CURRENT MISSiON
Vegan for two years and still going strong
Get busy living or get busy dying!

DON'T SEND ME A REQUEST IF:
You don't read my whole profile
You are a tourist
You are plan on drinking loads
You copy and paste requests
Your looking for free accommodation

SEND ME A REQUEST IF :
You have an interesting life mission
You have a genuine purpose
You're not a sheep
You send personal requests

ABOUT ME

For my age I think I rank as pretty nuts seeing as 3 times in my life I've just picked up my bag and gone away without a word to anyone and come back either after a few weeks or a few months. An almost Olympian 3 times so fitness and diet are life to me as well. I'm a really creative fun guy who loves to learn as much as I can about this crazy thing we call life. I'm pretty sure all my friends worry about my travels seeing as I've returned with some crazy stories that could only happen while travelling but they still love me "I think". My interests and knowledge span across next near to everything, from history, art , programming, biology, anatomy to languages. Everyone tells me that I have the "gift of the gab" which is an Irish phrase for the ability to talk and have people hanging on your every word. So yeah I think im a pretty easy guy to be around and just good company

PHILOSOPHY

I'm a believer that you only get one go and life and well you might as well make the most of it.
Life never stops for you and we all have to keep up with it
When your about to die and your life flashes before your eyes , make sure you have plenty to watch

I think this sums me up a lot and comes from one of my favourite films of all time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrKB6SGFPu8

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've been hosted a few times and hosted a few times and I have a thirst for it now and I just want to leave the hostels and crash on peoples couches. The people I've met have been Incredible and have made me grow so much so Thanks Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Unforgeable without it I wouldn't have been able to see all I have seen on my constant shoe-string budget for travelling. After all everyone's got an interesting story but couchsurfers have better ones ;)

Interests

I'm big into art such as sketching and painting, I became a professional photographer and 18(please don't say this is something we share in common). I'm also a big fan of writing, short stories, diary entries and just general thoughts. I keep is shape with running, swimming, cycling, rowing and weightlifting. I also enjoy just going for general walks around the mountains and lakes. Since learning how to ride a bike in June 2013 (yes I know a bit late) I love it so much its one of the few things that gives me unbelievable pleasure. Coding and reading about new technologies.

• arts
• writing
• photography
• sketching
• education
• vegan
• fitness
• dieting
• running
• drinking
• electronics
• technology
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• coding
• cycling
• sports
• swimming
• rowing
• anatomy
• biology
• teaching
• history
• languages
• tourism
• lakes
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Honestly there is very few films I dislike. But i'm a massive fan of a beautiful looking film with good cinematography.
If I had to pick a favourite it would be Shawshank redemption. But honestly I've seen so many great films that its hard to think of them all

Music
Follow me on spotify
https://open.spotify.com/user/1168558859/playlist/0lT0oBFbKzrB5GnbCqs8j3

Favourite books, Wuthering Height - Emily Bronte. Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Moby Dick I like most classics
Oh and "a sense of an ending".

I also read a lot of old poetry irish and american and "Inferno" by Dante

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I asked my friends this recently and they said nothing which made me feel kinda bad for them.
Me on the other hand well my life has been described as a film. I've been to a lot of countries for my age, I've met some truly wonderful people and above all I've done it with a smile. If I had to pick one moment it would have to be the time my friend and I drove around for hours in the sun and stopped at a spot overlooking a lake and then just staying there all night talking and drinking under the stars.

ok wait that was my old moment...
New moment
When is Switzerland my friend drove me up the mountains and we free-wheeled down the alps . It was incredible and I don't thing I've ever felt more alive

Teach, Learn, Share

I can actually dislike teaching because most people take education way to casually and don't put in the work to succeed in their endeavours. So unless you can commit to something I cannot teach you anything nor will I probably host you. Below are the things I can teach to dedicated students

PHOTOGRAPHY
People constant ask me how do I take better pictures and this is one of the worst questions to ask because people are using auto focus and wondering why their pictures look like everyone else's. My tip is simple stop trying to be a professional because your not a professional just enjoy it but don't take obvious subjects there is nothing more cringe worthy than seeing someone take a stereotypical tourist photo.

HEALTH & FITNESS
I've been training and doing sport since I was 16 at a high level so I can pretty much guarantee I know more than most humans on earth about what both those words mean.

HISTORY & ART
I worked in the Louvre as a guide for several months so that resulted in my knowledge of art and history brought to the next level. This is where I feel the men and women get separated from the boys and try girls,if you cannot learn from both these mediums then most likely you do not understand the world.

TECHNOLOGY
My final thing I'm willing to share is with technology, I love a good programming problem and it's an area where is it impossible to know everything people are constantly teaching you new things. So if you are one of those idiots who believe that programming is hard please don't send a request.
I work in IoT currently because it's a super interesting area, also it's nice to work with some hardware and learn about electronics

What I Can Share with Hosts

An exchange of minds

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, France, Germany, Ireland