CURRENT MISSION

Embrace the chaos

ABOUT ME

I'm a veterinarian working in research (virology). Came to Canada in 2009 and liked it so much so it looks like I'm staying. I was kind of restless for a while and moved around lots, but now I think I'm ready to stay somewhere for longer.
Haha, so as a result I'm taking on all these new responsibilities and got myself a horse. LOVE it. I'm a veterinarian for a reason - couldn't be without a dog for long, and a dog (or two, in my case) + horse is even better.
I love being outside, and usually in spring I don't spend much time indoors anymore.

PHILOSOPHY

Don't worry too much. Or maybe only worry for the right things.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I want to have fun and meet cool people and if they're interested show them that Calgary is actually a pretty exciting place if you look closely.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted some, gone to local meetings pretty regularly, never stayed anywhere... yet. :)

Interests

Oh, tons of things. Arabic architecture, Argentina, Arts, Bruce Lee, Burning Man (2010 :D ), CLIMBING!, daydreaming, dogs, hiking, HORSES, ice climbing, literature and language, live music (anything from Independent to Jazz), mountain biking, movies, pretty much all outdoors acitivities, people, photography, theater, unicorns, weird things.

Lying in an outside hot tub in winter and watching the stars after a good day of iceclimbing...

Did I mention horses? and climbing?

• dogs
• horses
• arts
• literature
• theater
• architecture
• photography
• movies
• music
• live music
• jazz
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• rock climbing
• languages
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
J.D. Salinger - 'Catcher in the Rye'
Cees Nooteboom - 'All Soul's Day' and 'Lost paradise'
Javier Marias - haven't read a book from him yet that I didn't like
Vargas Llosa - 'The Green House'
Jose Luis Borges - 'Ficciones'
Federico Garcia Lorca

Movies:
'Head-on' (Gegen die Wand) (Fatih Akin), 'Naked Lunch' (David Cronenberg), 'Amores Perros' (Alejandro Gonzales Innaritu), Brazil (Terry Gilliam), 'Bombon el Perro', 'Shortbus', 'American Beauty' (Sam Mendes), Fawlty Towers - most hilarious TV series ever
anything by Ethan and Joel Coen (with few exceptions)
anything by Pedro Almodovar (again, few exceptions)
anything by Terry Gilliam (no exceptions)

Music:
Jazz, Independent (esp British), Latin, Bossa Nova, Tango, African Reggae, classical music, opera - especially when it involves a lot of drama, electronic, almost anything taking place in a bar that features one guy with one guitar

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

There are a few.

Jumped out of a plane.
Camped out in the mountains with my horse and dog.
Flew over the boreal forest in a tiny plane spotting bison.
And Burning Man was probably the craziest place I've ever been to.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: some photography - composition, controlling light, digital development.
Dog training (trained my own for search & rescue for almost five years).
I can talk a lot about viruses.
Vegetarianism.
I'm a decent climber and am happy to take you to the gym or outside.
Languages. German and French.
Learn: Everything else.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Germany

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