CURRENT MISSION

The great European backpacking tour.

ABOUT ME

David: Ok, so I'm a 30 year old working full time who caught the travel bug after graduating university 7 years ago, but I haven't ventured across the Atlantic in a few years. I grew up in a suburb of Montreal, and lived there for the first 27 years of my life. Then one day I decided to quit my job and move to the west coast; it's the best decision I've ever made especially since that's where I met Jacklyn (aww.....).

I like meeting new people, having a pint or two (or three), camping, going to any of Vancouver Islands awesome beaches, and I love learning about other people's cultures and sharing mine. I'm Slovenian-Canadian and hold citizenship in both countries, and I love talking about my parents' homeland of Slovenia, and about the country I was born in, Canada.

Jacklyn: Hello! So yeah, I've spent pretty much all of my life in western Canada, first in Terrace, a small town in northern BC, and now in Victoria. Growing up, I spent a lot of time with my family camping, hiking up mountains, swimming in lakes, climbing trees, and canoeing. I have less opportunity to do those things now but I still enjoy them all. I also like reading, drinking tea, having a pint or two (or three), and copying stuff from David's description.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

This is the first time we are using CouchSurfing but we hope this will be a great way to meet new people and get to understand other cultures while having the trip of a lifetime.

Interests

David: Music, guitar, travel, technology, beer-making, wine-making, hiking, seeing awesome sights, taking in history. I'm always up to try something new and different.

Jacklyn: Music, reading, petting neighbourhood cats that trespass in my yard, beer making, beer drinking, hiking, whisky, camping, looking at old stuff, looking at neat new stuff

• cats
• wine
• beer
• drinking
• technology
• reading
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• hiking
• backpacking
• canoeing
• camping
• rock climbing
• swimming
• history
• beaches
• lakes
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

David
Books: Rules of Attraction, 1984.
Movies: The Shawshank Redemption, Star Wars - Empire Strikes Back, Sneakers.

Jacklyn
Books: Lord of the Rings, Great Expectations, Sandman (and Neil Gaiman in general), anything by Philip K. Dick
Movies: Star Wars IV, V, and VI, Man with No Name trilogy, Alien, Léon
Music: Massive Attack, the National, Hey Rosetta, Band of Horses, Neutral Milk Hotel, Beach House
TV: The Wire

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada