Interests

Photography, geography, history, anthropology, astronomy, nature, hiking, camping, boating, cooking, live music, playing guitar, playing piano, art, drawing, literature, graphic novels, collecting records, cartography.

• arts
• literature
• photography
• cooking
• boating
• drawing
• music
• live music
• guitar
• piano
• hiking
• camping
• anthropology
• astronomy
• cartography
• geography
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Books I've loved...

The Botany of Desire - Michael Pollan
Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
Beautiful Losers - Leonard Cohen
Time's Arrow - Martin Amis

Movies I'd gladly rewatch...

Blade Runner
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Jerk
Lost in Translation
Full Metal Jacket
Annie Hall

Music I'm currently listening to...

David Bowie
Townes Van Zandt
Joni Mitchell
The Waterboys
Nina Simone
Patrick Watson
Bob Dylan
Grizzly Bear
Roxy Music
INXS

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Navigated a trip to China solo. Well, it was only Shanghai, but it seemed like a big deal at the time!

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm passionate about teaching and sharing the intricacies of Vancouver's geography, history, ecology, anthropology, and personal anecdotes to anyone who's interested, often bits of pieces of Vancouver's fabric that are often not immediately obvious to first time visitors. Whether you want to know cool neighbourhoods, hip coffee shops, the best craft beer joints, the best place for a good cocktail, the venues to catch live music, or simply the cool, free, places to check out like the local beaches, rainforests, mountain hikes... I can help you with that.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, China, France, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada