CURRENT MISSION

get a life

ABOUT ME

Born in Calgary, grew up in Calgary and North Idaho, where I also went to school. Studied abroad for a year in France. It was probably the coolest experience of my life, and made me realize that my life won't be complete without a lot more foreign travel and meeting new people. I graduated from the University of Idaho with a BA in history. I'm an avid rock music listener, and I write and record songs with my brother. We're hoping to make a career out of it once he's graduated college. Right now I'm simply trying to productively fill up the time until that happens.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

At the moment I'm just in need of a place to stay while visiting Moscow, ID (I have friends there whom I want to see, but none of them have the extra accomodations). Later in the year, when I get my own place again, my couch will be open to anyone who needs it. I love the concept of couch surfing and the opportunity it gives us to meet new people, travel cheaply, and help others do the same.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None yet.

Interests

Music, literature, film, philosophy, history -- all fall under the heading of cultural history, which was my favorite area in college. I also love good food and liquor, and travelling, especially by train.

• literature
• dining
• flying
• traveling
• music
• rock music
• surfing
• history

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When the Icelandic volcano erupted in spring 2010, I was in London getting ready to fly back to my studies in Southern France. All flights were grounded, and my friend and I were stranded with no money for anything but the worst hotels. Never knowing for sure what the next step would be, we took a bus and a taxi to reach the rest stop outside the Chunnel, eventually hitched a free ride to France with a busload of Scandinavians, walked for miles along a freeway to Calais in the middle of the night, attempted to hitchhike for half a day with no success, and finally, during a transportation strike, we found a series of trains to take us home. It took us three solid days, with no more than twelve hours of sleep in that whole period.