Nick Shears's Photo

Unverified Profile

  • Payment not verified
  • Phone not verified
  • Government ID not verified

Not Accepting Guests

  • Last login over 14 years ago

Join Couchsurfing to see Nick’s full profile.

Overview

  • 1 reference
  • Fluent in English; learning Italian
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • student/adventurer/social ambassador
  • Yes, technically, BA, but always learning something new.
  • From KS, IL, NJ, FL--USA
  • Profile 70% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Exploring the relationship between humans and nature, all over the world.

ABOUT ME

I currently live in Finland as a researcher exploring environmental conflicts, specifically those involving nuclear power technology, an endeavor which I hope to build a career upon. The work experience I have so far has mainly developed in restaurants, but also at a newspaper, a major coffee chain (twice), a museum, pizza parlor, travel magazine, the list really goes on..

PHILOSOPHY

I live for challenges and experience. I enjoy cities more than the country, but one day I want to live on a farm, because I love cultivation of all kinds.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Meet people, have a couch ready for someone to crash on, make friends, show people around the area I live in.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Sorry, none yet, this will change soon though.

Interests

Friends, urban and land-use planning, architecture and design, picking up old furniture to remodel and restore, cooking, reading, writing, cities, history, wilderness.

  • writing
  • architecture
  • design
  • cooking
  • coffee
  • technology
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • skiing
  • snowboarding
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

Last year I read Moby Dick and The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, by T.E. Lawrence. I am now enjoying Zeitoun, by Dave Eggers. The last movie I saw was Avatar.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I learned how to ski and snowboard on glaciers in Switzerland.

Teach, Learn, Share

Never be afraid to introduce yourself and start a conversation with someone new, anywhere or anytime.

Join Couchsurfing to see Nick’s full profile.