CURRENT MISSION

To love, live, learn, laugh, explore, grow alongside other people.

ABOUT ME

"On the quiet side, somewhat peculiar, a good companion in a weird sort of way."
"A man of many laughs."
A simple person with a love for life and exploration and story. Friend of creation and all its creatures, lover of the misfits and outcasts, appreciator of all the small good things in the world. Easy-going, open-minded, skinny, Canadian, sleeps well on strange couches.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To connect with people all around the world and share stories, ideas, dreams, passions.

Interests

Writing, listening to music, exploring, imagining, creating art of various kinds, listening to stories, making up stories, biking, playing soccer, finding weird people, learning about new cultures, collecting collectables, Iceland, Robin Hood, fruit, vegetables, Calvin & Hobbes, dreaming.

• arts
• writing
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

Writers: Gertrude Stein, EE Cummings, Henry Miller, Anais Nin, Rainier Maria Rilke, Joan Didion, Charles Dickens, Ezra Pound, James Joyce, Albert Camus, CS Lewis, AA Milne, Stanley Crawford, Thomas Merton

Best kids book: Winnie The Pooh by AA Milne
Best weird book: Log of the SS Mrs Unguentine by Stanley Crawford
Best incomprehensible book of poetry: Tender Buttons by Gertrude Stein
A fascinating book: EIMI by EE Cummings
Most beautiful writer: Rainier Maria Rilke

Musicians/Bands: Old post-punk and garage rock from the 60s and 70s. Velvet Underground! Modern day groups such as Animal Collective, Thee Oh Sees, Deerhoof, Deerhunter. Folk artists such as Sufjan Stevens, Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen. African music from the 60s and 70s, minimalist electronic, side-ways music, folk music, weird pop music, adventurous music, ambient, classical, noise, plaintive and reckless

Painters: Cy Twombly, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Andy Dixon, Jean-Michel Basquiat

As far as films go, I like anything that is thought-provoking or heavy on the artistry side of things. A good twist at the end is always good (The Prestige).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Built hiking trails around geothermal hot spots in Iceland. I saw a troll there.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, New Zealand