CURRENT MISSION

finding equilibrium. that, or finding a way to live all five of the lives I want to live at the same time.

ABOUT ME

i spent many years sitting behind a desk waiting for my 'real' life to start.

then, way back in '06, i realized that i had to start it for myself, so i quit my job, stuffed a backpack full of books and clothes, and got a one-way flight to Europe.

i travelled at a snail's pace, sometimes barely moving for months at a time, for two and a half years.

offices make me nervous.

i am a conversation-loving introvert, who sometimes just needs to be still and recharge.

i want to see it all.

that's about it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

while travelling I surfed with many, many amazing people.

in Toronto, i've been hosting people when I can.

Interests

travel, photography, language, cinema, music, landscape, colour, literature, history, food, dancing, walking.

• dogs
• books
• literature
• photography
• dancing
• dining
• running
• walking
• clothing
• movies
• traveling
• music
• backpacking
• history
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: I read a lot, I'll read almost anything, and I get a little tense if I don't have a book (any book!) on hand. favourites are:
black lamb and grey falcon (rebecca west), the pillow book (sei shonagon), the razor's edge (w. somerset maugham), the diary of a teenage girl (phoebe gloeckner), pride and prejudice (jane austen), anything raymond chandler was responsible for, kelly link's short stories
Movies: favourites are Wings of Desire and Nights of Cabiria. Also have a soft spot for the Dirty Dancing franchise (it's a place and time thing).
Music: really, almost anything goes - but it always comes back to rock n' roll. Most listens lately: The Hold Steady, The Afghan Whigs, Neko Case, Erik Satie, Miike Snow, The National, David Bowie, and the incredibly random mixes my friends make.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i could add something new to this field almost every day...this morning it was a big red sun rising over the water and a pack of wild dogs running down the beach.

Teach, Learn, Share

-"ask" is not a noun
-conversational english
-basic bookbinding and silkscreening (though I don't have the screenprinting equipment anymore)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Hungary

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