CURRENT MISSION

Studying journalism at the University of Western Ontario

ABOUT ME

I lived and worked on Jeju Island, South Korea, for two years. I taught English while setting up and running the first sustained English language information service for foreigners -- Jeju Life.

I now live in London, Ontario, Canada. I attend the University of Western Ontario's MA in journalism program. Currently one term in.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I can share information on life in Korea and Jeju. As well as sharing what I've learned/learning about journalism.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Coffee, drinks and partying in Iceland.

Interests

Journalism, online journalism, new media, blogging, magazine design and production.

• design
• coffee
• running
• partying
• drinking
• blogging
• communications
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks. And his two follow ups - Playing the Moldovans at Tennis (why I want to visit that country), and One Hit Wonderland.

Movies & TV: Good Will Hunting, Aliens, Scrubs. And the 'Easy Riders' of 'Mondo Enduro' (http://www.mondoenduro.com/mondoenduro.html).

Music: Oasis, People Under the Stairs, Ugly Duckling, Kasabian, Old-Skool hip hop and rap, Old-Skool British dance music from mid 1990's.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watching the Northern Lights while floating on my back at the Blue Lagoon in Iceland.

Teach, Learn, Share

Online journalism and new media discussion. Magazine design and production.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Poland, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, South Korea, United Kingdom

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