CURRENT MISSION

To build character, make friends and tell stories.

ABOUT ME

I'm very chill and a generally positive person to have around any household. I play the tambourine and the piano and I love to sing. Fur keeps my face and hands warm in the sharp sharp cold winter nightdays. I'm constantly perplexed by a ridiculous obsession with love and astounded by the awesome wonders of the universe.

PHILOSOPHY

The only thing that comes close to expressing the unexpressible, other than silence, is music. -Aldous Huxley

Calling people out on their racist, sexist, homophobic, ableist bullshit is what I do for a living, literally, and get paid for it. what?

Also, sharing is key. I love to share.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I hosted my first couchsurfer in the summer of 2008. I also surf couches.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

All were excellent. I made some friends and had some laughs, saw some bands and many good times were had.

Interests

People interest me, and their mannerisms. I'm interested in perspectives, opinions, ideas, and learning how to do things. I don't know how to garden. How sad is that? I'm from the north, what can I say? It's hard to get things growed up thur.
One day I want to tan an entire moose or caribou hide, with help of course, but the whole thing, the whole process. It's incredibly time-consuming and labour intensive. Someday I will do it, and moccassins for everyone!!

• singing
• walking
• gardening
• music
• piano

Music, Movies, and Books

Little Miss Sunshine, Fight Club, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Requiem for a Dream, Me and You and Everyone We Know, The Moulin Rouge, Spirited Away, Cat Soup

Spontaneous musical outbursts bring joy to my heart.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I sat for two hours at the Moreno Glacier in El Calafate, Argentina and watched pieces of it break off into the water.
Seeing the bun barely set in the summer is amazing, though I see it often, it never gets dark!
Walking home across the lake in the winter in Yellowknife is amazing... with the northern lights illuminating your way across the ice.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach people to bead and bead earrings... and make bannock. I try to help people appreciate challenging situations. Every setback is an opportunity to build more character, after all.
Ask me about transformative pedagogy! Seriously.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Namibia, Peru, South Africa, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada

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