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Overview

  • 18 references 17 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Norwegian Bokmål; learning Icelandic, Spanish
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Forestry
  • Books
  • From canada
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About Me

i am very curious. i like to explore.

i work very hard. i like to learn. I always want to do better.

I want to feel like i am living my life. i require a lot of freedom.

i dont like that i need a telephone to participate in society. i dont like being instantly accessible. I like to think.

I am not very serious. I dont think one needs to be serious to accomplish serious things.

a man can not be judged during his lifetime, nor is it for him to say who it is that he is. Some old greek dudes said this.

I looked at some other profiles to get an idea what people are sharing. I choose to stick with these blunt statements and retain my literary integrity.

Generally i prefer mountains and plants over people, but i can also enjoy socialising with the humans.

i use a lot of time on trees.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

i have hosted and been hosted.

now i am walking through Spain. my goal is to learn Spanish, but also to explore and just enjoy wandering in nature.

What i primarily need from a host is to wash my clothing and get a shower. However i am up for just about anything. I am not in a hurry. Maybe i can help with something. If it gives me the opportunity to practice Spanish then i am interested.

So basically I am here to take advantage your hospitality and use you as a learning tool, but i will do what i can to give something in return.

Interests

most of my interests are reasons to be in nature as much as possible.

otherwise i am interested in music. my primary instrument is guitar. i focus on classical music.

indirectly i cant help but be interested in philosophy, literature, biology, geology; basically everything. But the point is always to be close to nature.

  • hiking
  • skiing
  • nature

Music, Movies, and Books

having a favourite thing doesn't make a lot of sense to me . Someone recently asked me what my favourite song was. It had never occurred to me before that this was possible.

i focus on classical music, but most genres are of interest to me.

i use movies as a tool for relaxing, especially when i have been working too much. So i like action movies, where stuff blows up for some reason, and there is a lot of running around, and the writer isn't trying to cause me to become emotionally invested in the characters.

all kinds of books. with books i want to have learned something or have had my ideas challenged. But a classic fairy-tale adventure is also great.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

it is very difficult for me to think that i or anything i have done could be considered amazing, I am of course myself the whole time, so it all seems normal to me. i think if you have done something that is considered amazing by other people, it isn't going to be easy to believe.

Teach, Learn, Share

teach: music, language, maybe knowlege of some sort, different skills. I mean, i'm not moving in, so the idea that i can teach you something in a few hours is a bit unreasonable.

learn: Spanish. local geography / history. dont worry about it. you aren't responsible for my education.

I am not going to have very much with me. the next field is called what i can share. so i will try to come up with something in the next box

What I Can Share with Hosts

really not much. you have the opportunity to help someone who will appreciate it.

if you have a guitar i can probably entertain you.

if i have some extra stuff you like, its yours!

when i have hosted people in the past i have never expected anything from them. I helped them because i want to be the kind of person who helps people.

who knows. perhaps i have nothing you want, and then, perhaps quite a lot. if you are willing to help me, then i want to help you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Belize, Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belize, Canada, Iceland, Norway, United Kingdom

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