I've spent too long putting off seeing the world. I'm selling all my things between now and August to leave home indefinitely, planning to finally land in Australia to settle there for a bit. In the meantime, I want to get as far through the following route as my savings will take me:

Japan -- Russia -- Central Asia -- South Asia -- Southeast Asia

Traveling solo and open to companions!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Looking to stretch my dollar, meet great people, and conduct some interviews everywhere I go as part of a broad-ranging art project.

I have a YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqjxQt_VeZYKncOZ_BB68Dw

I want to take the concept I've been working on there, and take it as many places as I can!

Interests

• burningman
• festivals
• board games
• cycling
• canoeing
• kayaking
• hockey
• rugby
• language exchange
• sightseeing
• countryside
• videography
• language learning
• trains
• ping pong
• video editing
• networking
• psychedelic rock
• cycle touring
• video production

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Rush, Atmosphere, The Tea Party, Queen, Metric, The Tragically Hip

Movies: Edgar Wright films, Christopher Nolan films, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Funny People

Books: "In The Realm Of Hungry Ghosts" by Gabor Maté, "Chasing The Scream" by Johann Hari, "How To Invent Everything" by Ryan North

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Reversed an overdose (more than once, actually) at work. Naloxone is a mind-blowing life-saver.

Teach, Learn, Share

Used to be an outdoor educator: (lapsed) certifications to instruct canoeing and cross-country skiing. Taught outdoor skills (fire starting, shelter building).

More recently, have been involved in festival harm-reduction communities, have taught harm-reduction principles to volunteer groups.

If you've got access to an ice surface, I'll teach you everything I know about hockey.

Want to learn languages! And if you think you can teach me an instrument, I welcome it. I am really bad at instruments.

Would also love to learn more solo-traveling skills.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Making meals, being an active and empathetic listener, the opportunity to collaborate in creative projects...

I will drop whatever I'm doing to help out with anything I can put myself to use for, or even just to go do something spontaneous and unplanned. Let's do something exciting!

Countries I’ve Visited

Japan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russian Federation, South Korea, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada