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Overview
About Me
Where I live is a bit of a boring suburban city. But you are welcome to stay, there are some nice trails to walk. The food is not bad around here too. The nature around here is great, its urban parks but they are still nice, and short drives take you into some really nice countryside.
I have travelled a fair bit mostly. I worked in South East Asia in modeling for a while which got me to many places. I enjoy being outside, mushroom hunting, keeping fit, cooking and history.
I'll be in Europe in spring 2026.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I've been surfing since 2008. The experiences and people I have met have been amazing. Some of my hosts/guests are now good friends and I forget that we met here.
It's more fun ... and economical to couchsurf . It's a wonderful platform.
Interests
I really really like durian. I will travel just for durian! If you like durian, we will be friends! But if you don't like durian that's ok too.
I like to be outdoors, do exercise outdoors collecting mushrooms and berries and things. I play chinlone as mentioned before, a game from Myanmar with no winner or looser. I like anthropology of huntergatherers. I also enjoy doing stand up comedy and am in a sketch group in Toronto.
Very interested in the different cultures of the world. The diversity of humanity is amazing.
- culture
- dining
- cooking
- recipes
- running
- walking
- traveling
- music
- cycling
- hiking
- trail running
- languages
- mountains
- german
- bushcraft
- funk
- disco
- stand up comedy
- comedy
- german food
- calisthenics
- ethnic music
- germany
- thai food
- foraging
- ethnography
- barefoot running
- traditional music
- ethnomusicology
- throat singing
- german history
- chinlone
Music, Movies, and Books
Theres too much good music in the world, I particularly like funk, reggae, hip hop, tropicallia, rare groove, soul, . too many, wu-tang, Caetano Veloso, Sade, Kool and the Gang, Bruno Mars, so many so many
Herman Hesse and Chinua Achebe are my favourite authors.
The never ending story by Michael Ende, also great book. I don't read very much though.
Movies, I don't watch many either these days. But old Samurai films especially Kurosawa's and Studio Ghibli films are my favourites.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
In the himalayas, walking through terraced rice paddies and up through hamlets into the mountains, drinking from streams and looking at snow capped peaks. That was fun. There's so much more to this story, but I'd rather tell it to you.
Teach, Learn, Share
I love to cook for people. Let me cook you something really delicious.
Love learning about cultures, languages, recipes, edible and medicinal wild plants,
Chinlone.
I can take you to stand up comedy shows.
What I Can Share with Hosts
I cook and I cook well! I've travelled many places and picked up a lot of recipes.
Countries I’ve Visited
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Cuba, Denmark, England, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mauritius, Myanmar, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States
Countries I’ve Lived In
Canada, Germany, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand