CURRENT MISSION

survive a Japanese gameshow.

ABOUT ME

my name's matthew, and i'm a canadian student, who is really into travel, cross-cultural experiences, and i love music, adventure, photography and videography. i've been told that i am a likeable guy and am really excited to see more of the world!

PHILOSOPHY

"give love to the ones who can't love at all
give hope to the ones who got no hope at all
stand up for the ones who can't stand at all."
-jon foreman, 'instead of a show'.

"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."
1 Corinthians 13:13

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

right now, i currently am unable to host, but i plan to as soon as i've got ample real estate to do so.

Interests

people, their stories, starbucks and the conversations i tend to have there, climbing, adventuring, photograph-ing, traveling, improvising.

• writing
• photography
• traveling
• music
• rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

movies... the social network is probably my favourite movie. i also enjoy documentaries, superhero movies, disney movies, as well as indie stuff (the perks of being a wallflower is one example that jumps to mind).

music... andrew mcmahon, coldplay, the city harmonic, cute is what we aim for, ellie goulding, fall out boy, florence + the machine, foster the people, fun., group 1 crew, imagine dragons, jon foreman, katie herzig, lights, lana del rey, ms mr, maroon 5, mumford & sons, of monsters and men, onerepublic, owl city, serena ryder, shonlock, taylor swift, tegan and sara.

books... harry potter, the perks of being a wallflower, blue like jazz, out of the blue, divergent, insurgent, the hunger games, and the Bible.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i've seen people overcome some pretty incredible things. i thank God that i have overcome some of these things as well.

Teach, Learn, Share

i'm pretty skilled with writing and photography, and tend to know a lot about people in general.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, China, El Salvador, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, Peru, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Hong Kong

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