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Overview

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  • Fluent in English, Japanese, Russian; learning Italian
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • Marketing
  • Bachelor of Mathematics
  • From Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Profile 75% complete

About Me

My name is Max. I grew up with that name as a preclude to great things I was going to achieve. When I was little I told my mom some day I'm going to be a President of this country. Little did I know at the time that the country I grew up in, I will have to leave behind and move to Canada.
At the age of 14 I was living in my new country with my parents and my younger sister. The dream to become a president never materialized in Canada, we have a prime minister here and a queen of England is our head of state :-)
Although I did start my own marketing company.
My interest are many I read books (recent reads War and Peace, Kybalion, Thinking Fast and Slow, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy etc)
I've travelled the world Germany, England, Prague, Italy (love the food!!), Thailand, Iceland and many others
My friends say that I'm shy, although I don't believe them.
I always make NEW friends, how can I be shy then lol

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on couchsurfing because I like to make new friends.
And authentically connecting with people.
I believe that anyone can connect with anyone just by speaking from the heart.
Enemies in the past doesn't mean enemies in the future, people always have a choice to be happy and give up disliking one another.
And couchsurfing is a great example of this principle.
That is why I'm on couchsurfing :-)

Interests

  • books
  • dining
  • traveling
  • tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Love Love Love the movies.
Haha I did talk about my books already (recent reads War and Peace, Kybalion, Thinking Fast and Slow, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy etc)
Movies The Pirates of the Caribbean, The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Batman, The Man of Earth etc.
Music I like from the 70's mostly Doors, Jefferson's Airplane, Simon and Garfunkel. Classical Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Rachmaninov (piano concerto #2)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've climbed the highest mountain in Thailand on my Bicycle. It was 210 kilometers both ways from Chiang Mai to Doi Inthanon. It took me 12 hours to complete.
I thought I would not make it. It was just so intense and experience.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my amazing travel stories. My always smiling attitude and grateful behaviour.
I can only share human things :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Iceland, Italy, Russian Federation, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Thailand

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