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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
See the world inside out
ABOUT ME
I'm a beard-advocate, bordering on a beard-pusher.
I'm involved with food security and sustainable agriculture, and I do my best to promote workable solutions through leading a low-impact lifestyle and engaging in community based projects.
I like to laugh and I hate to rush. I'm big on reading and the radio and not so big on television.
I love being in the outdoors, working or playing, and I think camping is the best vacation. I love to cook and learn a new recipe or try a new ingredient. I like to spend an afternoon in the garden and watch things grow. I've just started rock climbing as a hobby, and I'm planning on starting yoga. Other than that, I like to play footbag and I love slacklining.
PHILOSOPHY
The larger the searchlight,
the larger the circumference of the unknown.
- Dick Taylor
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
So far, I'm a surfer. When I get my own roof, I'm looking forward to hosting and meeting new people.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
It's been great so far, and has helped to see Italy, France, and Germany in a new and fantastic way.
Interests
Music, footbag, slackline, reading, camping, fishing, sailing, i really love wool sweaters, ultimate frisbee, snowboarding.
I try to see as much of the city I live in as possible and explore the different neighbourhoods of Toronto. I'm big on local.
- literature
- dining
- cooking
- yoga
- gardening
- politics
- reading
- music
- outdoor activities
- fishing
- camping
- sailing
- snowboarding
- rock climbing
- agriculture
- history
Music, Movies, and Books
Tool, Mogwai, Radiohead, Russian Circles, Sublime, Pearl Jam, Red Sparowes, King Crimson, Supertramp, Battles, Scientist, Rage Against the Machine, Queens of the Stone Age, Pink Floyd, Dave Brubeck, Neil Young, Doc Watson, Hendrix, Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, The Doors, Peter Tosh... Not much I don't like if it's good.
Too many books to list. Hunter S. Thompson, McCarthy, Welsh, Burgess, Vonnegut, Orwell, Garland, Heller, Remarque, Bradbury, Kafka...
I also read a lot of history books.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Seeing the Northern Lights on an uninhabited lake in northern Ontario. Beyond words.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can share discussion about history, politics, music, and literature.
Countries I’ve Visited
Canada, Cuba, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
Countries I’ve Lived In
Canada