CURRENT MISSION

Observe, experience and understand as much about the world and the creatures that inhabit it as possible.

ABOUT ME

I am an easy going, laid back Canadian who is always looking for new adventure.

I'm currently travelling around Europe, making my way from Outlook Festival to Oktoberfest and down through Spain and Morocco. Afterwards I am living in London for the first time for a year before returning to the road for a lengthy backpacking trip through India & Asia.

PHILOSOPHY

Smile at strangers.

Laugh at yourself

& be present

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Human connection is everything; I always embrace meeting someone new

We can learn a lot from one another :)

Interests

Outdoors

Adventure

Travel

Sound system

• festivals
• oktoberfest
• traveling
• backpacking
• surfing
• hitchhiking
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

The Alchemist

The Power of Now

To A New Earth

The Heroin Diaries - Nikki Sixx

Currently reading Eckhart Tolle's, 'To A New Earth'

on deck - The Shantaram

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiking from Luang Probang, Laos to Hanoi, Vietnam.
I was taken in by a family in a remote settlement in the Laos mountains after being stranded by a driver who did not take me to the Vietnamese border as we had previously agreed upon.

It didn't help that he didn't speak any English, and I, not nearly enough Laotian.

The following day one of the sons of that family was getting married. I was woken by the brothers dropping a tied up, squeeling hog 3 feet from where I was sleeping.

- Not your average wake up call.

This was followed by the son's father insisting I drink rice whiskey with him in celebration of the family's special day. I couldn't refuse the offer despite the fact that it was only 7 or 8 in the morning. Just prior to that, I walked outside, rubbing my eyes having just woken up and that very hog was getting sacrificed... alive :(
I watched in confusion, fascination and a healthy dose of horror as the poor animal was sliced open from the belly to it's chin very much alive.
Needless to say, I gladly shared a few slugs of rice whiskey afterwards to shake off what I just witnessed. From there, I returned to the misty mountains and continued my journey hitching rides to Hanoi.

Teach, Learn, Share

Alan Watts.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Drinks, laughs, travel/life banter, smiles, all the fun stuff.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Laos, Morocco, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, United Kingdom