CURRENT MISSION

Tryin' to live life day by day... "slowing down, smelling the roses" as they say... Looking for fun, meaningful experiences... sharing good times w/ good people. Carpe Diem! 8^)

ABOUT ME

I'm a laid-back, open-minded, grounded & all around good guy... who's a huge music fan, lover of the outdoors, a jack-of-all-trades/master-of-none, always eager for good times & great people!

PHILOSOPHY

Search, grow, explore...

Give more than u take / create more than u consume...

Consider your actions / be kind to others...

Smile, sing, play, be free along the way...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Meeting with Toronto travellers/CS'ers for evening socials... Looking forward to meeting many new CS'ers in my next travels to Boston, Spain & Costa Rica...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My busy schedule and tiny apartment don't let me host too much, but I love how CS lets me connect with other great people in Toronto for parties, pub nights, gallery walks, picnics, movie nights, etc. I've only slept on a few couches in Chicago and Helsinki, but hope to crash some sofas and meet great people on future travels!

Interests

guitar... surfing... camping... hiking... tennis... snowboarding... nature... cooking... balance... foreign films... growth... inspiration... art... health & fitness... well-being... rock n' roll, concerts, live music, etc...

• arts
• singing
• concerts
• oktoberfest
• cooking
• fitness
• sauna
• partying
• pub crawls
• movies
• traveling
• music
• live music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• surfing
• snowboarding
• tennis

Music, Movies, and Books

> Ray LaMontagne... The Beatles... Leonard Cohen... Red Hot Chili Peppers... Matt Mays... Pink Floyd... Pearl Jam... Joni Mitchell... Feist... The Naked and Famous... Led Zeppelin... Robert Francis... + various jazz/folk/blues/world/electronic music, etc....

> Stand by Me... The Big Lebowski... Braveheart... Network... Memento... Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure... Naked Gun... Police Academy... 8 Femmes... Into the Wild... Inception... Batman... Love Actually... Sex and Lucia... Y tu Mama Tambien... etc...

> Ishmael... Brave New World... Siddhartha... The Tao of Pooh... Power of One... Sophie's World... The Alchemist... Life of Pi... Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, etc...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Seeing Pearl Jam, front row, in Toronto, Montreal & Vancouver!
- Spent 3 weeks travelling up and down the California coast...
- Backpacking through N.Europe/Scandinavia > Ringing in my 28th bithday on the outskirts of Helsinki, jumping between a true wood-fired sauna, and the cold lake next to it! > Oktoberfest in Munich, DE!

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada

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