I'm a down to earth, energetic, happy, polite, engaged, adventurous and good humored guy who loves new experiences and connecting with new people. I'm lucky that my work allows me to travel and experience new places all the time. My goal is to create a lifestyle in which I can sustain myself doing only things I love such as: Photography, Hockey Coaching, Nutrition & Trail Running.

From my experiences I've realize that if I'm positive, enthusiast and treat people with love and respect as well as a true interest in getting to know them, my life will be full of deep enriching experiences on a daily basis.

CURRENT MISSION:
To live life with open heart and open eyes, to grow as a person through experiences and interactions with people all around the world!

Down to earth, energetic, happy, polite, engaged, adventurous and good humored.

PHILOSOPHY

To treat people with love and respect.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I originally joined after a friend of mine suggested I do so. Since then, I've been to Amsterdam with a sweet and passionate local, Nice with a doctor and a surgeon, Paris with a sweet French lady and her son, Rome with 2 highly talented and well spoken young ladies, Costa Rica with some wonderful families and plan on hosting people interested in discovering Toronto.

Thus far I couldn't asked for anything better than what I've experienced on CS. My mind and heart were blown on multiple occasions!

Now whenever I travel I try and surf or at the very least, meet up with locals so I can get a true experience of a place. I'm definitely not one to just see the tourist sites, I want to live and experience and locals do!

Interests

I love being active, spending time in nature, connecting with people, seeing new things and eating amazing foods from around the world.

My true passions include:

- Portrait, landscape and travel photography (www.jeremiedupontphoto.com)

- Ice Hockey (I've been involved with ice hockey at a high level my entire life. I'm now a coach to teams + work with many up and coming goalies mentoring them on importance of hard work, nutrition and lifestyle in performance.

- Trail Running/Adventures in wild places (I've run several 50km trail races, done a half ironman, lots of interior camping etc)

• performing arts
• photography
• cooking
• fitness
• running
• coach
• traveling
• camping
• trail running
• hockey
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Do to my busy lifestyle and lots of driving, I listen to many great podcasts such as the Rich Roll Podcast, Ultra Runner Podcast, offCamera with Sam Jones, Trail Runner Nation as they allow me to soak in information without having to stop and read.

Some of my favorite books include: Autobiography of a Yogi, Eat and Run, Born to Run etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My entire trip to Russia, playing hockey in front of 12,000 fans and winning in a shootout, interior camping in northern Ontario, Canada.

The canals in Amsterdam, the view in Eze, sunrise at 10,000 feet in Maui on the top of a volcano, the California coast, the grand canyon, the red rock in Sedona, Arizona and much more to come!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Delicious cooking and foods
Photography
Passion and knowledge for my city
Fitness and Nutrition tips
Plant based health
Transportation
Friendship
Connection
Bed & Private Room
Advice on what to see

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, France, Italy, Netherlands, Russian Federation, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United States