CURRENT MISSION

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay. -Simone de Beauvoir

ABOUT ME

I have been living in Toronto for about 5 years now. As much as I love my life here, I enjoy escaping every now and again. Currently, I am staying in Switzerland for the summer....working in yet another record store. So here I am, planning a music festival that will highlight independent Canadian musicians here in Switzerland. This will take place in Novemeber. If you are in the area, or interested in independent and alternative music, you should come to Vevey this November. During my time off from festival planning, I have been travelling around. I am looking to meeting kind, warm and curious souls that will be able to host, share a drink, or point me in the right direction.

PHILOSOPHY

The heart is a revolutionary cell.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

If you are looking to take a break this summer and visit the French region of Switzerland send me a message. I am staying in Vevey, which is on Lake Geneva surrounded by the Alps. Peaceful beauty.

In the fall I will be returning to Toronto to finsih my degree. If you are planning on visiting at this time send me a message. I may too busy balancing studies and work to host, but would be more than happy to meet up for a drink, point you in the direction of good galleries, exhibits, record stores, markets, restaurants, and local favourites.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

What a wonderful way(the only way) to enjoy a city/town, through the people and culture, separate from the ordinary tourist stops.

Interests

Record collecting, banjos & saws, Learning French, Pinot Noir, Eventide, Learning about photography, Galleries, Writing, Alternative & Underground culture, the surreal , the sincere, Dada, Gardening, Thunderstorms, Field Recordings, Talk radio, and Roadtrips

• culture
• writing
• photography
• beauty
• festivals
• drinking
• gardening
• traveling
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

Bob Dylan, Jorge Ben, Caetano Veloso, Neu, Can, Jonathan Richman,Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe, Madlib, MF Doom, Black Star, De La Soul, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Brigette Fontaine, Serge Gainsbourg, Caribou, Arthur Russell, Alice Coltrane, Nina Simone, Townes Van Zandt, Dirty Projectors, Velvet Underground, John fahey, sun ra, sonics, Paul Simon, Yo La Tengo.
Reggae. African. Folk.

Gabriel García Márquez, Bell Hooks, Simone de Beauvoir, Jorge Luis Borges, Albert Camus, Dave Eggers, Adrienne Rich and Thomas King.

Annie Hall, Amelie, Wings of Desire, All about Eve, The lives of others, Black Orpheus, .
Coen Brothers/Lynch/Jarmusch/Herzog/

The Wire.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibit in Vienna. My heart can be found there.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to share a smile with you, a hug or travel stories.
I'm curious to learn more about life, the world and about you.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm a talented cook. If you want to taste traditional bavarian food ... I can arrange that.