I'm a lawyer from Montreal and I work with social entrepreneurs, artists, community groups and not-for-profit organisations. I work remotely and travel as much as possible. Present location is Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.

In my free time I like to enjoy good food with friends, hike, sail and explore the world around me.

When travelling, I prefer to spend extended periods in one place and experience what local residents do for fun and entertainment. For example, I spent almost two years in Kyoto Japan and my favourite memories are not of the tourist spots but of the hidden treasures: the local family restaurant with the value meal, the neighbourhood tea shop with the random cheap desert, the diversity of ramen noodle restaurants.... mmmm ramen. This is what I want to discover when I travel!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I spent 3 months in Hong Kong and Beijing and stayed with people I met through CS. I also went to the meetups and found people to do activities with. It was great!

When I was a student, I lived in a 16 person cooperative. We had couch surfers on a nightly basis. In fact, it was rare that we were less than 18.

Otherwise, I have not done a lot of "official" couchsurfing. Unofficially, I have stayed with friends all over and have had friends from all over stay with me. You are welcome!

Interests

I enjoy going to shows and restaurants when I am in my home town of Montreal. But when I travel abroad.... yeah, I pretty much still like going to shows and restaurants!

• cooking
• eating out
• music
• hiking
• sailing
• exploring

Music, Movies, and Books

80s (Police, Bowie, Prince...)
non-fiction (Sagan...)
fiction (Asimov, Orwell, Vonnegut)
sci-fi (Star Trek, The Expanse)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I played hockey in Kyoto Japan for almost 2 years, which was a great way to experience life in Japan!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: English, French, Quebec culture.

Learn: food culture and language in other places.

Share: meals and conversation, hiking, travelling.

What I Can Share with Hosts

conversation, friendship, travel experience, recipes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Monaco, Norway, Palestine, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Japan, United States