CURRENT MISSION

Have a very active and creative summer! I'm currently learning French in Trois Rivière and working as a journalist in Lac La Biche, AB.

ABOUT ME

I am a 24 year old living in Victoria B.C. Attending university in the department of English Literature. I used to work at a used book store downtown, a staple of Victoria, and now I work at a climbing gym on the university campus.

PHILOSOPHY

If it's not fun don't do it. Seriously, time's precious. Don't even bother.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on Couchsurfing because I love meeting new people. I'm incredibly social and love stumbling into new and surprising situations.
On top of this, I believe in the passing on of second hand goods and sharing spaces when you can. We're all living together on this crazy space rock and we can share the space if we all care. Ultimately, the most important part of life is interaction and the connections we make with others.
I love hitchhiking, dumpster diving, clothing swaps, all things where you can give what you don't need to someone who will use it!

Interests

I'm an avid Beatles fan, I believe that their music and personalities have had a huge effect on my personality and philosophy. I've always been very active, climbing, hiking, dancing etc. I am obsessed with reading and this summer I want to work seriously on my prose. My girlfriend and I are working on writing prompts with each other.

Music Culture
Hiking
Camping
Bicycling
Climbing
Reading
Writing

• culture
• writing
• books
• literature
• clothing
• reading
• dumpster diving
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• rock climbing
• environmental studies
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Alternative Rock, Folk, Rock and Roll,
Rap, The Beatles, Fleet Foxes, Radiohead, Decemberists, White Stripes, LCD Soundsystem, Buddy Holly, Talking Heads, Wilco, Velvet Underground, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar etc.

TV Shows:
Community, Arrested Development, Breaking Bad, Broad City, Atlanta etc.

Movies:
American Beauty, Man on the Moon, Little Miss Sunshine, Donnie Darko, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Sound of Music, Across the Universe, Any Kubrick or Coenn Brothers, Citizen Kane, The Apartment, Rebel Without a Cause, Diary of a Teenage Girl, 8 1/2 etc.

Books:
Cloud Atlas, Black Swan Green, Dracula, The Picture of Dorian Grey, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, This Side of Paradise, The Catcher in the Rye, Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Norwegian Wood, The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea, Spring Snow, To the Lighthouse, As I Lay Dying, The Sound and the Fury, A Moveable Feast, House of Leaves, Woman in the Dunes, Pale Fire, The Decameron, Ulysses, The Little Prince, Genealogy of Morals, Beloved, Tractatus Logico-Philisophicus etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have traveled Canada from coast to coast with my family. I have seen The Grand Canyon in Arizona and the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia. I have seen the Alhambra in Granada, Spain, and the Green Vault in the heart of Dresden, Germany. I stumbled onto a cheap cruise ship through the west coast fjords of Norway while hitchhiking from Oslo to Trondheim via Bergen.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can talk for hours about philosophy and literature! I'm massively interested in identity and individualism!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share an exuberance for life! I'm very enthusiastic and generally excited and prepared for spontaneous situations! I also used to work in a used book store and take literature pretty seriously. I would love to exchange books and even start a Book Mailing Buddy if someone is really keen.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Scotland, Sweden