updated March 2024

I live in Montreal and work in telecommunications supporting innovation and change in critical communications and community health response for first responders.

Couchsurfing is awesome; I traveled UK and Germany through CS when I was in my 20s, and I've hosted dozens of CS guests.

My interests are diverse and varied: music, dance, art, sport, culture, politics, community. I love human performance whether it's in art or in sport. I dedicate a lot of time to drinking coffee at cafes and reading the news.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

updated March 2024

For many years I hosted people at my former apartment in Ottawa, probably starting around 2005, until about 2015. I moved to Toronto (grind), changed careers.

Now I live in Montreal and have a loft apartment with a second spare bedroom I am willing to share with Couchsurfers. I'm also away for work often and have lent my place to people from CS while I'm away, if they seem particularly trustworthy.

Interests

Music, tabla, flamenco, dance, coffee, the newspaper, trampolines, rock climbing, ultimate frisbee, soccer, hockey, skiing and first-aid, international affairs, international trade, environmental issues, history, movies, The Daily Show, YouTube

• arts
• books
• concerts
• festivals
• dancing
• flamenco
• human rights
• coffee
• clubbing
• flying
• politics
• movies
• socializing
• music
• skiing
• rock climbing
• soccer
• hockey
• history
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

Shakti (Zakir Hussein and John McLaughlin), John Coltrane (A Love Supreme), Ani Difranco, and the list goes on...Movies -Pulp Fiction (Tarantino), Shawshank Redemption, A Beautiful Life,
Books - Fight Club

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Flying airplanes, particularly gliders (nothing but the sound of wind) playing music.
My favourite clubs / music venues in the world:
- Mercury Lounge / Barrymore's (Ottawa)
- Metropolis (Montreal)
- Cross Club (Prague)
- Caseiopia (Berlin)
- The Seahorse (Halifax)
- Batofar (Paris)
- Paradiso (Amsterdam)
.... I prefer Amsterdam to Paris, and Paris to London, and now that I have visited Berlin, I don't know where to fit it in. I grew up in the Canadian Maritimes, and Cape Breton Island and the Bay of Fundy are amazing images in my mind I take everywhere I go in life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I provide regular advice to musicians and other artists on touring, marketing and various other industry mechanics. I like to talk about Canadian and international politics, human rights issues, music, art, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada

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