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Overview

  • 5 references
  • Fluent in English; learning Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish
  • 51, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • teacher
  • uni, college
  • From Toronto
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

50 countries by 50 years old

ABOUT ME

always looking for new stimulus to keep me on my toes whether it be people, places or activities.....old fashioned virtures such as strength, loyalty, honesty rank high on my list

PHILOSOPHY

life is too short to beat around the bush, say what you think, live how u feel, do what you want! as long as it doesn't offend too many people along the way :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I belong to the CS meeting group in Natal (where I reside in the summer).....and when I travel I try to contact locals to enhance my holiday with social interaction

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

have met lots of CS members throughout my travels.....each one a great encounter

Interests

Ice hockey, golf, tennis, baseball, nitelifeing, travel, reading, complaining

  • drinking
  • reading
  • traveling
  • scuba diving
  • baseball
  • boxing
  • hockey
  • olympics
  • tennis
  • golf
  • world cup

Music, Movies, and Books

Any HBO series, Deepak Chopra, Paulo Coehlo, Graham Hancock, History books, RHCP, Jack Johnson, Disco, Soul and Lou Rawles!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have climbed Mt. Fuji, Ayers Rock, Machu Pichu
I have been to the Sydney Olympics, Iguazu Falls, Carnival in Rio, 2 World Cups, the Eiffel Tower, the Collisium in Rome, Angkor Wot
I have seen a sumo match, a bull fight, Muay Thai Boxing
I have skydived, scuba dived, driven a Tuk-Tuk, shot a gun
I have eaten crickets, whale, kangaroo, emu, rabbit, llama, slugs,

Teach, Learn, Share

Did you know....

- there is an 8-10 minute delay from your stomach to your brain to actually let u know when u are full when eating....so eat slowly!!!
- disposable chopsticks are mostly made from eucalyptus trees grown in developing nations where the trees absorb all the surrounding moisture in the soil thus reducing argriculture in the area....so don't use disposable chopsticks!!!
- grapefruit juice is an appetite suppressants so drink lots because we are all getting too fat!!!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan

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