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Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
@max-merkin
Member since 2015
ROCK CLIMBER, PCT HIKER, STUDENT OF SUSTAINABLE FARMING!LOVER OF SCIENCE! FROM GEOLOGY TO ASTROPHYSICS- TO EMERGENCY MEDICINE- IM CURIOUS AND PASSIONATE ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND US. .
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Engineering
Fluent in English
Learning Spanish
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
AVID TRAVELER AND STUDENT WHO ENJOYS MEETING NEW PEOPLE AND MAKING FRIENDS WITH DIVERSE INTERESTS. WORKING IN SANTA BARBARA FOR THE SPRING AND LOOKING FOR A PLACE THE RENT/PARK MY CAMPER VAN.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
WALKED 2,700 MILES ALONG THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL (MEXICO-CANADA)
Teach, Learn, Share
TEACH: ROCK CLIMBING, HIKING, COOKING AND FARM/GARDEN CARE LEARN: ECOLOGY, SPANISH, PHILOSOPHY, FIRST AID/ MEDICINE SHARE: RENT MONEY, GARDEN ASSISTANCE, GOURMET MEALS, WILDERNESS EDUCATION, HANDYMAN
What I Can Share With Hosts
MUCH STOKE, GOOD BEER, AND GREAT STORIES! IVE BEEN LIVING ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS HIKING, FARMING, AND PURSUING ADVENTURES IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS OF NORTH AMERICA. DURING THIS TIME I'VE HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE STEPPING INTO DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND WORKING ON PROJECTS THAT RANGE FROM BUILDING BARNS AND RENOVATING OLD HOUSES TO ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING URBAN GARDENS AND SERVING AS A RESIDENT CHEF AT A SCHOOL FOR YOUNG FARMERS. I'M ALSO AN ASPIRING MOUNTAIN GUIDE WITH SEVERAL YEARS EXPERIENCE TEACHING BEGINNERS HOW TO ROCK CLIMB AND PLANNING TRIPS, EVERYTHING FROM MELLOW HIKES AND INTRO CLIMBING TO MORE SERIOUS ALPINE EXCURSIONS AND BIG WALLS.
My Interests
STUDENT OF NURSING & EMERGENCY MEDICINE
