I live in Dublin, Ireland, where I've lived for most of my life. When I was very small, I lived in the UK and Northern Ireland.
I have lots of interests. I love travelling to see other countries, and have travelled through Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, and North & South America. For one whole year, I travelled around the world, living out of a backpack, and was fortunate to visit amazing countries and meet many interesting people. I trekked to the Incan city of Macchu Pichu in Peru and through the foothills of the Anna Purna mountain range in Nepal. On other travels, I hiked across the Tongariro Alpine Crossing in New Zealand and climbed Table Mountain in South Africa. I've also hiked in Argentina, Thailand, and the isolated country of Burma.
I play classical flute - which I used to teach - and also traditional Irish flute. Ireland has a rich cultural heritage. Music plays a large part of Irish life.
Books, reading and writing have been a big part of my life for as long as I can remember. I've loved writing since I was small. I wrote my first poems when I was six, and stapled them into a book with a cover that I illustrated myself. I wrote about my friends, my dog, and my family. I still have this first book. I also still have my creative writing copies from when I was 12- and 13 years-old. It’s funny to read them now.
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