CURRENT MISSION

Figure out how to contribute positively to a better world

ABOUT ME

I am educated in the field of television and media broadcasting and formerly worked in the field for almost three years. I left the world of corporate media in the summer of 2010 to travel through Canada to the west coast and do some video work along the way. My main focus now is to analyze the norms and conventions of society and try to contribute positively through video work, animation and independently published literature. I've lived in Canada my entire life, I've seen most of the country and I've also been to Europe. I enjoy music, books and cartoons.

PHILOSOPHY

There are a lot of evil men that tell us what to do in life. However, there are more of us than there are of them, so the more we can do to empathize with our fellow planet-dwellers, the better we'll be in the end. We have to work together to create a better planet than the one in which we currently live.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

At the moment I am looking to explore North America, and I hope to make my way to the West coast to see California, Washington and British Columbia. I am a peace advocate and a supporter of co-operative, trust-based programs like the CS project and I wish to spread the love that is inherent with projects like these.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm new.

Interests

Socially-conscious hip hop/music in general, cartoons from the 60s, 80s and early 90s (and Adult Swim/Cartoon Network), documentaries, history (particularly involving REVOLUTION), Kurt Vonnegut, Hunter S. Thompson, Philip K. Dick, playing music (guitar, bass, drums)

• books
• literature
• documentaries
• environment
• cartoons
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• drums
• hunting
• swimming
• animation
• communications
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Heavy Metal, the Sirens of Titan, Hocus Pocus, the Rum Diary, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man, Bulletproof, Bladerunner (the book) the original X-Men comics, 1984, Casino, Goodfellas, El Salvador (by Oliver Stone) Pulp Fiction, the Watchmen graphic novel, Weezer (up to the Green Album) Sublime, Neutral Milk Hotel, Deltron 3030, Jurassic 5, Lee Reed, Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, Neil Young, Nirvana, BA Johnston, Wax Mannequin, Caribou, Pick A Piper, Flaming Lips, The Beatles, the New Pornographers, AC Newman, Neko Case, Dr. Octagon, Aceyelone

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One day I was working the cushiest corporate media job a 24 year old could have, the next day I quit and drove to BC, filming a music documentary along the way. I am free.

Teach, Learn, Share

From my experience in Canada, educational institutions no longer serve a valid purpose in society. Much like the so called system of "democracy," educational institutions dis empower the people and don't teach practical life skills, to them, they only want us to get jobs and contribute to the economic machine. If we are to forge a more positive environment where everyone participates equally, we have to take it upon ourselves to TEACH each other and nourish the creativity, imagination and understanding that will surely spell a brighter future.

Countries I’ve Visited

Greece, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada

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