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Overview

  • 3 references
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 32, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • Server
  • Bachelor of Science
  • From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION:
its time to find more of myself on the wind, in the party, and of course in other people!

PHILOSOPHY:

Say yes to every opportunity that comes your way. Always jump right in. You can never know the good that can come from a leap of faith, only what you lose

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING:
meeting people, exploring and having fun

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I've met lots of people who have couchsurfed and people who have hosted, all of them recommend it and are great people themselves

Interests

Writing, music (!), hiking, nature, festivals, armchair philosophy, futurology, politics, art, health

  • arts
  • writing
  • festivals
  • dining
  • cooking
  • beer
  • partying
  • politics
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Mostly everything, especially live music! A few top artists are Bonobo, Alt-J, Ben Howard. If it's something you can listen to in a smokey lounge at 4 am, I'm probably really into it.
Movies:
Serious movies with imagination, Pans labyrinth, memento, Interstellar are some current favorites
Books:
Serious business lofty literature : Brothers Karamazov (Dostoyevsky), The Prophet(Gibran), Shambhala (Trungpa), Rilke, The Stranger
Fun reads: The Dark Tower series by S. King, The Kingkiller Chronicles by P, Rothfuss, Shantaram (G.D. Roberts)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I bartered my way home on a cargo ship in the middle of the night from the corn islands to the mainland of nicaragua after i booked a plane ticket back for the wrong year, which led to me meeting some amazing people and a 20 hour transit ride without food wthat I'll never forget

Teach, Learn, Share

T: How to travel cheap, secrets about the places I've visited

L: short term:Spanish (I'm a Beginner), cooking, and current affairs (aka should probably know how this world works)

S: adventures, stories, meals, cold pints, late evenings, and lazy afternoons

What I Can Share with Hosts

Admittedly, I do not have much to share at this point besides what is listed above, I love cold beer and good conversation above all else. I'll help you out around the house in any way you need in terms of cleaning and cooking,

As I am starting from scratch in some ways. I intend to continue to learn practical knowledge all the way along this journey

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada

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