CURRENT MISSION

Don't worry. Be happy.

ABOUT ME

I choose to live a happy, full, and peaceful life.
I embrace what ever may come my way.
I live with passion and draw inspiration from my surroundings wherever it may find me.
I choose to live more, give more, and learn more.
I hope to inspire others.

I happily left my full-time Canadian government job (which I enjoyed and thrived in) in July 2014 to explore my other life interests and passions! I'm a curious soul and I'm excited to experience what may come.
I'm currently on a journey throughout parts of Asia, simply flowing with the guidance of the universe.

PHILOSOPHY

Be kind. Be fair. Be honourable.
Listen carefully. Speak up.
Be open to new ideas.
Don't seek validation from others.
Laugh often.
Don't allow possessions to own you.
Explore.

"Be the change you want to see in the world"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love sharing my home with others.

I've experienced some of my most inspirational moments of life while living with CS hosts.

I speak proudly of the CS philosophy to everyone I meet.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Extremely positive!
I have integrated the "couchsurfing experience" in to my way of life. It has revealed (and continues to reveal) so much to me about others and about myself.

HOSTED:
NOV2013 Martin, Julia, Julia (Oberhausen and Essen, Germany)
JAN2014 Pei and Xiaofeng (Wuhan and Shandong, China)
FEB2014 Emily and Shay (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
MAR2014 Chrissy (Viersen, Germany)
MAR2014 Jessie (Seoul, South Korea)
MAR2014 Alex (Montreal, Canada)
APR2014 Sami (Casablanca, Morocco)
APR2014 Ines (Tunisia)
MAY2014 Vanassa (Guangzhou, China)
JUL2014 Audrey (France)
JUL2014 Franek (Warsaw, Poland)

SURFED:
FEB2014 Edna (Hong Kong)
FEB2014 Cobi and Silvester (Hong Kong)
APR2014 Mike and Paul (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada)
APR2014 Ross (Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada)
APR2014 Kyle and Leanne (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
APR2014 Alex (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
APR2014 Jennie (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
APR2014 Angelo (Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada)
AUG2014 Pat (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
AUG2014 Ching (Silver Spring, Maryland, USA)
SEP2014 Hellen (Beijing, China)
SEP2014 Kim (Beijing, China)
OCT2014 David and Carol (Rosario, Philippines)
DEC2014 PJ (Taipei, Taiwan)
MAR2015 Andre (Padang, Indonesia)

Interests

Volunteering for a good cause.

Conversation amongst friends.

Conversation amongst strangers.

Nature and outdoor adventures.

Anything that requires me to work up a sweat.

Anything that I have never tried before.

Painting, drawing, and sculpting. Music. I love the sound of a violin, harmonica, acoustic guitar, and the beat of a drum.

Sketching around the city!

Graphic design and illustration.

Muay Thai training and other martial arts.

Board games =P

Space, stars, discovering the wonders of the universe, and anything Neil deGrasse Tyson!

• arts
• culture
• design
• graphic design
• sketching
• illustrations
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• board games
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• music
• guitar
• violin
• outdoor activities
• martial arts
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Most Recent Music Listened To: Songza mixes (1993 East Coast Mic Wreckas, The World of John Mayer, Daughters of Soul, Trip Hop Explorations)

Most Recent Movies Watched: Saving Private Ryan, A Better Tomorrow, Hot Fuzz

Most Recent Books Read: Siddhartha (by Herman Hesse), The Timekeeper (by Mitch Albiom), What is a Canadian (by Irvin Studin)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Letting go of material possessions and living simply and freely. Following my heart and the guidance of the universe.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd love to share my travel journal with you. The travel journal includes entries from people that I've met along the way. I wish for the pages to be filled with words of inspiration, hope, and passion. Will you write in it next?

I can share Canadian/Toronto and Chinese culture, I enjoy teaching sketching and painting, and I like to cook so I'd love to share my/your kitchen and prepare a meal together.

What am I interested in learning? Teach me something I don't know. Share with me something that I have never experienced. Language. Music. Food. Culture. Rituals. Ideas, hopes, dreams, inspiration. Art. Your special talent.

Some particular things that I want to learn in the short-term are how to bake delicious bread, how to play the harmonica, new food recipes, new drawing and painting styles, and playing guitar more proficiently.

AND if you can share your experience with graphic design, that would be awesome!!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Macao, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada