My life goal is to accomplish what James Raffin did in Circling the Midnight Sun. I love adventure travel and learning new languages.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To see more of the world, meet new people, and learn more than I ever could from people who really are experts and fun about it! Life is more interesting on CS than any hotel.

Interests

There's nothing better in the world for me than hiking in places with beautiful landscapes. If I can do it in a place where I'm learning another language, the better.

• books
• photography
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• running
• podcasts
• hiking
• camping
• languages
• mountains
• food
• diving

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite written works: Blue Trout and Black Truffles by Joseph Wechsberg; Walden by Henry David Thoreau; Circling the Midnight Sun by James Raffin; Blood River by Tim Butcher; Polar Imperative by Shelagh Grant; Unruly Places by Alastair Bonnett
Favourite moving pictures: Land of Mine; The Grand Budapest Hotel; Victoria; Legally Blonde; Schitt's Creek; The Office

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Travelled from Argentina to Alaska overland for six months between February 2017 to August 2017.
- Hiked up to the largest active lava lake at the summit of Nyiragongo Volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo and camped overnight at the top. Though I'll never know if the radio chatter between our armed guards was indication of a nearby rebel group who just wanted to say hi. (I'll imagine it)
- Went on a five day silent meditation retreat in Spain.

Teach, Learn, Share

A dwarf cat is also called a Munchkin cat or a sausage cat.

After about 150 mosquito bites, your body slowly learns to adapt and stop significant swelling (well, that's what the mozzies in Yellowknife taught me).

If you come to Toronto, I can show you some trails in the city to go exploring.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories from around the world. I can make North American pancakes, or European ones on demand.

A place to crash if you come visit Toronto sometime later (it's the least I can do!).

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Ghana, Netherlands, Singapore