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Overview

  • 6 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Portuguese, Spanish
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • The pursuit of dreams
  • School of hard knocks... and then College, lol
  • From Edmonton, Canada
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Put roots down

ABOUT ME

I just spent 3 years wandering the globe.. self-educating about things that can not be learnt out of books. Now to apply them all!!

PHILOSOPHY

Take in as much as possible. Observe the world around you while appreciating everything for what it is.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted, surfed and attended a meet-up. I give my positive energy to this movement!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's been great so far! All of the people are travel junkies, much like myself. To get tidbits of information and hear travel stories is awesome.

Interests

skiing, traveling, street art, electronic music, t-shirts, finance, culture, philosophy, new ideas, buddhism, landscaping

  • arts
  • culture
  • books
  • street art
  • traveling
  • music
  • electronic music
  • skiing
  • buddhist
  • business

Music, Movies, and Books

Tunage: Sasha, Fatboy Slim, Marco V, Daft Punk, Thin White Duke, Biggie, Dre (G funk), STP, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers, MPB

Cinema: City of God, Dirty Pretty Things, Snatch, Elf, Pulp Fiction, Anvil!, T2, Pineapple Express, I Heart Huckabees, Friday, Bourne Series, 25th Hour, Clerks, Old School

Text: Get Smarter, Awakening the Buddha Within, Freakonomics, Emergency Exit, Lonely Planet (admittedly) and lots of magazines.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Not sure where to start! As cliche as it sounds, Machu Picchu is definitely up there.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I was fortunate enough to enjoy my courses in a couple facets of business, marketing and finance. I am always eager to share knowledge! If you ever visit Canada, I can also ski pretty good and have lots of patience to teach... haha, maybe only for an hour or two.

Learn: I am currently learning Portuguese and Spanish. Any help would be awesome!

Share: I would love to make a meal and share it with any fellow cs'er!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Canada

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