My traits would be: sensitive, intense, communicative, sensual, integrity, very self-aware, driven, ambitious, horrible at getting up in the morning, sits down in the shower when hungover, tends to go grocery shopping when hungry (baaaad idea btw), is the kind of guy who would have owned a black area rug with a noble white tiger on it, dimly lit by a lava lamp, in university.

I'm an introverted guy with a lot of extroverted tendencies. I love to meet new people, but I like to keep a close network of really good friends. Having moved around a lot with the army (my past career), I value solid, and deeply connected relationships with my friends.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I live on my own in Kitsilano, just across the Burrard Bridge from downtown Vancouver. I'm pretty laid back, try to live life to the fullest and it takes a bit to get to me, but disrespect is a big no-no (ie not filling the ice cube trays fully. If I don't like you, then after I leave your house, I will fill up the ice cub trays half full, so it's hard to get the ice cubes out without dumping a bunch of them on the floor). I'm a clean person, and fairly tidy. I don't do any drugs, but I don't have any problems with others' recreational use, however I don't wish to house and/or associate with people who use drugs as a way of life. (marijuana, in my opinion, does not qualify, unless you're doing it 10 times or more during the day).

OH YEAH, I've noticed this as being somewhat of a concern in some profiles. I am a straight man but I am completely open and fine with hosting/surfing with gay/bi men/women. As far as I'm concerned, as long as you live by the golden rule "do unto others as you'd have done unto you/treat others with the same respect you'd like to be treated", you don't have excessive body odour, and you seem to be generally well adjusted socially, then we'll get along just fine.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Simply amazing. There have been so many incredible people that I've met, and so many more to come. I can't wait for my next couch surfing experience.

Interests

Rock Climbing, Mountain Biking, Kite Boarding, Camping, Snowboarding, Psychology, Hypnotherapy, cliff jumping, blues dancing and west coast swing.

• dancing
• recipes
• breakfast
• drinking
• shopping
• blues
• cycling
• camping
• surfing
• snowboarding
• cliff jumping
• rock climbing
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: What the bleep do we know; Wedding Crashers; Shawshank Redemption; The Secret; Zoolander; The Roxbury
Music: Anything but heavy metal
Books: Introducing Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Willpower, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Increasing your Financial IQ, 15 Secrets the Taxman Doesn't want You to Know, Tricks of the Mind, The Game, Molecules of Emotion

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One amazing thing? It's kind of hard to pick... The best thing that I can think of, is a climbing experience in Thailand, where I rappelled off of a 4 hour climb (about 325ft) onto a stool at a bar, called "Freedom Bar" where my friend had a drink ready for me. Awesome.

Teach, Learn, Share

If anyone had any questions about hypnotherapy and the possibilities of the unconscious mind, I would be more than happy to share my knowledge, as I am a certified hypnotherapist and love to talk about the mind.

If anyone has any cool and quick recipes for lunch and dinner, or any protein/energy shakes for breakfast, I'd love to know!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Dominican Republic, Israel, Mexico, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada

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