CURRENT MISSION

Brew some beer, learn to play ukelele

ABOUT ME

I love to cook food, especially bread, because I get to knead it! I bake sourdough bread, flatbread, crumpets, naan.

In the winter I like to spend weekends cross-country skiing in the countryside around Toronto, or go dancing at low key places in Toronto.

During the week I work during the day and spend my evenings having beers with friends, playing hockey at the outdoor rink up the street for me, rock climbing at an indoor gym, or practicing my new ukulele.

Music-wise, I especially love to listen to bluegrass. I have a secret love of New Order and other retro dance music. Oh and I really like Brazilian stuff by Seu Jorge and more maracatu.

In the summer, I like to get outside: I usually spend my weekends at look cliffs rock climbing.

PHILOSOPHY

Feed your friends.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm a newbie. I have'nt couchsurfed or hosted in the past!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None (yet!)

Interests

Mostly fermenting things. And speaking with people. Sporty outdoors things like rock climbing, hiking, biking, slack-lining. I'm learning to play ukulele.

• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• walking
• music
• dance music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• mountaineering
• skiing
• rock climbing
• hockey
• statistics

Music, Movies, and Books

Moonrise Kingdom, Lawrence Anyways, Catcher in the Rye, One Flew over the Cukoos (sp?) Nest, Battle for Algiers, King Leopold's Ghost, lots of books by W.P. Kinsella (author of Shoeless Joe), Into Thin Air, Todo Sobre Mi Madre, La Vie Devant Soi and Emile Ajar's other books, lots of French movies including Les Amants du Pont Neuf, Ang Lee's movies, especially Eat, Drink Man Woman. Blood Meridian and The Road by Cormac McArthur. Poetry by E.E. Cummings. Fantasy Literature like Harry Potter (I know it's lame but well I like adventure!). Truman Capote's short stories.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bicycle island hopping in the Philippines. Rock climbing in southern France. Mountaineering in Peru.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach people how to bake bread, make sourdough bread, slackline (walking tightrope), english or french language, statistics, bike repair and maintenance!