CURRENT MISSION

Don't fail engineering!

ABOUT ME

My name's Andrew. I'm a university student in Calgary, Alberta, Canada studying engineering. When not in university, I live in Fort St John, BC, Canada. I work for a land surveying firm primarily servicing the NE BC oil and gas fields.

I'm an humanist and a political moderate, although probably a bit left leaning.

I lived in Liège, Belgium for one year as an exchange student through Rotary International.

PHILOSOPHY

I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't live my life trying to get into any sort of heaven. I live my life under the belief that it is the only one I'll get.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm in Calgary! Gimme a call if you're in Cowtown and want to go for a drink. No guarantees though, engg is fairly time consuming.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None so far unfortunately, though I like to think I have an idea of what it's like from being an exchange student and living with several host families.

Interests

I'm very interested in the wonders of the natural world and the answers science has come up with to explain them.

I'm an avid musician, I play the electric guitar.

I am always happy to practice my French.

• coachella
• festivals
• drinking
• music
• guitar
• skiing
• engineering
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Rush, Smashing Pumpkins, Arcade Fire, Sam Roberts, Big Wreck, Mastodon, Dream Theater, Muse, Matthew Good, Porcupine Tree, Big Sugar, Justice, Godspeed You! Black Emperor

MOVIES: 28 Days Later, L'Auberge Espagnol, Hot Fuzz, Le Fabuleux Destin D'Amélie Poulain, Congorama, The Professional

BOOKS: Catch-22, The Zombie Survival Guide, 1984, The Road

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived a year abroad as an exchange student through Rotary International.

Travelled the west coast of the US to attend the Coachella music festival.

Travelled arounf the northeast BC backcountry working in the oilfield, sometimes in temperatures below -40 degrees celcius!

Teach, Learn, Share

Having gone through years of schooling and one year of total immersion, I feel I would be capable of helping people understand some of the more difficult points of the French language, although I'm not perfect (yet).

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Canada