Casting off the old Dublin lifestyle like a worn out vest and seeking pastures new. Where better to start than Berlin where the streets are paved with inspiration. Sport, socialising, reading and finding new adventures are my current objectives. And maybe even a job when the winter comes;-)

PHILOSOPHY

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Involved in bikesurfberlin (see weblink on my profile)- sharing bikes for all CSers in Berlin! - fantastic
First CS event attended ever in oct 2011. Loved the atmosphere. Better late than never. Hoping to attend many more in the future. 110% all the way.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Ever growing...
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CS events: Acrobatics, Board Games Nights, Swing lessons, Vegetarian meetups, Bike tours, etc. - a normal day in the life of a CSer ;-)

CS inspired project: bikesurf.org--> very heavily involved in this project which allows CSers to enjoy the Berlin I adore ie by bike

Interests

Aikido, bikram yoga, football, cycling, rock climbing, swimming, circus, reading, cooking, acrobatics, board games, swing dancing (despite being the mortal enemy of rhythm), film, socialising, laughing merrily

Music, Movies, and Books

Goodfellas, Amelie, Das Boot, Trainspotting, Spirited Away, Seven Samuri, Harold and Maude, Harvey, Into the Wild, Dogma, Bellevue Rendezvous, Hellboy 2, Let The Right One In, Strictly Ballroom, Romeo & Juliet (Luhrman), Moulin Rouge, Dr Strangelove, Casablanca, Star Wars 4-6, Persepolis
Eels, Johnny Cash, Sigur Ros, Jonsi, The National, Stone Roses, The Cure, The Smiths, Primal Scream, Pink Floyd, Authecre, Underworld, The XX, Mumford & Sons, Bright Eyes, Beth Orton
Catcher in the Rye, The Jungle, Life of Pie, Crime and Pinishment, The Moral Animal, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Oscar Wilde's plays, Fight Club, J D Salinger's short stories, A Brief History of Time, Calvin & Hobbes, Persepolis

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Dolphins surfing the same waves as me off Australia.
Cycling and camping on the Burren (west ireland)
Doing capoeira on grafton street (Dublin)
Survival training
Being a lifesaver on Kirra Beach (Gold Coast Australia)
Camping in the wilds of Senegal.

Teach, Learn, Share

Emotions are evolutions executioners.
Time is of the essence.
Multiverse theory contents that every possibilty happens in an alternate universe.
Aikido has no offensive attacks and is based on the angular momentum of your opponent combining with your combined centre of gravity... physics in action!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Bikes, adventures, vegetarian/vegan cooking, bicycle repairs, local knowledge.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany, Ireland

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