CURRENT MISSION

To Create Something That Renders The Old Way Obsolete.

ABOUT ME

Growth is the cornerstone of my life. I'm fervently searching for my niche in this bizarre world. I'm following something and I don't know what it is. I learn a little more each day in moments of clarity and confusion. I seek to challenge & change; progress & improve. I try to view things as they are, without letting preconceived notions manipulate the outcome of my choices. I really try to maintain magic in my life by exercising spontaneity and wonder. Planning can be hard. I go against the grain. I don't mind when my back is against the wall because pressure is a good teacher. She can either break you down or push you to excel (both of which have a remarkable outcome). I have two birthdays. One in 1988 and the other in 2010. I am devoted to self-improvement. I am pescatarian. I am keen on science and art and their ties to ancient occultism. I am conscientious. I am disoriented at times like "what the fuck am I doing?" I never understood the importance of family until I left home indefinitely. The only consistent things I've done in the past five years revolve around writing and adventuring. That's all I'm able to share for now. I created a blog a few years ago to document my travels abroad I still maintain it to this day. Looking forward to meeting you, fellow Earthling! (thesojournie.wordpress.com)

PHILOSOPHY

Treat everyone respectfully.
"He who would travel happily must travel light." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery (quote adopted from fellow surfer!)
"Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes."- Oscar Wilde
"Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people." - Eleanor Roosevelt
"If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything."- Dr. Martin Luther King

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to have worldly experience. I hope that someday soon I can host like-minded people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Informally. Not through CS.

Interests

In no particular order...

- Literature
- Humour (i.e. Seymour Butts)
- Non-corporate politics
- Basketball
- Nonsensical and Stimulating Monologue/Dialogue/Trialogue
- "The Humanities"
- Life Lessons/Experiences
- Jurisprudence & Law
- Inner work
- Colourful Souls
- Stories and Tall Tales
- Metaphysics

• arts
• humanities
• writing
• exercise
• politics
• traveling
• blogging
• magic
• hiking
• backpacking
• basketball
• teaching
• science
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

MusiciansChili PeppersRATMShadKDeer TickBon IverSublimeMos DefThe RootsSharon Jones & The Dap KingsIncubusKanye WestRobbie WilliamsBooksEating AnimalsThe Autobiography of Malcolm XThe ElementThe Alchemist (anything by Paulo Coehlo)MelissaGrapes of WrathAnimal FarmLetters to a Young ContrarianSociological Insight

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seized the opportunity to travel from my home in Ontario to British Columbia. Left everything behind to hop on a bus and meet someone very special in Kelowna, BC. Spent a month there hitch-hiking, picking cherries, meeting beautiful people. Essentially and simply, it was a celebration of life. Perhaps the most liberating and empowering decision I've ever made. I am still reaping the rewards of that decision.Toiled laboriously for three months as a dishwasher at an upscale restaurant in Toronto to pay for my backpacking trip to Europe. The trip ended up lasting three months. I'm frequently enamored and speechless that washing dirty dishes (i.e. doing something I 100% loathed) translated into the trip of a lifetime.

Teach, Learn, Share

Thinking. Thinking.Well. I believe I can share my understanding. I believe I can lend an open ear accompanying an open heart and an open mind. I love relating to people, but I also love learning from people. Unity is important. I'd like to think I've amassed some wisdom over the last couple years of my life and I'd be willing to share it all.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Anything, to infinity and beyond.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, Indonesia