CURRENT MISSION

Traveling and exploring before putting down roots.

ABOUT ME

These are never easy. I'm pretty active and outgoing. I can be loud and opinionated, but that only comes out after I get to know people.

PHILOSOPHY

My personal philosophy is to experience as much as I can while I'm here. I try to do right by myself and others, hear and tell good stories and laugh as much as I can. Eating good food, and drinking good drink always helps too!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Right now I'm only traveling, so I can't put people up, but once I'm stable in February I will definitely be willing to put up a couch to someone in need of a bed and a shower.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None, this is all new to me. I used to only use Hostels, but this seems like a way better gig.

I'm currently heading across Europe on a Eurail adventure. Hope to meet some of you along the way. I'm traveling with my partner Angela Teske. She's a little bit cooler than me. ;)

Interests

I enjoy a lot of events, groups and clubs. I like skateboarding, snowboarding, and I played Rugby for 10 years. I like hiking and exploring cities. I'm also pretty chill. I'm a bit of a movie/tv geek. I listen a lot of music, and write. I play piano and I've been in a few bands. I love jamming.

For more info get me on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/matt.cooper.902604

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• dining
• drinking
• clubbing
• news
• tv
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• piano
• fishing
• hiking
• snowboarding
• skateboarding
• rugby

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: My personal favorites are mostly nostalgic: Star Wars, Transformers (old), Ninja Turtles, Jim Henson movies (Labyrinth, Dark Crystal) Princess Bride, Neverending Story. I like a lot of horror films and movies by directors like Quentin Tarrentino and Robert Rodriguez. I like a lot of movies though. I like a fair bit of anime too. Akira is my favorite. I like a lot of tv too, especially South Park, Simpsons, Sopranos, Six Feet Under, the Office, Monty Python and the Might Boosh to name a few.

Music: I'm mostly a metal head. I like pretty much every genre of metal, including the extreme stuff. But I'm not restricted to it. My first favorite band was Smashing Pumpkins and Tool. I like a lot of the 90s alternative stuff. I listen to a lot of classical music and soundtracks as well. I also like some more mellow stuff recently like MGMT, Foster the People and New Pornographers. Lately I've been really interested in traditional Japanese music (prompted by the Akira soundtrack).

Books: After doing my Masters I mostly wanted to read easy fun stuff. I love Terry Pratchett and science fiction like Dune. I like a lot of the classics too, like Wuthering Heights, or A Room with a View. I often don't like books that wear their philosophy on their sleeve.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saw an ice berg crack, it made a sound louder than thunder of the coast of Newfoundland. I saw a Manna Ray take out a Rainbow fish in Hawaii. I saw the sunset from a temple that was built into a mountain in Korea. I don't know, there's a lot more...

Teach, Learn, Share

I like meeting people who are from somewhere that I've never been, and never really been exposed to. I'll give you an anecdote. I met a man in a hostel once from Israel. I asked him what it was really like there. I had just left Canada for the first time, and I told him that I was sure I didn't get an accurate picture from the news. He was so grateful that I didn't start on a diatribe of how much I knew, just because I watched CNN, like many people had. He told me a lot that amazed me. He made the complexity of the situation very clear. We met in passing but ended up talking for hours. I want to meet more people like him.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States

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