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Overview

  • 13 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning Spanish
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Teacher
  • Masters of Education student
  • From Toronto, ON, Canada
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To visit every continent and experience the world! 5/7 so far!

ABOUT ME

"only boring people get bored"

i am awesome. what more do you need? :)

i'm 25, travelled Europe for a few months, am currently living in Mongolia and traveling Asia whenever I'm not teaching and am always ready for a good time. I am very social and I meet people everywhere I go. I like making sure people around me have fun no matter where we are.

PHILOSOPHY

Que Sera Sera - whatever will be will be

Only boring people get bored.

Never think the world is ending. It's always tomorrow in Australia.

Handle every stressful situation like a dog. If you can't eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I did not get a chance to Couchsurf while I was in Europe, but I hosted many surfers in Toronto. You can see my list of couchsurfers I met below. I'll do what I can to host, but it's not always possible. Please ask though, as I've been able to host in the past, though it's usually only been for 2-3 days.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I hosted a few groups of couchsurfers. My first experience was a group from the Czech Republic, 2 girls and 1 guy. The first night we went out for all-you-can-eat sushi and came back to my place and played Rockband on the Nintendo Wii. The second day we planned on going to Canada's Wonderland together (it was closed unfortunately) so we went to the Steamwhistle brewery instead for a tour. The third night, we went out clubbing with some of my friends and drank lots and had a good time. The next morning me and the guy (Stepan) played squash at my building to cure our hangover! It was sad to see them leave :( From then on I decided to fully dive into the couchsurfing experience.

Here is a list of the people I've met through Couchsurfing:

09/2009 - Surfed with a non-CS friend Steve from Australia in London, UK
09/2009 - Hosted Lucie, Stepan and Lenka from Prague
09/2009 - Hosted Antonia and Marie from Germany
10/2009 - Met Kristin for a drink in Orlando
12/2009 - Surfed on Caitlin's couch in Kingston, ON
02/2010 - Surfed on Kayla's couch in North Bay, ON
03/2010 - Hosted Thibaut, Fabian and Bryan from Northeast France
03/2010 - Met for drinks with Xavier from France and Maren from Germany
03/2010 - Hosted Juan Pablo from Guatemala and Kristin from Orlando
04/2010 - Surfed with Kristin in Orlando
06/2010 - Signed a lease for a 2-bedroom apartment in my college town of North Bay, ON with Kayla, the couchsurfer I stayed with in February. Now we are roommates and as of September we will host travelers to Northern Ontario!
06/2010 - Hosted Jussi from Finland

Ongoing - Shared my positive experiences with the CouchSurfing program with others, who have in turn joined the website.

Interests

travel, ice hockey, SCUBA diving, ultimate frisbee, golf, baseball, squash, soccer, snowboarding, going out, watching movies, learning Spanish and learning how to play the guitar

  • dogs
  • drinking
  • clubbing
  • movies
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • guitar
  • scuba diving
  • snowboarding
  • baseball
  • soccer
  • hockey
  • racquetball
  • golf
  • squash

Music, Movies, and Books

All music. from house to punk, from rock to rap

i like historical fiction books and classic novels.

all movies pretty much. comedies (The Hangover!!), drama, you name it I like it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Cayman Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Saint Lucia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United States

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