CURRENT MISSION

*** Out of Prague from 22.03 to 20.04 ***

New People. New Cultures. New Experiences

ABOUT ME

Well, let's see here...

UPDATE: I'm 34 now, and am back to 'maybe' hosting after a couple of years off. The rest below is more or less the same :)

I was born here in the Czech Rep, but I've lived my whole life in and around Toronto in the glorious province of Ontario. I've been working on an electronic album for about 12 years, and have 31 pages of a novel written...I've been on the same page for years.

I'm 31, and am slowly inching my way towards figuring out my life. It's a never-ending journey to know who you really are and what your purpose is. I don't think it's something we are ever meant to really know, but I believe that the pursuit is the important part. So many people live their lives without ever having to ask some of the bigger questions in life, and I must say that on the one hand I'm envious of them. Ultimately though, I'm glad that I'm living outside of the standard norm, and feel that there are many like-minded people in CS...one of the main reasons that I'm involved.

PHILOSOPHY

Tolerance. Acceptance. Diversity. Candor

"Listening is more than waiting to talk."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

It feels great to be able to help out, and have so much culture and diversity come to me without ever having to leave my flat (figuratively of course, not Howard Hughes style). I've had some wonderful experiences surfing as well, with some of the most amazing people i've ever met.

I've been a bit slack hosting lately, but a recent trip to Africa re-taught me how amazing this project can be.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's been truly remarkable. The amount of lifelong friends I've met in such a short span of time is unbelievable. Sadly, many of them have moved on, and more still are departing all the time. Thankfully we live in a world where keeping in contact has never been easier. Can you imagine having to constantly write letters to people? Never would have happened...

Interests

Music, Art, Culture, Traveling, Hedonism (in all of its glorious forms), Dancing, The Internets, Memes, Reddit, Infographics, any kind of nerdery, Networking, Big Ideas, Idealism, Romance, Philosophy, flexing in the mirror, and the sound of my own voice...

• arts
• culture
• books
• dancing
• traveling
• music
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:

Electronic:

Richard D. James, Boards Of Canada, Kraftwerk, μ-ziq, Ed DMX, Lektrogirl, D'arcangelo, Bochum Welt, Raiders of the Lost ARP, Ceephax Acid Sound Crew, SeeFeel, Metempsychosis (Orpheus, Mr eel, Minusbaby, Linc, Satori), Prodigy, Gary Numan, Autechre, The ORB, Goldie, Cell, Jeff Bennett, Orbital, Nintendo Music (MM2, MM3, FF, Batman, Jackal, Skate or Die...so many great ones!) Squarepusher, B12, Tangerine Dream, Jean Michel Jarre, Amon Tobin, to name very few...

***It should also be noted that I have a huge soft spot for early 90s dance, euro, freestyle, italo disco, etc...don't judge!***

Otherwise:

Dead Can Dance, Massive Attack, David Bowie, KMFDM, Brian Eno, Faith No More, Mike Oldfield, Frank Zappa, Men Without Hats, The Talking Heads, Portishead, Tom Tom Club, Sonic Youth, Die Antwoord, Washed Out, The Box, The Police, White Town, NIN, Peter Gabriel, Nina Hagen, Alan Stivell, Tricky, Type O Negative, Bjork, STP, I Mother Earth, Kate Bush, Simple Minds, Erasure, Dire Straits, Rolling Stones, Horace Andy, UB40, Cark Meeks Jr., Third World, almost all dancehall/reggae, anything new wave, Depeche Mode, Siouxie and the Banshees, Pink Floyd, The The, New Order, Martha and the Muffins, The Knife, Fujiya and Miyagi, Ladytron, Santogold, The Black Ghosts, Midnight Juggernauts too many to keep going...

Books

This list would be longer than the preceding one...

Movies

...and this one would probably be longer than both of them combined. I'm almost at the point now where we could talk about which DoP and key grips I like.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

bare-knuckle boxed a family of Kodiak bears over three arduous days outside of Whitehorse.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Hot showers, clean towels, warm bed, home-cooked meals, tales of adventure.

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