CURRENT MISSION

I'm out to get to know the world.

ABOUT ME

"They said you were weird, but I said, 'Damien is just Damien'".
Background actor working in Vancouver, Canada.

PHILOSOPHY

It can be summed up in this quote by The Coquette: "The trick is being able to laugh at the abyss because you recognize the freedom it affords you". My life philosophy is an answer to the question why: because one day I'll be dead.

The complementary tenet of my philosophy that guides my actions towards others is primum non nocere, or "first, do no harm". To quote wikipedia: "given an existing problem, it may be better not to do something, or even to do nothing, than to risk causing more harm than good."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I know how to improvise a meal pretty easily. I have a few personal recipes to pass along.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted a few travelers when I lived in Montreal but haven't been very active since.

Interests

Music. I love music. I do mashups: jackjack.link/music.

I just like learning. I want to rely less on technology and learn more about the wild side of life.

• design
• recipes
• technology
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• surfing
• rock climbing
• swimming
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

(In no particular order) Planet Terror, Futurama, Scrubs, Breaking Bad, Community, Caravan Palace, Electroswing, Electropop, Millionaires, Sublime, Sgt. Pepper's, Mother Mother, Parov Stelar, Flux Pavillion, Parks and Rec, His Dark Materials, text books, Hero, Pan's Labyrinth, Supergirl, Heroes of the Storm, Factorio, Rollercoaster Tycoon series, SimCity series, and plenty more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbing up to the seventh story of an abandoned factory. Travel to Belgium for a day from Holland. Swimming. Being driven home from a show at a graveyard in a hearse.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a lot about computers, both hardware and software. I know how to program in C#, JavaScript, and PHP. I know CSS and HTML, too. I can design for print and web.

I'm musically talented. I like to jam with my drum pad and/or rapping. I have a lot of fun making mashups (jackjack.link/music). I know some music theory as well.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Netherlands, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China