HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I have lived the lifestyle for years. I have hosted many people since May 2008 whenever I am living somewhere and have space to host and it has been excellent, meeting really great people and sharing great experiences. I have hosted so many people i can't list them on here unfortunately. I started off hosting in Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada for a number of years but also hosted quite a few people in Puerto Bertrand, Patagonia Aysen, Chile and in Santa Catalina Panama I have kept better track of everyone i have surfed with and i am forever grateful to you all: I have now surfed with: Bill in Duluth MN, USA Caitlyn in Montreal QC, Canada Malika in Saskatoon, SK, Canada Brenda in Jasper, AB, Canada Geneva in Campbell River, BC, Canada Deb and Dave on Guemes Island outside Anacortes WA, USA Dean and Vicki in Thunder Bay, ON, Canada Steph and Emma in Montreal, QC, Canada Kelie and James in Quebec City, QC, Canada Casey in Halifax, NS, Canada Jenna in St Johns, NL, Canada Annaliese in Boulder, CO, USA Josh in Moab, UT, USA Kaifu in Seattle WA, USA Katie in Thunder Bay, ON, Canada Kelsey in Thunder Bay, ON, Canada Josh in Winnipeg, MN, Canada Neil in Saskatoon, SK, Canada Anna in Cabo San Lucas, BCS, Mexico Ney in San Jose del Cabo, BCS, Mexico Bill in Mulege, BCS, Mexico Staci in Puerto San Carlos, BCS, Mexico Mabilia in La Paz, BCS, Mexico Carlos in San Jose, Costa Rica Natalia in Santiago, Chile Patricia in Vina del Mar, Chile Mathieu in Playa Rosado north of Valdivia, Chile Carla in Bariloche, Argentina Ricardo in Puerto Montt, Chile Sole in Ancud, Chile Leonar in Achao, Chile Matiss in Vancouver, BC Shaun in Campbell River, BC Leah on Cortes Island BC Caitlyn on Quadra Island, BC James in Nanaimo, BC Adam and Kim in Victoria, BC Lara, Toronto, ON Eduardo and Alex, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico Cesar, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico Carol, Coromandel, New Zealand Craig, Auckland, New Zealand Stu, Whangarei, New Zealand Denis, Ohakune, New Zealand Sam, Wellington, New Zealand Ernie, Anikiwa, New Zealand Sandy, Nelson, New Zealand Craig, Queenstown, New Zealand Santiago, Te Anau, New Zealand Chris, queen charlotte city, Haida Gwaii, BC, Canada Julie, Morwell, Victoria, Australia Gina, Bridport, Tasmania, Australia Tim, Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia Gert, Daylsford, VIC, Australia Stella, Langhorne Creek, SA, Australia Chris, Coober Pedy, SA, Australia Gery, Cooktown, Queensland, Australia Rob, Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia Chris, Darwin Australia Richard, Kununurra, Australia Dave, Dampier, Australia Jen, Rockingham, Australia Will, Duluth, MN, USA Adrianna, Quito, Ecuador Juan, Panama City, Panama Matias, Buenos Aires, Argentina Natalia, Buenos Aires, Argentina I hope to be able to host people again soon COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I have used this network extensively through hosting, surfing, ride shares, boat shares, organizing events etc. I last officially hosted a few people while i was living in santa catalina Panama and on Karaka may 2013 and we connected with some CS organizing some events and parties in Panama City. I have also used this network traveling in Chile and Argentina 2011/12 and it was absolutely fantastic. I even had the opportunity to give back and host people for a 3 month period that i lived in Puerto Bertrand in the Aysen region of Chilean Patagonia. I have travelled throughout Canada and the USA quite a bit as well as Baja California Sur, Mexico and Costa Rica, staying on folks couches that i have met along the way, met through other people but most of the time through this great network. I plan to use couch surfing when i travel to make my life a little bit easier, allow me to safe some money and get a true local perspective on the area. During my time at the Dreamhouse in Thunder Bay Ontario I hosted around 100 people both officially throught this network and through friends. All have worked out well. I always look forward to making new connections with CSers where ever i find myself.

I enjoy films especially documentaries, the Planet Earth and Blue Planet series are probably my favorite but i have seem them all so many times, I find it difficult to find a good movie these days... but when i can i enjoy www.nfb.ca Its the national film board of canada's official website and you can stream excellent canadian documentaries off of there and they are fairly high quality and run smoothly. I like attending outdoor film festivals and learning about wonderous adventures from around the world. I also enjoy reading books about wonderous adventures. I have a very extensive music collection from swapping music while traveling and with couch surfers. I listen to all sorts of music for all different occasions.