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Overview

  • 27 references 22 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning French, German, Greek (modern), Italian, Latin, Russian, Spanish, Swedish
  • 48, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • Editorial Curator, Adjunct Professor of Musicology, teach...
  • Diplomas in Jazz Guitar Performance & Recording Arts/...
  • From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

The three "Ls": Learning, Living, Loving,

ABOUT ME

After fourteen years in Montreal, I moved to the Thunder Bay Area to marry my beloved Kari in August of 2021. We live on an old farm in O'Connor Township, about 40 minutes south-west of Thunder Bay, or 15 minutes from Kakabeka Falls. We have a spare bedroom with a double bed and a single mattress on the floor. In the summer (or warmer spring/fall), tenting in our backyard is also a possibility. Otherwise, I play music (guitar, pedal steel and piano primarily), write words and music, go to the gym, do yoga, hike and swim as much as I can.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted quite a few people and also couchsurfed a number times.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

All very good so far!

Interests

Music, cooking, hiking, travel, reading non-fiction (fiction too once in a while)...

  • dining
  • cooking
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • guitar
  • piano
  • hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Too many to name

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiked many thousands of miles over many parts of North America.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A place to sleep, good food, stories and conversation.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bangladesh, Cambodia, Canada, Denmark, El Salvador, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, India, Italy, Laos, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Norway, Russian Federation, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Guatemala, Taiwan, United States

Old School Badges

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