Where to begin? I am one of my own favourite subjects and could go on, but I'll keep it short: Work in computer animation, enjoy painting + music. I like questioning things, and try to not be too attached to my beliefs.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I know this isn't terribly original, but I really enjoy meeting people, esp. people from other places with different views, and I have found that people who travel tend to have particularly interesting perspectives. Meeting + conversing with people has been by far my favourite part of travelling (no disrespect to museums etc), and I'm hoping during my home-bound phases, hosting travellers will bring back a little taste of that world.

Interests

Painting (doing and viewing), music (mostly listening, some playing). Recent interest in history. Philosophy of mind, Darwinian evolutionary theory, spiritual/existential theories, technology/artificial intelligence/the future (all these things are related). I also sing low bass in a local community choir on Monday nights.

Music, Movies, and Books

Godel Esher Bach by Douglas Hofstadter -- I read the whole thing, and it changed my life/mind!
The Web of Life by Fritjof Capra -- systems view of nature - again, transformative.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

While planting trees in northern Alberta, I lived for a month in a bush camp a 30 min drive + 25 min helicopter ride from the nearest small town. Also, I lived for 3 months in the middle of the woods on a remote island off the Canadian west coast, in a house built of local cedar around a piano. I guess that's 2 things. I don't only like hermetic experiences, but these were pretty amazing.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Uuh... I think I favour the "Socratic approach", more a question-asker than teacher per se., but I've had plenty of stimulating conversations where I felt everyone learned a something. If your interested, I fancy myself somewhat informed about psychology (more neuro than Freud), transhumanism/futurism and visual arts. I'm from Montreal but have lived + travelled through much of Canada, as well as other parts of the world (esp Europe), so I can share some tips + stories. Also if you're interested in computer animation/CGI/VFX, I've been in that industry since 2003.

Learn: I consider myself a generally curious + inquisitive person, I'm generally interested in whatever you want to talk about. Particularly interested in distinctly non-Canadian perspectives (though fellow Canucks welcome as well).

Share: see below.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A nice home, a respectful host. If you want someone to accompany you to some of Montreal's sites, or wanna have a chill conversation at home, or just need a place to crash, all these are possible. It does depend a bit on my availability, which may be limited especially if I'm in a full-time-work phase (I may not be able to host at all), but drop me a line, hopefully we can work something out!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Laos, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada