CURRENT MISSION

bake bread, break bread

ABOUT ME

Me in 5 words: Cook. Baker. Reader. Writer. Connoisseur-of-cheap-wines.

Me in 177 words: I'm currently a grad student in philosophy, but my real passion right now is food---and more specifically, doing what I can to support local food systems. To this end, I help manage a volunteer-run campus cafe here in Toronto called Harvest Noon and I have a little vegan food blog that I occasionally update at http://untilweeatagain.wordpress.com. I am also an avid (though not particularly talented) runner, and a year-round cyclist (which is quite the feat in a city like Toronto where it's winter 8 months of the year). I enjoy outdoorsy things like hiking and camping, too, although I don't have as much opportunity to do those here in a big city. I love books and reading. I also love studying and speaking foreign languages, and am always happy to meet people who share one of the ones I know. I think I lead a fairly quiet life on average, but I always like to go out and have fun, especially when I'm on vacation, and especially when that fun involves drinking and dancing.

PHILOSOPHY

I spend enough time doing philosophy in school, so I like to keep my own simple: be friendly, enjoy life, and make other people laugh.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Currently, I do not have a couch to offer, but I am always happy to meet up with people visiting Toronto---especially fellow locavores, vegans, runners, cyclists, or anyone else with similar interests. If you'd like to meet me and have me show you around, just drop me a line! My schedule is generally very flexible and accommodating.

Interests

Cooking, eating, running, cycling, reading, writing, drinking, dancing, laughing, crossword puzzling

• writing
• books
• singing
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• vegan
• running
• drinking
• reading
• socializing
• blogging
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• languages
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Some scattered picks...

Books & Authors: Whitman, Emerson, & Melville; Dostoyevsky, Thomas Mann, & Virginia Woolf; Murakami, Auster, & David Mitchell; Ibsen, Albee, & Mamet; Brecht Evens, Chris Ware, & Shaun Tan.

Musicians & Composers: recently, Lightships, Kurt Vile, & Perfume Genius; for all time, Reverend Gary Davis, The Band, & Van Morrison. I also like classical and jazz and mashup and tango and J-pop.

Movies: The Last Waltz, Spirited Away, In the Mood for Love, Brazil, and anything by Billy Wilder.

Television: Twin Peaks.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

That all-Japanese, 15-member Christian rock band in Kobe, singing entirely in English.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to make delicious vegan meals!

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Italy

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Japan, United States

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