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kyoozoocanada

Current Mission: To appreciate what I have, and to stay focused on being a good person.

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Thailand
Phitsanulok
Phitsanulok


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General Information
kyoozoocanada has been vouched for
Couch availableMaybe
CouchSurf requests replied to93%
member sinceNovember 10th, 2005
profile views2,177
age50
birthday24 May
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genderMale
membernamekyoozoocanada
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Languages

  • EnglishExpert
  • FrenchBeginner
  • JapaneseBeginner
  • ThaiBeginner

Groups I Belong To

Toronto apartments, rooms for rent or shared houses 643:1354
Why: Looking to sublet a furnished room or apartment for June 1st, 2012
Northern Thailand 119:146
Why: I'm a couchsurfer who lives in Northern Thailand

Couch Information



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Couch Available: Maybe
Preferred Gender: Any
No smoking allowed
Has children: No
Can host children: Yes
Has pets: No
Can host pets: No
Max Surfers Per Night: 2

Shared Sleeping Surface: No
Shared Room: No

We live in a teachers' dorm at Naresuan University in Phitsanulok, Thailand. Lively university setting about 15 miles from the city. There's an Olympic-size swimming pool on campus, and it's pleasant to walk around or take the free electric buses for a tour. Good bookstore with English-language books. Cheap and delicious vegetarian food can be found here, a definite highlight for me. But it's a good spot for eating all kinds of authentic Thai food. There's a meditation centre nearby, and Sukhothai is very close. Welcome.

Friends (12)

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U-13U-13
36, Female
Nakhon Ratchasima, Nakhon Ratchasima
Thailand
Friends since January 2008
"He is a friend of my friend"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
Met in person  
Soejenli Tejasukmana Soejenli Tejasukmana
43, Male
Surabaya, East Java
Indonesia
Friends since April 2011
"I hosted Mr. Dan and his wife for one night"
Friendship Type: Friend
Met in person   Hosted1  
Guillaume DupuyGuillaume Dupuy
33, Male
Bordeaux, Aquitaine
France
Friends since November 2009
"I sleep on their couch "
Friendship Type: Friend
Met in person   Hosted5  
mila Samil mila Samil
39, Female
Jakarta, Jakarta Special Capital Region (Java)
Indonesia
Friends since April 2011
"I accompany him to go to obama sculpture"
Friendship Type: Friend
Met in person   Traveled1  
Ekaterina Malskaya Ekaterina Malskaya
58, Female
Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg
Russia
Friends since September 2009
"Was invited as a guest and met warmest hospitality"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person   Surfed4  
WERNER196 WERNER196
53, Male
Zurich, Zurich
Switzerland
Friends since February 2009
"Met for walk, talks and dinner together "
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person  
Lindsay MossLindsay Moss
28, Female
Cambridge, Massachusetts
United States
Friends since August 2008
"Surfed in Korat"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
Met in person   Surfed4  
Young Soo KimYoung Soo Kim
43, Male
Seoul, Seoul
South Korea
Friends since January 2010
"I gave him some help about his visit to Seoul by mail."
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
Only met online
Ksenia MakeevaKsenia Makeeva
27, Female
Mysore, Karnataka
India
Friends since February 2010
"Dan hosted us near university campus in Khorat"
Friendship Type: Friend
Met in person   Surfed4  
Jeffrey ChowJeffrey Chow
25, Male
Beijing, Beijing Municipality
China
Friends since October 2005
"Introduced me to the CouchSurfing Project! I met Dan at the Collingwood branch of the Vancouver Public Library as I had initiated the conversation noticing him carrying his one lugger of a baggage on his back. Would like to meet up sometime real soon =)"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
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Personal Description

I'm a minimalist, though a compromising minimalist in marriage. All of my necessary possessions fit into a knapsack. I get around mostly by walking. I have no religious or nationalistic affiliation deep down.
Here are some references people have given me on hospitalityclub.org.:

1) "Dan keeps showing up like a lucky penny. And we hope he continues to visit whenever he is in our area. He has become Herriott the Wonder Dog's best friend and our neighbourhood can't believe the improvement he's made in our front yard. Easygoing, interested and caring about those around him, a great conversationalist, and always willing to pitch in, Dan is a great guset.....So.... if he is ever in your area asking for Hospitality...don't miss the chance....say YES!"

2) "Dan is an easygoing man. We had fun, my children laughed a lot:-) He improved my English website-texts (even if he didn�t understand what it meant, even in English, hehe...) We�ll welcome him back at anytime.

3) "Dan was a very considerate and friendly guest. He was super low-maintenance type of guest. He took care of himself and only needed the place to sleep. We hung out a bit and it was fun!"

And, from a helpx.net host: "Dan proved to be a great helper who worked very hard and I would recommend him to anyone who wants a great helper and he is very friendly and easy to get on with And all the best in the future."

Interests

Helping Thais with English; Thai dogs; walking; vegetarian food; Yahoo! Answers; and a final corny answer: my wife, my parents, and a handful of friends around the world. I wish you guys were all in the same place.

Philosophy

The whole world is family.

