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Overview

  • 3 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning German
  • 53, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Film Editor
  • B.S. Structural Engineering, B.A. Visual Arts, U.C. San D...
  • From Livermore, CA, USA
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About Me

The year before last, I gave up a comfortable life in Los Angeles, where I worked in television editing. Since then I've been living mainly in Cape Town, South Africa, working through a process of healing, learning/un-learning and seeing the world with open eyes. You could call it a soul-searching journey, one of self-discovery and examination.

I'm looking for warm-hearted hosts to help a low-budget traveler, in return for a home-cooked meal, a hug, a massage, or an interesting conversation about magic in our lives.

I'm Canadian by birth, Californian by upbringing, and currently living as an ex-pat. I'm a burner, a free-thinker, & a natural medicine proponent. I like adventures :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To find my tribe(s)

Interests

I enjoy, in no particular order:

hiking
cycling
photography
paragliding
yoga
snowboarding
camping
live music
& playing the occasional drum(s)

  • cooking
  • yoga
  • tv
  • magic
  • music
  • live music
  • drums
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • camping
  • snowboarding
  • paragliding
  • medicine
  • budget travel

Music, Movies, and Books

Right now I'm fascinated by Kalya Scintilla.

2001: A Space Odyssey
Birdman
Being There
The Matrix
Groundhog Day
Life of Pi
American Beauty
Apocalypse Now

The Pilgrimage
The Alchemist
Mutant Message Down Under
currently reading Shantaram

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've learned to to fly :)

Teach, Learn, Share

All in time

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can offer a nice sweet potato coconut curry
or a massage
or help with the housekeeping
or
what is it I can do for you?

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, South Africa, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, South Africa, United States

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