usually without much effort or investigation. Its amazing how diverse we are. Yeah that did sound too couchsurfingy didn't it?

• fish
• arts
• writing
• acting
• illustrations
• vegan
• traveling
• music
• fishing
• hiking
• surfing
• animation

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: It's a wonderful life, School of Rock, Dogville
Music: Girl Talk, Max Martin, Fever Ray, Hot Chip, Lil Wayne.
Books: The work of Garth Ennis, Chris Ware, Joe Sacco, Robert Kirkman

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

hung out with the Dali Lama at his sweet pad up in the Himalayas. Good bloke.

Teach, Learn, Share

well I am a pretty skilled hitch-hiker and so I would be happy to answer any questions mailed to me on the subject and if I am in the area would possibly even escort inexperienced hitch-hikers around for a while until they find their feet.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Ireland, Spain, United Kingdom

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