Music, Movies, Books

I've written a few movie reviews on imdb.com if you want to have a look. http://www.imdb.com/user/ur9634116/comments?c=1

My Youtube favorites:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=FLgCX-b6oIXYzY-cXYS8PliQ&feature=mh_lolz



More music on Grooveshark: http://grooveshark.com/#!/kyoozoo/music/favorites

Books: I wrote and printed one in honour of my father called Do They Sacrifice Virgins in Thailand? (circulation - 1), and another for my Mom called It's a Beautiful Day. (circulation - 2)

Teach, Learn, Share

Some pro-Thailand doctrine. For those interested in Thailand and Thai history.
http://kyoozoocanada.xanga.com/723033930/journal-article/

Too boring? Play an ESL game via my blog.
http://kyoozoocanada.xanga.com/

One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done

I was working on a farm in Michigan, and after work I was talking to someone about how I never tell my mother I love her, and maybe I should improve on that. Later that week I was taking a walk along a country road when I noticed the glimmer of sunshine on metal in the thick growth near the road shoulder. I looked closer, and saw that it was an old, dirty Michigan souvenir license plate. It read I LOVE U. I took it back to my room, cleaned it up, and sent it to my Mom.

Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org Project

A big THANK YOU to all of you couchsurfing volunteers and donors who do a service to mankind by maintaining couchsurfing.org.

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References (28)

  • 27Positive
  • 1Neutral
  • 0Negative
  • 6From Hosts
  • 9From Surfers
  • 2Traveling
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Annick Robin
From Annick Robin
 Nice, France
 Mar 20
Met in person Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Dan hosted us for two nights in a very comfortable place. Although we did not spend a lot of time together, he shared with us a part of his life; his passion for dogs. Dan is a person who has an interesting outlook on life and I enjoyed speaking with him. Thank you very much for all, Dan, I hope to see you and your wife, another time, perhaps in Nice.

U-13
From U-13
 Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
 Mar 19
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

Hi Dan...Hope not too late to ask to be a friend with you, Yeah! long time ago since we know each other. I just want to say thanks and nice meeting you...

Rachid Alaoui
From Rachid Alaoui
 Rabat, Morocco
 Feb 3
Met in person Surfed 3 days  
Positive

dan he is a very nice person who give me some advance about some things we walk around and we talk about many things specialy about his experiance in morocco

mila Samil 
From mila Samil
 Jakarta, Indonesia
 Apr 18, 2011
Met in person Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Dan and his wife are a nice couple. We went to obama sculpture. Honestly I my self dont know about this sculpture until Dan asked me to help him. Thanks to Dan who took me to that place, and thanks for the american soft baked cookies, it is very delicious. He and his wife love bali peanut and pecel very much. I hope someday I could bring you the bali peanut when I visited your place

Soejenli Tejasukmana 
From Soejenli Tejasukmana
 Surabaya, Indonesia
 Apr 14, 2011
Met in person Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

I host Mr Dan (Kyoozoo) and his wife for one night. They are such a nice couple and well mannered. We were talking about life, religion, meditation and spiritual things. It was a very interesting discussion. I wish to visit him in Phitsanulok and take meditation course in Tha Sung temple near his town. See you again next December, my friend.

Brittany-Jane Royal
From Brittany-Jane Royal
 Toronto, Canada
 Dec 13, 2010
Met in person Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Dan has been such a positive light during my experience here in Thailand! I am eternally grateful for the time he spent with me, teaching me all about the culture and helping me find wonderful vegetarian food. I was fortunate enough to be in Phitsanulok for Loi Krathong festival, where we attended a celebration at Naresuan University.
Thank you again, Dan, it was a blessing to meet you :)

Pierre Marty 
From Pierre Marty
 Rodez, France
 Nov 30, 2010
Met in person Surfed 5 days  
Positive

Dan is very kind and will always try to make you feel comfortable. I spent good time with him, experienced thai festivals and i learned many things about thailand.
Thanks for hosting me Dan, i was glad to meet you and i'm so proud to be mister november :)

Pattarawadee Kaewmalaitip
From Pattarawadee Kaewmalaitip
 Phitsanulok, Thailand
 Nov 19, 2010
Met in person  
Positive

Ajan Dan. He is teacher at my university and he is the best teacher ever. He very nice and kind.

THEKAT
From THEKAT
 Vancouver, Canada
 Jun 26, 2010
Met in person Traveled 1 days 
Positive

I gave Dan and his friend a ride from Seattle to Vancouver. They were fun and interesting and great company for the ride. They even indulged my strange fascination with grocery stores by happily participating in my wild goose chase for Bellingham's Trader Joe's. I was a little nervous about crossing the border with strangers, but we had no difficulties whatsoever. A good person to meet!

Lesley Marie Boileau 
From Lesley Marie Boileau
 Cobourg, Canada
 May 5, 2010
Met in person Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Never in my life have I met someone who loves to walk so much... dispite a long day travelling the roads and trails, lovely Dan joined me on my evening walk too. Dan is a kind soul, a listener. I'd host him again, and I think you should too!


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