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I like thinking and sharing thoughts preferably while walking about or with a warm drink in hand. I can be calm, silly, reflective, or talkative. If I'm quiet it's probably because I'm hungry or thinking. I want to learn a lot about a few things, and a little about as much as I can.

check out my website! jonathansilver.ca

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Before I knew about couchsurfing, I often slept on near-strangers' couches. Today, I still do the same, but now it's more organized and the community has a home base.

Interests

-biking, hiking, canoe tripping, canoeing, snowshoeing

-cooking, great food, great drink, quality ingredients, tea, ice pops (I own an ice pop company! -- jonspops.ca)

-reading, philosophy, discussion

-architecture, mushrooms, flowers, trees, lighting conditions, colour, time, geologic time, rocks, design

-etymology, language, translation, English, French

• architecture
• design
• dining
• cooking
• walking
• drinking
• flowers
• reading
• cycling
• hiking
• canoeing
• camping
• snowshoeing
• etymology

Music, Movies, and Books

Podcasts!: 99% invisible, BBC the Food Program

Movies: All sorts, but I usually those without too much dialogue. I love movies. A few of my favourites are: Lost in Translation, L'heure d'été, Samara, the Tenant, Waltz with Bashir (that ending!), the Act of Killing (not fun to watch, but important)...

Music: Broken Social Scene, the Bad Plus, the Books, Calexico, Cinematic Orchestra, Feist, Hayden, Neil Young, Nick Drake, Bert Jansch, Donovan.

Authors&Books: Italo Calvio (Invisible Cities, If on a winter`s night a traveller...), Paul Auster (The Invention of Solitude, City of Glass, Ghosts), the Dharma Bums, Walden, the Outsider, Siddhartha, Persepolis, le Petit Prince, the Arcades Project, the Life and Death of Great American Cities, Poetics of Space, Phaedo...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

After a four day bus ride to the Northwest Territories, my brother and I once loaded all the dehydrated food and gear we would need for seven weeks into our canoe, pushed off shore, and headed north along the Mackenzie River for two thousand kilometers into the Canadian Arctic.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a lot of experience hiking and canoe tripping in all kinds of weather conditions. I can teach you about packing lightly and efficiently.

I'm an expert at making camp fires.

Show me the leftovers in your fridge and pantry and I'll whip you up a delicious meal.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'll teach you a new, simple recipe.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Israel, Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France