I code and design during the day and play crappy tunes during the night. I hike to escape and read to live. Kind strangers and good coffee keep me going. Eclectic art spaces, friendly coffee shops, and nearby hiking trails keep me calm when I'm in the city. Tech for social good, mental health advocacy, queer rights are some things I'm extremely passionate about.
I get paid a little to photograph events and products, but I consider myself an amateur landscape photographer. I'm very interested in shooting film.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To experience and learn about places and things through the eyes of the people I interact with. I take on life one story at a time, and Couchsurfing seems like a lovely medium to do that. Hoping to form life long friendships and stay in touch no matter where / who we are, and in whatever way we can.

Interests

• arts
• design
• graphic design
• photography
• illustrations
• tattoos
• lgbt rights
• technology
• reading
• woodworking
• hiking
• backpacking
• adventure travel
• film photography
• organic farming

Music, Movies, and Books

Proud of my Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Paramore, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Metallica, Sonic Youth and David Bowie t-shirts. Posters of Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Neighbourhood, Oasis, Arctic Monkeys, P!nk, Pearl Jam, and Radiohead liven up my room. The Album Leaf, Caspian, God is an Astronaut, Sigur Ros, Mogwai, and other post rock bands help me unwind. Very much into Canadian and British indie folk.
Also have some obscure French, Middle Eastern electronica, and Indian fusion tastes.

Arundhati Roy, Ginsberg, Orwell, Kerouac, Victor Hugo, Murakami, Neil Gaiman, Palahniuk, Kurt Vonnegut, etc.
I'm a poetry aficionado and my contemporary favourites include Andrea Gibson, Charles Bukowski, Clementine Von Radics, Warsan Shire, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cliff diving off the Amalfi coast in Italy.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love introducing people to the world of code and programming. Be it the fundamentals of web development, design, or making a simple Tic Tac Toe app, be my guest (at the comfort of you own home haha).
Can also teach basic piano/guitar/drums that you can't showoff in public thanks to my questionable techniques.

What I Can Share with Hosts

If you love being photographed, I'm more than happy to make you the subject of my portraits. If you're camera shy, we can make a private drunk music cover together.

I have my own blend of chai (got a very hippie story to back it up). Let me make some for you.

I love making playlists and writing pretentious poems for my friends. Be my friend?

I also love sending and receiving stuff in the mail.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cuba, France, Germany, Ireland, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, India, Italy