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Overview

  • 5 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French, Swedish
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Therapist
  • BA, MDiv, MSW
  • From Victoria, BC, Canada
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Give'r

ABOUT ME

I'm a pretty laid-back guy who can either relax at home with a good book or tear down the dance floor at a club.

PHILOSOPHY

L'audace, l'audace, toujours l'audace.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

When I'm on the road I sleep on people's couches, and when I'm at home I let people sleep on mine.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's all been positive. Awesome people from around the world. Much better than hostels.

Interests

Dancing, hiking, biking, walking, playing guitar, partying, singing, spirituality, reading, adventuring, writing, watching movies, listening to music

  • writing
  • books
  • singing
  • dancing
  • walking
  • partying
  • clubbing
  • movies
  • reading
  • music
  • guitar
  • cycling
  • hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: I Heart Huckabees, Into the Wild, (500) Days of Summer, Garden State, One Week, Fight Club, Intouchables, The Hangover, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Juno

Music: Dan Mangan, Neil Young, Tracy Chapman, Hello Saferide, Macklemore, Regina Spektor, Belle and Sebastian, Beach House, Sia, Tegan and Sara, Mumford and Sons, The Antlers, The Arcade Fire, Flight of the Conchords, Beirut

Books: Peace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh, The Gift by Hafiz, Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews, The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield, Freedom from the Known by Krishnamurti, Life of Pi by Yann Martel, Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien, For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived in a monastery for four months. It was the best thing I've ever done.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a trained therapist. I'd be happy to talk about mental health and how to improve it!

Check out my website at www.transformationcounselling.com

Other options: learning English, French, or basic chords on the guitar

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France

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