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Overview

  • 3 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Japanese, Spanish
  • 32, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Currently: Snowboard School Manager & Teacher, Rio Th...
  • 1492 Colombus sailed the oceans blue.
  • From Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Save up for another trip to Mexico!

ABOUT ME

Words could not describe the entirety of my character... I'm not even sure if I know all about myself, but I will do my best...

I'm an aquarius, if that means anything to you. If not, I'm an easy going, patient, idealistic thinker who tries to live life outside the box. I use the term "aquarius" to describe myself not because I believe in astrology, but because most descriptions of aquarius personality traits are quite accurate to my own. Excluding the desire of fame and stubbornness.

A crazy adrenaline rush, pushing myself over the edge, going on crazy adventures - wether that be paddling down the Fraser River with a mop on large rectangular sheet of reinforced styrofoam (honestly I'm not entirely sure what it was, but it could float with two people on it) Or sneaking into 5 star hotel pool, I'm always up for an adventure. Simple pleasures, like sunsets or "double rainbows", are equally enjoyable.

PHILOSOPHY

Reality is subjective, be open minded.
Learn as much as you can.
Take risks.
Test your limits.

Life is short, make the best of it. Whatever it takes.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I was hosted in Manzanillo, Mexico! An experience I'll never forget. Now I will host anyone who wants to come to Vancouver!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It was such a great experience, I was hosted by Mike in Manzanillo, Mexico, who took me on some awesome adventures. I also met up with a great guy named Octavio, in Colima. Both of my experiences were nothing short of amazing.

Interests

***Lucid Dreaming
**Snowboarding
**Learning how to surf
**Hiking
**Going for Walks
**Music
***Meeting total strangers (with exceptions) and sharing life experiences
***The pursuit of knowledge

  • chocolate
  • running
  • reading
  • billiards
  • music
  • trumpet
  • hiking
  • snowboarding
  • boxing

Music, Movies, and Books

Lots of Movies:

Lord Of the Rings (all three)
The Thing
Gumo
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Memento
Tracy Fragments
Inception
The Big Lebowski
and more...

Music:

Tragically Hip
The Black Keys
Radiohead
Queens of the Stone Age
Mother Mother
The White Stripes
Boards of Canada
Bonobo
Massive Attack
Queen
Pink Floyd
Nirvana
and many many more...

I don't really read books... I've read The Road. All the Harry Potters. 1942 (Orwell). Animal Farm (Orwell).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A friend and I snuck into an elementary school at 12am, stole candy, chocolate, a walk-talkie, a lot of rubber bands, some gauze, and a trumpet, without ever planning or intending to do so. The strangest thing about this accidental operation was that the entire time we spoke in terrible Scottish and Irish accents. Eventually cops entered the building with flashlights and we had to leave.

More recently I jumped off 30ft rock formations in El Salto, Mexico, after hiking up a river for 2 hours.

Teach, Learn, Share

Lucid Dreaming

The ability to realize the dream state and take control of your dreams (REM sleep). People with this ability have been termed "Oneironauts" (from the Greek oneiros - "dream") and Oneirology is the term used to describe the scientific study of dreams.

I will not dazzle you with extravagant claims of life changing abilities and magical pretty ideas, but I will say I use it as a tool to benefit my waking life. Be it from creative problems to stress relief, lucid dreaming has become a powerful tool that has greatly benefitted me and I wish to share that experience with others. Should I run into any one person reading this on my travels, I will arm you with the information you need to find out more about Lucid Dreaming and how you can continue to teach yourself how to do it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bermuda, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada

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