CURRENT SITUATION

I am working and living in South Korea, about 45 minutes away from Seoul!

ABOUT ME

Ok, first off, my name is Oisin but I changed my username so people can pronounce the word!
Apperantly Oisin is a bit of a toughy for non-irish people

I first saw couchsurfing on TV about 9 years ago and I have been dying to get surfing since. I've couchsurfed here in Ireland and I have couchsurfed my way across america too, following route 66 from Chicago to LA.

Here is my photography if anybody is interested:

http://uhsheen.wix.com/oisin

Three years ago I moved to Chicago. A very unnerving experience to leave all my friends and my home, but absholutely necessary!I had a fantastic time over there and theCS community was great.

I came back to Ireland after Chicago and was unhappy... SO after 10 months I packed my bags and moved to Korea and I have just completed one year here and am about to do another one.

I work as a teacher, tour guide and photographer here... I love it.

Here is where I live in Seoul and the distance to other areas from my place:
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If you want to surf with me, you need to send me a personal message in your request! At the very least just reference something on my profile so I know you had a look at my profile.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Thanks to couchsurfing I have met people I would never have met otherwise. Instead of staying in a motel/hotel/hostel with other tourists I have had the chance to meet people who have lived and worked in these places all their lives. You get to actually experience the lifeblood of a city/culture/people. It is wonderful. I have had some great conversations with people and had such fun thanks to couchsurfing.

In Chicago I arrived on a doorstep, jetlagged and unsure. It was my first time couchsurfing on my own. I was let into a home and with it came beautiful friendships and a whole new life. I ended up living in that house and from there we continued to host surfers from all over the world. It was a wonderful time.

OPINION OF COUCHSURFING:
I am a little saddened to see how the site changed formats over the past years to being more profit driven. But it is 2015, and I am back to see for myself if the couchsurfing spirit is alive and well in the world

Interests

Music, I play harmonica and guitar.

I also love photography and in Korea my photography has improved so much.
I also LOVE the outdoors, and whenever I can I will try and spend a day climbing and camping.
Climbing and biking are two passions I would love to develop as well.

• culture
• photography
• dining
• tv
• socializing
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• camping
• surfing
• rock climbing
• teaching
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Of Monsters and Men
Nick Drake
Yann Tiersen
Iron and Wine
The Head and The Heart
Gogoll Bordello
Fleet Foxes
Butcher the Bar
James Yorkston
DeVotchKa
Beruit
Eels
Laura Marling
Regina Spektor
Fleet Foxes
First Aid Kit
Andrew Bird
Great Lake Swimmers
Local Natives
Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Books:
The Lost World, We, 1984, A Handmaids Tale, Persepolis, Maus, One flew over the Cuckoos Nest, Fahrenheit 451, The Day of The Triffids.

FILMS:
Wristcutters: A love story
Cashback
Hallem Foe
Garden State
Charlie Bartlett
ANY COMING OF AGE FILMS!
Adventureland
The Squid and the Whale

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The best experience of my life to date was the road trip I did across america with friends five years ago. The people we met were wonderful and friendly and it really changed my outlook on life when I came home.

great wall of china was pretty impressive

I went streaking with a bunch of surfers in Waterford a couple of years ago....GREAT CRAIC!

Another amazing thing which I have participated in was go to a Amnesty conflict resolution camp in Ireland where i experienced people from very different cultures, Northern ireland, Palestine, Israel and Belgium. wonderful people!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to throw a frisbee in five different ways.

I really want to learn guitar better.... I'm still very new to it. I can teach basic saxophone and lots of harmonica songs

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can make delicious Korean food

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Morocco, Portugal, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ireland, South Korea, United States

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