Aisling Saioa Doyle

Degree in English, graduated from the University of the Basque Country.

Master’s Degree in Advanced English Studies – UAB

9 years teaching experience.

YLE Course Director

Where are you from?
I was born in Belfast, a city in the north of Ireland.

Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Yes, I have two older sisters and one younger. We’re very lucky because we’re quite close in age.

What do you miss most about home?
Definitely the music, one of the best things about living in a bigger city is that there are always concerts to go see but I also love Irish folk music and really miss hearing it live.

What’s your favourite book?
That’s tough as I love to read but if I had to choose it would be a tie between The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger and The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.

What do you like about Pamplona?
I love the lifestyle here. I’ve made a lot of friends here and love to go on walks and hikes with them or just spend the day lying on the grass and talking. That’s not something we typically do in Ireland as the weather isn’t the best.

What was your favourite film when you were a kid?
When I was around five or six I would watch Annie almost every morning. I loved singing along to the songs, it drove my parents crazy.

What’s your favourite quote?
“Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.” Allen Ginsberg.