CURRENT MISSION

travel, adventure, cold beer, and a good night's sleep

ABOUT ME

i'm self-employed, so i'm either working all hours of the day and week or free to enjoy all that life has to offer.

i love travelling - natch! - and meeting people from all over the world. i'm laid back, more of a day person than a night hawk, and prefer pubs over clubs.

feel free to read my travel blog to learn more about me and my adventures.

PHILOSOPHY

"do not hesitate"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

mostly hosting surfers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

since i have gotten my own place i have hosted:

- february/march 2011 - branden
- january 2011 - madelyn
- december 2010 - tanis
- october 2010 - gisela
- september 2010 - daniel
- february 2010 - raz
- february 2010 - renee
- november 2009 - kristina + paul
- october 2009 - vincent + gt
- october 2009 - dana
- september 2009 - erik + giba
- september 2009 - fay + carl
- september 2009 - jack + helena
- july 2009 - marie-josee
- july 2009 - bernadette
- june 2009 - renee + mum
- june 2009 - sophie-anne
- june 2009 - scott + becky
- may 2009 - patrizia
- may 2009 - anika + timo

i have surfed with:

- october 2010 - raz
- may 2010 - keith + angela

Interests

sailing, riding my motorcycle, teaching, writing, movies, cooking, languages, and of course traveling!

• writing
• design
• cooking
• beer
• drinking
• clubbing
• pub crawls
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• blogging
• sailing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

i'm a movie-holic. i only read books to learn stuff: teaching, sailing, traveling, languages. so far, my one regret in life is not learning to play a musical instrument.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

local stuff: i have sailed/kayaked the gulf islands of bc. i have been face to face with a pissed-off black bear and escaped unscathed. i (and my liver) survived a summer of 24-hour sunlight and non-stop drinking in the yukon.

international stuff: i have survived quite a few 150-km/h, "lanes? what lanes?", manic honking taxi rides. i missed the last bus of the day on an island in greece and had to walk 30km to get back to town. i attended a hungi and "took the waters" in rotorua, new zealand. my camel tried to buck me off in tunisia.

Teach, Learn, Share

i'm a professional instructional designer, trainer, and writer.

one of my passions is learning different languages. i'm currently focusing on speaking (not writing) mandarin chinese.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, Cuba, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Malaysia, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Germany, Taiwan

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