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New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
@W_POET
Member since 2008
About Stephen: "I was born and raised in Canada, did grad studies in the USA, lived in Japan, China, Vietnam, South Korea. I love the outdoors, dancing, playing music, sports, and spending time with friends." About Thao: "I love friends, dancing, learning about culture, and eating new foods. I studied architecture but don't enjoy office work. Now I'm finding my way in the world!" We have a 13-year-old son who enjoys judo, video games, anime, mangas, and meeting other kids!
Interested in Adventure Sports
Fluent in English
Learning French
Pioneer Badge
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
Stephen has hosted a few times, in Japan. When we surf, we always try to contribute something for my hosts, whether it's cooking, cleaning, groceries, etc. Stephen has used this site for a few years now and had countless memorable experiences and developed fantastic friends through it. Stephen's first couchsurfing experience was in Wroclaw, Poland, with amazingly friendly and generous people. From then on, he was hooked! He loves the concept of this site and wishes it could be expanded to other areas of society as well.
Music, Movies, and Books
Stephen: Books: One Hundred Years of Solitude; the Unbearable Lightness of Being; Remains of the Day; Anna Karenina; the Brothers Karamazov; the Moon and Sixpence; of Human Bondage; Madame Bovary; Guns, Germs, & Steel; Blink, Outliers; history books Movies: foreign films and nature documentaries Music: Central Asian throat-singing; African pygmy chants; Indian ragas; Bulgarian choirs, Swedish folk music, Tom Waits, Sia, jazz, classical Thao: Music: Beatles, Tom Waits, jazz Movies: Legend of the Fall, Life is Beautiful Books: The Science of Happiness, the Little Prince, Gone With the Wind
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Stephen: Five weeks in Papua New Guinea Thao: Giving birth to my son
Teach, Learn, Share
teach: how to cook Vietnamese food, dance Argentine tango, play piano learn: anything about the nature, history, culture of your region
What I Can Share With Hosts
We'll share good memories, walks, laughter, friendship
My Interests
Stephen: argentine tango, hiking, camping, kayaking, nature, insects, fish, birds, anthropology, history, psychology, trees, plants, creative writing, motorcycles, cycling, photography, swimming, literature, documentaries Thao: books, music, education for children, tango, wine, sports, swimming, walking, nature, food, making new friends
