CURRENT MISSION

Put down the backpack, pick up the books.

ABOUT ME

At the current moment, I am in a weird transitional phase between returning from traveling the world for the past two years and adjusting to staying in one place for the next four. Having just returned from a 'self' centric odyssey through Asia and the Pacific, I find myself now making roots in a new city. With great changes comes great excitement!

PHILOSOPHY

Your 20's are your 'selfish' years. Its a decade to immerse yourself in every single thing possible. Be selfish with your time and all the aspects of you. Tinker with shit, travel, explore, love a lot, love a little, and never touch the ground.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

The past year has been spent primarily travelling, and emptying my bank account. I am currently settling in my new home Edmonton, Alberta where I am studying.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couch's Surfed:
Los Angeles, California, USA- Brandon Dowling
Seattle, Washington, USA- Alexandra Taipale
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia- Peter Phillips

Surfers Hosted:
Alexander Parkinson- Trinidad
Leah Hamilton- Canada
Paul Bottinelli, Olivier Mila- Switzerland
Alex Reich- United States

Surfers Surfed With:
Naomi Garnault- Wales
Lucas Mendez- Argentina
James Franklin- Canada
Eamonn Day Lavelle- Ireland

CS Friends:
Molly Mackinnon, Charlie Penner, Kyley Rumohr- Canada
Rafaella Rabinovich- Israel
Lina Ritter, Ellen Roth, Mia Saenger- Germany
Natalia Lucano- Australia

Interests

Music of all kinds, taking pictures, traveling (duh), boardsports, nature, hiking, fishing, camping, canoeing, diving, cooking, chillin'.

• books
• cooking
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• fishing
• hiking
• backpacking
• canoeing
• camping
• scuba diving
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Top 3 Artists At the Moment: Childish Gambino, Lord Huron, Arcade Fire

Top 3 Films At the Moment: Her, Goon, Kill Bill vol. 1

Top 3 Books At the Moment: The Wayfinders by Wade Davis, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, The Beach by Alex Garland

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

It is difficult to decide on one amazing thing that I've done, as I have had the privilege of experiencing many amazing places/things. However, one recent amazing thing that I have done is dive with a 5 metre, 2000lb Manta Ray in the waters off of Komodo Island, Indonesia.

Manta Rays are truly beautiful, graceful, gentle giants. This big guy swam along side me as I anchored myself to the rocky sea bed, (so the current wouldn't sweep me away) he then swam over top of me touching my head to feel my hair, and the bubbles released from my regulator. This manta was so massive, it completely blocked out the sun.e And right before swimming ahead to go eat more plankton, he pooped all over me. Seriously awesome diving in Komodo. One of the coolest things I have ever experienced (:

Teach, Learn, Share

I currently have 3 lessons that I offer:
1.) How to make awesome butter chicken.
2.) How to play guitar pretty ok I guess.
3.) How to not die in the forest.

I love to learn, so teach me pretty much anything and i'll be happy.

I have a lot of stories to share!

What I Can Share with Hosts

At the very least, I can offer you place to sleep, a meal to eat, a small adventure and a lot of laughs.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Tanzania