CURRENT MISSION Seeking my enlightenment ABOUT ME Just logged into this site in the first time since... well, it would seem 7 years ago. Yikes! How time flies... I haven't couchsurfed yet - but I'm hoping too. And hopefully Australia will give me a perfect opportunity in March! Now, minor changes aside... the rest of my profile will remain the same. Ha! I LOVE to travel. I've traveled to some 14 countries so far, and have always hosteled it... after all, what better way is there to meet like-minded people? ... maybe couch surfing? My hobbies are varied, from more docile activities such as reading or playing guitar (I'm told I play well) to more energetic/exciting things such as rock climbing or skydiving. (Or, more recently, scuba diving!) PHILOSOPHY Live, experience, enjoy.
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Art
Fluent in English
Learning French
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I haven't yet participated since I haven't yet had a chance... however, I'm considering trying to couch surf at some point in the future, and when I have my own place I might put my couch up for visitors if I enjoy the experience enough. At this point, who knows. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I haven't yet CouchSurfed, but I am excited about the possibility of it! If I had a place of my own, I would put my own couch up for others - though I likely won't have a place for a while.
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies: my favorite movie type tends to be darker think pieces (my personal top right now is a movie called "Naked" by Mike Leigh, but that's open to change). Depending on my mood, however, I can just as easily be found watching almost anything. Music: I am VERY eclectic when it comes to my taste in music. This will change even on a per-minute basis, again, depending on my mood. The only genres that I avoid are country and boy-band-type pop. Books: again, I have a wide taste in literature. Unfortunately, at the moment my reading consists mostly of material of a technical nature - or occasionally business or languages - but I have an ever growing list of books to get to once I am "free" again... from Kurt Vonnegut (one of my top authors) to Don Quixote to... well, more technical-ish things again.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Well... for Canadians out there, I grew up in Nunavut... (hey, it seems to be considered 'amazing' to most Canadians I tell it to - though until I actually say it, apparently I seem "normal". Ha!) ... for non-Canadians, this is a lot harder to answer...
Teach, Learn, Share
I have a background in engineering... but for the most part, I'm doubting most people will need/want to learn much from there. Aside from that, I like to dabble in languages (I'm not that great in any of them however) and music. I am more than happy to share and teach what I can with guitar - in fact, I really wish more people would take me up on my offers to teach them. They say the best way to learn is to teach after all... I also have begun to collect stories from my travels, and I love to discuss travel. From growing up in Nunavut to catching a train on whim whilst in Europe and going to Germany... well, if I don't have a great story I am working at getting one. :)
My Interests
travel guitar, music, reading, learning, languages rock climbing, skydiving, martial arts (aikido), marksmanship
