An ESL (English) teacher, and volunteer firefighter living in his car.

I'm flexetarian and I have practiced a lot of sports that I love. They include soccer, football, wrestling, rugby, baseball, lacrosse, and now mainly rock climbing and cycling! I would love to dance more, but I often don't pack dancing shoes, so dancing barefeet is an option!

PRIMARY LIFE OBJECTIVES:
Smile, laugh, make friends, and save some money to buy an apartment or something.

SIDE MISSIONS:

Learn to dance better (open to lots of dancing styles)

Start a Youtube channel... maybe one day

Be a mediator, and or study peace and conflict resolution

Bake and share my own sourdough bread.

Do more yoga.

Other Life Objectives: Ride my bicycle, rock climb, workout, improve my French, Spanish, Arabic
, Catalan, or any language really... travel, ideally via bicycle.

Bonus objective - Jiu-jitsu? Meh, I'd rather be a runner or a wise human than a fighter.

IN ANOTHER LIFE I'D BE

A professional athlete, especially in the domain of rock climbing or cycling.

LIFESTYLE

I'm straight, maybe like 1% curious, but more importantly I am LGBTQ+ friendly.

ABOUT ME

Laughter is my medicine, so not much escapes my droll attitude. I also love having really good, thought invoking or just outright silly conversations. I can also be quite quiet at first (when necessary).

PHILOSOPHY

Il faut cultiver notre jardin.
(Voltaire)

SOMETHING I WANT TO IMPROVE

I want to swim more, I'm always wanting more cooking experience, and I want to learn to tie lots of knots.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on couchsurfing to meet locals while I travel, and meet foreigners when I'm not. I like meeting interesting people!

And the reason I've stayed on Couchsurfing, despite the paywall, is because of the film "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"

Interests

I have cousins in Mexico that drew me into a passion for learning languages, and I grew up in a province that had me in love with all sports, even ice hockey despite my inability to skate well. I look forward to learning more languages through people and travels.

• cats
• dogs
• education
• environment
• exercise
• meditation
• politics
• bouldering
• cycling
• hiking
• history
• languages
• philosophy
• food
• survivalism
• survival skills
• sustainability
• climbing
• bicycle touring
• vacation
• asl
• music production
• oceans
• escalade
• pinball
• deep water solo
• winter hiking
• bloc
• escaladar

Music, Movies, and Books

As far as music. all types. They're all great in context. like any other types/genres of media.

My go-to album is "Greatest Hits Vol. 1" the first full length album by P'tit Belliveau

Movies are rad. I love Monty Python's Holy Grail.

The book that gets me thinking is Candide by Voltaire. I enjoy the plots of Greek mythologies, and a play I enjoyed reading is Bombay Black by Anosh Irani. Lastly, I just finished reading The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson, and it's quite silly, it's as if Monty Python somehow became a non-fiction novel (but it's fiction that feels real).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watching amazing acrobatic feats of lucha libre in Mexico. 😀

Translating French to an English speaking Newfoundlander whom I could barely understand.

Hiking with a kitten on a leash.

Spontaneous cave exploring.

Teach, Learn, Share

I REALLY want to learn how to sail and live on a sailboat.

I want to start teaching gym, but for now I can teach English French and Spanish... as well as the ASL alphabet (for the modt part).

I want to learn a lot of things (see above, or just ask me).

I want to share my life stories, and one day my home as well!

I can most definitely do an oil change with the right tools (and more mechanical work).

I also studied Music and Music Technology. I'd love to share what I can of that knowledge.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I learned some massages in Government paid French immersion school!

I can offer hosts my ears to listen, and my ideas to share.

Also, refer back to "teach, learn, share" especially if you are patient, and like bread!

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Hong Kong, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France