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Overview

  • 3 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning German, Spanish
  • 32, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • Writer/Podcaster
  • University
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

Hello! I'm a writer and podcaster (Story Untold) currently completing a Master's degree in Creative Nonfiction and living in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia. Now that I've started travelling, I can't really stop.

I love to meet new people and get to know a place by the people who live there, and Couchsurfing is a wonderful means of doing that. I'm not currently able to host myself, but I look forward to the day of being able to do so.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've stayed in plenty of hostels and campsites, but too often, I've missed out on meeting people in the cities I've been to. I'd like to change that.

Interests

Music, sports, movies, pop culture, politics, you name it. I'd like to think we could find something to talk about easily enough.

I'm a diehard basketball fan, so if you are, too, then we're already friends in my book.

  • photography
  • movies
  • music
  • cycling
  • backpacking
  • sports
  • basketball
  • soccer
  • tennis
  • history
  • bicycle touring
  • pop culture
  • hip-hop

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Into The Wild, Home Alone, City of God, Captain Fantastic, Anchorman, Spirited Away.

Books: Shantaram, Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube, The Hobbit, Zen and the Art of Happiness, The Four Agreements, Game of Thrones, The World's Most Travelled Man, the Stormlight Archives, anything in the Jack Reacher series.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In the summer of 2016, I rode a bicycle across Canada to raise funds for mental health initiatives. I've also slept in a 16-bed hostel dorm where nobody snored.

Teach, Learn, Share

Interested in learning about the history and culture of the places I visit.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good company and stories. Happy to cook, if that's the sort of thing you enjoy.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Wales

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