I haven't used Couch Surfing in about a decade because life changed, but now life has changed again and I'm so happy Couch Surfing exists :D Several major life events have forced me into big picture mode. I love talking about life and philosophy (real philosophy, like how to live life).

I'm pursuing all the things I thought were cool when I was young and somehow lost track of, due to the silly games we think are important. I post my hobby art on my insta: https://www.instagram.com/wiser2k1/

I lived in Beijing, China from 2007 to 2017, and I'm back in Toronto, Canada now. I can talk a LOT about China. I speak Mandarin fluently. I was married and divorced there. I still work for a company in Beijing, on China time, so I'm a night owl here.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing represents the pay-it-forward attitude I love that is very rare nowadays. I'm not very experienced on here however. I hosted a few times in Beijing, and I've been hosted once before. All have been positive experiences. I've made friends in several places through Couchsurfing in the past as well but haven't been traveling lately. That's changing and I'm looking to meet new people again.

Interests

I'm learning to become a 3D generalist, basically learning to do CGI and VFX to make cool videos and interactive experiences. I mostly use Blender and Adobe.

• animals
• dining
• traveling
• astronomy
• business
• gaming
• buddhism
• computers
• 3d
• botany

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC:
Blawan, Orbital, Dom & Roland, Aphex Twin, Photek, Calibre, Markus Intalex, I Hate Models, Khruangbin, Mort Garson, Lorn, NIN, Nguzunguzu, Goldie, Bonobo, Glen Porter, clipping., Bassnectar, Machine Head, Die Antwoord, Run The Jewels, Gramatik, ShHoolboy Q, KAS:ST, Nightmares on Wax, Commix, Technimatic, Habstrakt, Total Science, Four Tet, Noisia, Dax J, Groove Armada, Autechre, +++++

BOOKS:
How to Change Your Mind, Michael Pollan. The Doors of Perception, Aldous Huxley. Waking Up, Sam Harris. Out Of Your Mind, Alan Watts. Drug Use For Adults, Dr. Carl Hart. Breath, James Nestor. The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle.
Thinking Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman. Antifragile, Nassim Taleb. The Labyrinth of Technology, Willem Vanderburg.
Watchmen, Alan Moore + Dave Gibbons. Catch-22, Joseph Heller. 1984, George Orwell. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury. The Road, Cormac McCarthy.
All of James Clavell's novels. The Aubrey-Maturin series (Patrick O'Brian), a 20-book behemoth of a story (plus one unfinished) written over 30 years, ending along with the death of the author. Although the naval language can be daunting at first, it's definitely a full immersion experience and these books are defining a period of my life.
LOTR, The Way of Kings, The Dark Tower Series.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Scuba diving in The Perhentians was magical - I got to swim with a huge tortoise for 10 minutes! Watched him/her nibbling on some poor soft coral, but alas, that is life. The seabed was littered with hundreds of sea cucumbers. It was the most peaceful place I've ever been.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm energetic and always up for seeing the city - I love to dine and see the night life and engage in culture, however that may be. Generally not by 'watching opera' but rather seeing real life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China

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