CURRENT MISSION

Learning more about my own country, one person and project at a time.

ABOUT ME

Generally, I like meeting people. I'm interested in hearing stories, real or made up for entertainment. I think that's what life is about, writing your own story and stopping every now and then to share bits of it with others.
I like cooking, making useful things out of junk, and laughing about anything, really.

PHILOSOPHY

Learn, laugh, love, grow.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

In China:
In the past, my friends and I have taken people out and around town to some good restaurants and great bars... but now I am surfing around a bit.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

There was this one time in university when I was homeless, that's how I met my friends. I was their resident couch muppet.
I guess good things have come from the gypsies, tramps and thieves who've lodged with us in China.
All in all, I think this is a lovely little support network based on trust and sharing.

Interests

Crafts, cooking, poetry slamming, film, other people's photography, books - made of real paper, rock-climbing, yoga, comic books, FOOD, travel, scrabble, coffee and tea, playing music.

• writing
• books
• poetry
• singing
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• yoga
• walking
• crafts
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• kayaking
• surfing
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Everything from the literary giants to superhero comic books.

Everything from Credence Clearwater to Nina Simone. And more.

I prefer movies that don't make me feel depressed, but just about everything goes in my collection.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbing huge rocks in YangShuo, China. Kayaking in a swarm of jellyfish in TonSai, Thailand. Walking alone with a monkey in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Singing in the torrential rain during the Laotian rainy season.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach English. Did that for a few years. Can cook some tasty Thai and Chinese stuff, if you'd like to learn.
I can teach you how to make handmade silver rings using just an old quarter some files, a hammer, and a drill. Or a terrarrium if you live close to a forest.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China