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Overview

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  • Fluent in English; learning French
  • 36, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Studying, learning, asking questions
  • In third year university and am pursuing degrees in Mecha...
  • From Calgary, right now
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Get to know people while travelling.

ABOUT ME

Third year university student who is very interested in International Development and Economics. Actively involved in an international development group on campus, as well as a few other clubs. Travelling whenever I get the chance.

PHILOSOPHY

Learn from and be challenged by people who are different than me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

No official CS experience as of yet, but I've had some informal stays that were similar. For me travelling is about meeting new people.

Interests

international development, economics, energy, travelling, basketball (NCAA and CIS), learning, meeting new people, biking, podcasts, food, different cultures, tv

  • dining
  • clubbing
  • tv
  • traveling
  • podcasts
  • cycling
  • basketball
  • economics

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Usual Suspects, Shawshank Redemption, Forest Gump, The Blind Side, Men with Brooms, probably a few others I can't remember

Music: Many different tastes

Books (recent): Bottom Billion, The Choice, War & Peace, 1984, the odd cheap thriller

Teach, Learn, Share

Spent eleven weeks living in a somewhat rural village in Northern Ghana. It was quite an experience.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Cuba, Ghana, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Ghana

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