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I'm curious about what makes a good community and being part of it. I'm always thinking about travelling and take as much as I can to do it - especially round Europe and recent trips have included Malta, Poland, Belgium and Germany. Leaving a smartphone behind and living in the moment are things I thrive on. I write content for and manage websites (as a job), can cook (and am happy learn more), and love getting to know new neighbours - making friendships and giving hospitality is a big thing for me. I'm a country boy from outside Newry living in Belfast, in a friendly inner-city community, where I small front garden and grow sunflowers (when the Irish weather allows). Finding and writing up good stories - perhaps into a book or blog - is also something I'd be keen to explore with less everyday pressure.
Intereses
Videografía
Libros
Autodesarrollo
Fotografía
Idiomas
Eventos y sociedad
Cultura
Trabajo de caridad
Senderismo
Historia
Montaña
Escritura
Blogging
Arte y diseño
Arquitectura
Idiomas
Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
Alemán: Principiante
Francés: Principiante
Italiano: PrincipianteMás información sobre tus intereses idiomáticos
I was good at languages in school (French and German) and tend to pick up phrases and greetings when I'm travelling abroad, especially after about a week. I learnt Italian to beginners' level for 5 months when getting ready for a trip to Rome and Florence in 2022, and would be up for learning the basics of any language before working abroad (out of respect) and improving while I'm there. If I had the opportunity to live and work in Belfast, I would be keen to learn conversational Dutch and French - not just to get by but to understand its culture better and perhaps seek employed work there in the longer run as well. And learning any language is just a good experience in itself, wherever possible.
Habilidades y conocimientos que quiero compartir o aprender
Me interesa:
Ayuda doméstica
Proyectos artísticos
Idiomas
Ciertos conocimientos de:
Jardinería
Proyectos de construcción y bricolaje
Hostelería/turismo
Ayuda con ordenadores/Internet
Puedo enseñar:
Trabajo de caridad
Que habilidades tienes?
Hospitality - Opening up my house to friends as guests, cooking for them, improving the place with paintwork, working with others to get household improvements done. Being one of the first people to meet and greet others in a social get-together. A good enough cook but always up for being better.
Writing - Journalism with local newspaper (2005-07) and business magazine (2007-15) and since then as assistant press officers and press officer with the Church Officer. I care most about how to make local communities the best that they can be, and turning life around for people who need hope.
Photography - Amateur outside work and covering events inside work (not professional but always aiming for and providing good quality snaps). Thinking outside the box to get a great photo or video, or asking someone who can do it better to do a great job.
Accounts - Trusted with looking after a budget (£15,000) in work and honouring that trust, keeping accurate records, and balancing how to live, save and give so that living benefits others.
Being a good travel agent - Planning and making holidays happen for friends and family and myself, whether a roadtrip or inter-rail adventure, following Skyscanner, choosing good stays, making the most of time there to see the sights and get around. Socialising as a tourist to get to know local people, listen to their stories, and giving back into their lives.
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I enjoy walking and hiking (in the Mourne Mountains near where I love), good food and coffee, and taking every journey as a learning expreience. I take time to learn about the history of anywhere I visit, and spontaneously start conversations with bartenders, guides, train passengers and tourists - out of curiosity for them and how they experience life there.
I'm not sporty but like watching tennis. My music tastes are early 2000s rock and pop and smoother sounds - Coldplay, Travis, Ben Howard etc. - and while I can't play, I will listen and and have a great gig from the floor. I play any board game my mates want to play when I catch up. My house is a quiet place most of the time but I love having people round and see everything I have as a gift, which encourages me to live more generously.
Many people round me would see me as a problem-solver; I kinda agree but I'm keen for a break from a job that's sometimes intense, a country where news and history repeats itself a fair bit, and a lifestyle which often means taking in tough news and working out what to do with it. That said, I'm a change-maker - putting together small events for training, building up a great team who I'm honoured to work with and learn from, and preparing stories for print and online (with a slowly growing audio-visual ability) that bring out the best in communities.
I'd like to be a giver who contributes to your community and is happy to make some things better (you'll know best and I'll learn along the way). And I care massively about homelessness, accommodating people forced to leave home, and seeing people given hope and new opportunities.
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