I live just outside Toronto (about halfway between Toronto and Niagara Falls). I have had a long career as a Project on large software projects and in the Human Resources field.

I have a passion for travel and have had the goal of visiting and documenting all of the UNESCO World Heritage sites. I am an avid amateur photographer and have a blog on solo travel called Bucketlistthings.com.

I am a pretty talented home cook and I run about 30-50K per week. I have completed 9 marathons and a ton of other races (Half marathons, 10Ks, 20K.s). I cycle and practice yoga

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am working less now and transitioning to travelling as much as I can. I love staying in hostels and with locals to get a real flavour for the areas I visit.

Couchsurfing allows me the opportunity to meet locals and (soon) be able to host them in my home

Interests

• photography
• beer
• running
• drones
• volunteer work
• cycling
• hiking
• scuba diving
• history
• volunteering
• libraries
• scuba

Music, Movies, and Books

I listen to pretty much every genre of music (with the exception of death metal and thrash). My taste are truly eclectic. I do love to see live music. I can't sing or play an instrument to save my life.

I read voraciously, mostly fiction and bestsellers but also sci-fi, biographies, non-fiction, cookbooks and tons of magazines.

Movie-wise it's pretty much light stuff like Young Frankenstein, Airplane and The Naked Gun.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have hot air ballooned over the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking, running, English

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Russian Federation, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, United States