ABOUT
lately I've been working near algonquin park at the wolf den hostel: www.wolfdendbunkhouse.com
if you're interested in a work-exchange, we offer a free dorm bed in exchange for 2.5 hrs of help... get in touch with me

for several summers, I've worked on an organic farm: www.fieldgoodfarms.ca

the past ten years, i've spent most of my time away from thunder bay, volunteering on farms and other places.... mostly in BC and Quebec

i teach guitar and play concerts in bands/solo... and organize house concerts for touring musicians.... i busk now and then

I collect birch sap in the spring to make syrup... i've also worked at maple syrup businesses in gaspesie and north-eastern ontario

i am a willing worker on organic farms (and places other than organic farms)

i volunteer at the english school (esl) for adults and the ymca in north bay

i was friends with a great dog named scout for over ten years

i've been a member of the Outward Bound Canada community

i love community

i'm a wwoofer

i've helped to build tiny houses

PHILOSOPHY

driven by community and friends, not money and jobs (though those things have their places, too) ..... let's help each other..... slow down

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm participating by couch surfing, hosting, and randomly contacting people whose profile i find interesting

generally, i am drawn to folks who are into community, outdoor education, farming, outdoors, playing sports and music..... if you mention these things in your profile, it's likely i'll contact you if i'll be in your area.... that being said, i'm happy to meet people outside of these boxes, as well..... broaden our perspectives

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

so far, i've hosted one fellow at my house in thunder bay and several people and groups at my house in cap-chat... and one fellow, recently, in north bay

i've stayed for a few days with a hosts in quebec city, la baie, st-gedeon, montreal, vancouver, medicine hat, winnipeg, and north bay

i've also been introduced to couch surfers travelling through my town and have welcomed them and taken them around town.... PLEASE AT LEAST REPLY TO REQUESTS NO MATTER THE ANSWER and try to be in contact when plans change

Interests

community building, food education, yoga, outdoors, snowy winters, swimming in lakes and rivers, sharing, music, team sports, fishing, entertaining, cooking, games, x-country skiing, snowshoeing, dogs, ultimate frisbee, soccer, languages, collecting fruits, pickleball

lately i'm into making all kinds of home-made foods, beverages, and preserves

• pets
• dogs
• fish
• concerts
• education
• dining
• cooking
• yoga
• team sports
• traveling
• socializing
• juggling
• music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• fishing
• surfing
• skiing
• snowshoeing
• sports
• soccer
• swimming
• teaching
• languages
• medicine
• volunteering
• lakes
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

big lebowski, boogie nights, life acquatic, amelie, crouching tiger hidden dragon, the fantastic mr. fox, la veuve de st. pierre

the milk carton kids, neil young, nick drake, daniel romano, paul simon, tom petty, beatles, canadiana, pet sounds album

braiding sweetgrass

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

five months immersion in small kenyan and tanzanian communities helping at schools, creating youth groups, helping on farms

Teach, Learn, Share

i can teach guitar, speak french, catch fish, ride a bike, throw a frisbee several different ways, juggle three items solo or tandem, hit a dart bullseye on a respectable basis

i can show you how to make an automatic chicken/pet waterer for dirt cheap

fermentation!

wild edibles and medicines

What I Can Share with Hosts

i will happily contribute to purchase food and make meals for everyone

Countries I’ve Visited

Kenya, Tanzania, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada