CURRENT MISSION

Visit every country in Europe, and learn the languages...

ABOUT ME

After travelling Europe in the summer of 2009, I settled in to St. Petersburg to study Russian for a year, presumably before returning to my normal life in Canada. This did not happen as I fell in love with the city. I returned to Ottawa for a year and was mostly miserable, so in August 2011, I took the plunge and moved back to Russia. I will be working as an English teacher here.

PHILOSOPHY

My personal philosophy...wow. Be nice to other people, and hope they have that same philosophy. Try to leave a good impression with everything I do.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I just joined, but I love the idea of meeting people from all over the world. Or even just those from within Canada. Sharing what I know about the city, and just sharing knowledge in general.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Not yet...

Interests

Hockey is my first love. My dog is my second. Other than that, reading, music, anything related to travel or languages.

• dogs
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• hockey
• teaching
• languages
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Generally rock, alternative, punk. I like most genres except for country and jazz/blues. Favourite bands right now: Rise Against, Billy Talent, the Offspring, Korpiklaani, Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

Books: Love Stephen King and Dean Koontz. Michael Palmer and Robin Cook also hold a special place in my heart (or something like that).

Movies: I see way too many movies, some good, some not so good.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I thought the Bay of Fundy was awesome. And chucking a jellyfish at my brother on Prince Edward Island was also pretty cool.
Ireland was amazing. I managed to get lost coming back from the Cliffs of Moher and spent 7 hours walking through the countryside to find my hostel. It was gorgeous though (and windy and rainy).

I love mountains. I got to stand on a glacier in Switzerland and hiked in the Pyrenees.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Turn you into a goalie. Possibly teach you some english, french or some russian. Show you around my city, teach you how not to use public transit in St. Pete.
Share: Thoughts, experiences, my local paths and hideouts.
Learn: Whatever you have to share or teach me. Languages especially.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Russian Federation