Starry-eyed dreamer in dancing shoes. Optimistic, authentic, extroverted, exuberant, and ever seizing the carp. Windsor is my urban Walden Pond, with people. Actively building community, experience, and brick structures. CQ eclectic artistic intellectuals.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Kindred souls all over the world.

City ambassador for Windsor, Ontario from 2005 to 2012.

Interests

Far too numerous to list exhaustively, but: computers, robotics, percussion, ancient history, mathematics, physics, philosophy, consciousness, information, surrealism, dreams, tall tales, word play.

• dancing
• electronics
• technology
• traveling
• music
• drums
• computer science
• teaching
• engineering
• mathematics
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Disco, indie pop, funk, soul.
Magdalena Bay, Led Zeppelin, Tame Impala, Cocteau Twins, Tangerine Dream, Solar Fields, Jamiroquai.

Barbarella, Labyrinth, Pitch Black, Alien, Donnie Darko, Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Star Trek, Firefly, Farscape, Rome, Cosmos.
Jim Henson, Terry Gilliam, David Lynch, Richard Linklater, Wes Anderson.

Neal Stephenson, Jorge Luis Borges, Kurt Vonnegut, Isaac Asimov, Carl Sagan, Henry David Thoreau, William Shakespeare.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My life travel goal is to visit every UNESCO World Heritage Site. I'm not trying very hard. In chronological order, so far:

Rideau Canal (Canada)
Historic District of Old Quebec (Canada)
Acropolis, Athens (Greece)
Historic Areas of Istanbul (Turkey)
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (Israel)
Historic Cairo (Egypt)
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur (Egypt)
Delos (Greece)
Paris, Banks of the Seine (France)
Palace and Park of Versailles (France)
Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church (UK)
Tower of London (UK)
Historic Centre of Brugge (Belgium)
Yosemite National Park (USA)
Historic Centre of Lima (Peru)
City of Cuzco (Peru)
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (Peru)
Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian (Croatia)
Old City of Dubrovnik (Croatia)
Historic Centre of Rome (Italy)
Historic Centre of Naples (Italy)
Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata (Italy)
Works of Antoni Gaudí (Spain)
Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco (Spain)

Teach, Learn, Share

I am an actual teacher of engineering and computer science topics some of the time, but I can also give pointers on your hackey sack game.

I like to learn to use things that make music.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Your choice of a funky drum beat, an energetic dance partner, or an unlimited supply of puns.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Palestine, Peru, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United States

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