CURRENT MISSION

to follow my craft to the ends of the earth, to practice the love of Christ, to embrace my peeps gay and straight, and to be as freakily thrifty as possible

ABOUT ME

They would say i'm funny, that i enjoy laughing and making others laugh. that i'm a thinker and a listener. friends of all stripes would say that i make them feel included and welcome. i've really calmed down in my 30s...very moderate drinker, non-smoker, tidy, etc....but i socialize easily with most anybody.

i sometimes find it hard to converse enjoyably with people whose opinions are so fixed that they're...kind of jagged. (i.e. condescending)

PHILOSOPHY

Be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry. Love is patient, love is kind. It is the foundation, the expression, the style and the substance of goodness.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

just getting started. i hope to surf and host. right now, i really want to surf. :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

none on this site. plenty with friends.

Interests

i love writing. i'm a produced-playwright, and have been awarded grants and workshops from my provincial (state) arts board and playwrights association. i work out, and like to get to the gym at least 3 or 4 times a week. 5 times, ideally. i enjoy conversation. oh, i'm a professional actor...i guess i should mention that. that's how i make my living. i have done some film and tv, but mostly work in live theatre.

• arts
• writing
• acting
• working out
• tv
• socializing
• scuba diving

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: The Chosen (Potok), De Profundis (Wilde), Confession (Tolstoy), Turn of the Screw (James)
Movies: The Mission, The Bothersome Man, Twilight Samurai, Seven Samurai, The Godfather, Empire Strikes Back, â

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

*cliff diving the Seven Sacred Pools in Maui, Hawaii
*teaching drama at the Joybells Orphanage, in Dehradun, India
*taking the stage alone to begin a play in front of 2500 people, in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada.

Teach, Learn, Share

i've learned that some truth can be found. and some happiness, when your mindset is right. that hopelessness is not necessarily true, and therefore not as scary as it would like to be.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Germany, India, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada