Hi, I'm Lawrence/Laurens/Lorenz/Lorenzo/Laurent or whatever the equivalent is in your language.

If I had to describe my outlook on life, I'd call myself a liberal "mixed religious person" (look up George Carlin's skit about Tippie, his favourite dog). I believe that everyone is free to pursue their own happiness and goals, so long as they don't harm others, and this has blessed me with fabulous friends: an 93 year old monk, a synaesthete of Algonquian shamanic descent, an alpha nerd (as in "alpha male"), more than a few quants, a globetrotting family of WooFers, and a surprisingly large number of doctors and nurses (how did that happen?).

It takes a lot to get me stressed. And it takes just a good cup of tea to get me calm again. I bake my own bread and make my own jams. I love to cook, and at least half of the meals I make each week are brand new recipes I try. I do not hesitate to subject visitors to untried recipes, so you've been warned ;)

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I like to welcome people into my home. Not a week goes by without dinner guests, and not a couple of months without a (usually board game) party. I've have had some great experiences hosting and surfing, both through CouchSurfing and various other channels (Warm Showers; friends, relatives and acquaintances). Having hosted some fantastic people, and surfed some comfy couches, I can only be extremely positive: CouchSurfing rocks!

兴趣

My dream is to cycle the Panamerican Highway (Alaska-Patagonia) one day.
I'm a bit of a crazy scientist (read: geek)... from time to time an intriguing geometry/math/physics puzzle can keep me up at night :-P

• dancing
• board games
• hiking
• astronomy
• ecology
• geography
• mathematics
• playing badminton
• vegetarian cooking
• cycling,
• dungeons & dragons

音乐、电影和书籍

Books:
- Tuesdays with Morrie (Mitch Albom)
- The Five People you Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
- Hoe God verdween uit Jorwerd (Geert Mak)
- De eeuw van mijn vader (Geert Mak)
- Design Patterns (Gamma, Helm, Johnson & Vlissides)
- Der Steppenwolf (Hermann Hesse)
- Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
- A new kind of science (Stephen Wolfram)

Films:
- Forest Gump
- Highlander
- Des hommes et des Dieux
- Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
- Cloud Atlas
- Alles is Liefde

Music:
- Blöf
- Florent Pagny
- Alan Parson's Project
- Tom Lewis
- Jesse Cook
- Kari Bremnes
- Skatalites
- Decemberists
- Trolska Polska
- Dota Kehr

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

(why just one?)
10,000 kilometres of long distance cycling in my life (e.g. http://tmt.li/t627L).
Science outreach to 5000+ kids of the course of 3 years in British Columbia.
Volunteering in the Whistler Olympic Village.

教，学，和分享

I'm an English as a Foreign Language teacher.
I'm a decent cook, and have quite a few delicious recipes to share.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Food. Food is good. Food is delicious. I love preparing good food :).

我游览过的国家

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Nigeria, Portugal, Scotland, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

我居住过的国家

Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands

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