I love learning and I feel flat and stale if my mind isn't challenged. At the moment I'm enjoying teaching myself more technological marketing skills, like learning to code and learning website analytics. I'm fascinated by so many things and I want you to tell me the deep depths of whatever you're knowledgeable about!

Photography is huge passion of mine. I picked up my first camera when I was about 14 and am always striving to learn something new and perfect my technique. I love getting to know other keen creative types and am always interested in adapting my style.

I'm also a museum and concert person and love cultural experiences. I'm a big history buff and love getting out and learning more about where I'm living. I love connecting with people and learning about different lifestyles and opinions. The most important things I've learned I feel have come from fellow travellers. I have become a more open, patient and understanding person because of incredible people from all over the world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm here on Couchsurfing because when I'm surrounded by travellers and I'm learning from them, I feel the realest, truest version of myself. I get an incredible energy from conversation and it makes me so happy to talk with people who genuinely believe in some of the most basic instincts to me. I love meeting people and welcoming them into my life, where I'm usually rewarded with some positive life lessons.

Interests

Being on the open road without plans, getting creative things done, aspiring to greater things and planning my next multi-day adventure in a van, in a tent or in the ocean.

• writing
• photography
• concerts
• technology
• socializing
• minimalism
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• canoeing
• kayaking
• camping
• surfing
• snowboarding
• swimming
• business
• history
• vanlife

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Science, history and travel books. I really like Bill Bryson, I've never laughed so hard while reading a book before. I also love memoirs, and just read 'The Great Floodgates of the Wonderworld', and 'A House in the Sky'.

Music: Everything, and I love to see them live too.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Helicopter flight over the Grand Canyon in Nevada
Snorkelling between the tectonic plates of Eurasia and North America in Iceland
Glacier hiking and ice-climbing in Iceland
Surfing in Cornwall, England
Cove hopping along the Spanish Costa Brava
Hot spring hunting in Iceland
Quad biking around the mountains of Reykjavik
Watched a 5-hour opera - Parsifal by Wagner, in Vienna, Austria
Snowboarding in the French Alps
Hiking and paragliding in the Swiss Alps
Helicopter flight over glaciers in New Zealand
Cliff diving in British Columbia
Lived by a lake in my van for 2 months in Banff National Park
Wildlife spotting in Yellowstone
Glacier hiking in Alberta
Winter camping in the depths of Nova Scotia's winter
Multi-day pack canoe trip across Kejimkujik National Park
Seeing the vivid fall colours in Nova Scotia
Dune bashing in the United Arab Emirates
Sea kayaking in British Columbia
Surfing in the foggy Pacific North-West
Living in my van, Sullivan, for 6 months while travelling through Canada & USA
Living in Merida, Mexico for 3 months, soaking up local life

What I Can Share with Hosts

Kindness, a passion for adventure and learning, and open mind, free spirit and adventurous lifestyle. If you have a crazy idea or plan, I'm usually down for it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom