CURRENT MISSION

To understand my home city (Toronto) through travel.

ABOUT ME

I am a Torontonian born and raised, spent much much of my life road-tripping around the American Midwest, and Southern Ontario.

I'm a city planner by trade, and I've made it a task to start visiting the cities of the world to broaden my mind. I'm really into talking about urban issues and really curious to hear about people's lives in their home cities.

On top of that, I love the following:
- hanging out
- writing
- crunchy food
- dancing
- laughing
- stories
- coffee and tea
- walking walking walking
- design and architecture
- video games

PHILOSOPHY

1. Everyone has a story to tell

2. "Mind takes form in the city; and in turn, urban forms condition mind" - Lewis Mumford

3. Laughter is the best medicine

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am up for:

- talking! (current events, global politics, urban issues, philosophy, food, weird stuff, silly stuff - really anything)
- concerts
- bar/cafe hopping
- parties
- pic-nics
- urban exploration
- video games

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Looking for my first experience!

Interests

Cities (especially Toronto), music, video games, ideas, design, architecture, all forms of art (though I have a soft spot for modern!), social issues, history, chemistry, science, philosophy, Canadian culture, stories and much more! I am especially interested in listening to how people relate to their spaces and identify with the places they live in.

• arts
• culture
• writing
• architecture
• design
• concerts
• dancing
• dining
• coffee
• walking
• partying
• politics
• video games
• traveling
• music
• chemistry
• history
• medicine
• science
• urban exploration

Music, Movies, and Books

Music!
- Belle and Sebastian
- Brothertiger
- Canadian indie (Broken Social Scene, Feist, TMSR, Cold Specks, Stars, Trust)
- JBAG
- M.I.A.
- Radiohead
- Rustie
- SBTRKT
- Sigur Ros
- The Strokes
- Yelle

Books and Authors
- Le Petit Prince
- Lewis Mumford
- Jane Jacobs
- Game of Thrones
- Books about Toronto

Movies
I'm really picky about my films! My fave is Stand by Me

TV
Adventure Time (awesome cartoon haha)
Game of Thrones
Just getting into Breaking Bad and Madmen!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walking down the streets of New York City.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know quite a bit about North American urban planning - I can teach you about the forces that shaped cities like Chicago, New York, Toronto, Las Vegas, Buffalo and the like - perhaps convincing you to come here :)