I have lived outside of my home country for almost all of my adult life. Im married to the kindest Canadian gal. We love learning about cultures and countries from the locals!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My wife and I don’t want to experience countries cooped up in hotels or hostels, we want to truly experience life as the locals do

Interests

• culture
• books
• reading
• jazz
• hiking
• philosophy
• frisbee
• trees
• fiction
• bikepacking
• spikeball

Music, Movies, and Books

Some of my favorite musicians are Pinegrove, King’s Kaleidoscope, Old school Justin Nozuka, Zach Winters, Chance the Rapper’s culturally sensible stuff haha. I really enjoy new jazz like Tom Misch, Ezra collective, Alfa mist. My most favorite artist is probably Loyle Carner.

My favorite books are usually historical fiction having to do with social issues i.e. race, culture, refugees like North by Brad Kessler or To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee while I also enjoy a lot of just plain fun fiction like Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Wondla

Favorite movies - I like the less gauche A24 movies like Minari and Sing Sing
I love refugee movies like The Good Lie and The visitor
I also am a sucker for adventurous animated stuff - avatar the last airbender, brother bear, treasure planet

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I’ve hiked in the himalayas!

What I Can Share with Hosts

A heart to engage and learn from and with different backgrounds and walks of life. I also genuinely love washing dishes and helping people with their gardens and whatnot haha

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Germany, Haiti, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Poland, South Korea

Countries I’ve Lived In

Haiti, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, United States