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Overview

  • 9 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Arabic, Spanish, Swiss German
  • 41, Other
  • Member since 2008
  • Ski Bum/Surf Bum/Farm Boy
  • I am a smart cookie who learns from my own life's experie...
  • From Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

My mission is to help bring this world into a new and fun era using Awesomeness and Random Acts Of Steez

ABOUT ME

Once upon a time there was a farm boy from the mountains of British Columbia in Canada who learned how to ski. After traveling around the great expanse of Western Canada, whilst skiing the winters away, he found that the summers felt empty. Broken hearted and alone, he decided that he needed to find a love in summer that rivals his love of skiing and winter. He stood at the shores of the Pacific Ocean and realized the obvious, he would start surfing as well. This all led to a life of traveling and will eventually lead to somewhere in this world that will settle me down...
But for now I say "Take life by the hand... and for sushi."

PHILOSOPHY

One Love, One Heart .... Let's get together and feel alright - Bob Marley.

Life is funny, you need to have a good sense of humour to truly understand it... it's a pretty damn good joke too (the type that makes your ribs hurt and eyes water).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I smile.
I would like to think that I have a very big roll to play in whatever it is that life has planned out, but sometimes I feel arrogant for thinking that way and go back to feeling content with what comes next.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have surfed many couches, even floors and the occasional kitchen counter top.

Interests

-Skiing
-Surfing
-Longboarding (skate)
-Sailing (still learning, long ways to go)
-Diving
-Mountaineering
-Mountain Biking
-Golf
-Photography
-Writing
-Traveling
-My Book Collection
-New Life's Experiences

Im just generally interested in almost anything.

  • writing
  • books
  • photography
  • traveling
  • cycling
  • mountaineering
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • sailing
  • skiing
  • golf
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Hunter Thompson, Allan Weisbecker, and Douglas Adams are my favorite Authors.
Right now Im reading a couple of books, but an interesting one is called The Old Man And Mr. Smith by Ustinov.

Musically I am extremely diverse and I have a massive collection from a variety of artists/groups. I grew up with Grunge (Nirvana/Soundgarden/Pearl Jam) and Beach Boys, but to pin point a favorite is too difficult, I could be very helpful at expanding your musical experience. I might try to play a ukulele, but I cant play an instrument to save my life.

Movies... good times, I dig the movie "City Of God"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

HA HA HA .... Im sure if we hang out you will see something amazing happen. I have plenty of stories to tell you about (not for the faint of heart).

Teach, Learn, Share

You can never know too much .... learn something new every day and learn with an open mind from those around you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Costa Rica, Egypt, El Salvador, Kosovo, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada

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