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Overview

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  • Fluent in English, Spanish; learning Japanese, Spanish
  • 47, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • High School Teacher/Real Estate Guru
  • University...but most of what I've learned took place aft...
  • From Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
  • Profile 70% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To find out if the world of couch surfing is as glamorous as everyone imagines it to be!!

ABOUT ME

Friendly, open, warm, honest, dependable, fun, adventerous....oh and let's not forget stubborn and absent minded....hey nobodys perfect :)

PHILOSOPHY

Follow your dreams with courage.

Never settle.

Don't be afraid to go against what everyone else is doing.

Laugh everyday.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I spent a week couch surfing in cusco, peru. It was a great experience and I hope I get a chance to return the favour.

Interests

Travel (kind of a given)

Sports (American football, rugby, basketball, squash)

Playing guitar and singing reading

Going out on weekends

Studying spanish

Buying and renting properties so that I can retire young!!

  • singing
  • beer
  • reading
  • traveling
  • guitar
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • sports
  • basketball
  • american football
  • soccer
  • rugby
  • racquetball
  • squash

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Slumdog Millionaire, Braveheart, Fantasy and Sci-Fi

Music: anything and everything....thanks to Songza

Books: historical fiction (Shantaram, Pillars of the Earth) financial education (rich dad poor dad, the richest man in babalyon)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Diving the depths of Sipidan (Borneo)
Watching the sunrise at Mt. Fuji
Coming face to face with Great Whites in South Africa

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a lot about real estate, landscaping, and the international teaching scene. I can also tell you where you can get really cheap beer in KL :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, China, Cuba, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Japan, Malaysia, United Kingdom

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