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Overview

  • 92 references 77 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Spanish
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • No occupation listed
  • Honours Bachelor of Technology Degree in Construction Man...
  • From Evansburg, Alberta, Canada
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About Me

I grew up on a small farm just outside a small little sleepy town where everyone knows everyone. I have lived in and around Edmonton for most of my life adult life but I have traveled around a bit and lived a year in Sydney, Australia, and have lived in Toronto the last 4.5 years while completing my degree in construction management and am now moving back to Edmonton to be closer to family.
I like meeting people, all kinds of people from everywhere with different passions and interests that are willing to share their stories and experiences with me. I can get along with pretty much anybody as long as you're a decent human that treats people with respect.
Things I like to do include camping, live music at pubs, board/card games, social sports, hot tubs, karaoke, dancing, quadding, pretty much anything that's not boring.

PHILOSOPHY

Treat others the way you would want to be treated, especially if given the opportunity to help someone in a way they can't help themselves. addnedum to this point, treat others the way they want to be treated because they may have a different life experience than yours and sometimes treating them the way you want to be treated might be rude for them.

Build up a huge supply of brownie points or good karma because you never know when you might need it.

Experience everything you can while you're still young enough to appreciate it.

Never say no to the chance for e new experience, especially if its out of your comfort zone!

Would you believe that some people are so poor, all they have is money!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting people, its the best way to feel like you're travelling while staying at home

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Absolutely loving it, best thing ever, have hosted many people now and they have all been an amazing experience, hope to add as many more experiences as possible. I used to host and travel using couchsurfing a lot more a long time ago when it was all free, just signed on for the first time in many years and dont know what the couchsurfing community is like these days, guess I'll find out

Interests

Camping, Hiking, Quadding, Sports, Canoeing, Biking, Dancing, toboganning, skiing, the cold beer at the end of a hard day of work with good friends. Meeting new people and sharing stories and experiences

  • dancing
  • board games
  • live music
  • karaoke
  • canoeing
  • camping
  • sports
  • beaches
  • mountains
  • exploring
  • pub

Music, Movies, and Books

Love almost all types of music including Country, Dance, Classic Rock, New Rock, Alternative, and sometimes even a little rap at the right time. Every type of music has its perfect time to play! With so much good music out there why would you limit yourself to only one type of music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Fraser Island in Australia was amazing, beautiful sand beaches and got gooned with a bunch of awesome people!

Sky Diving in New Zealaand also kicked ass, 75 second free fall!!

Ice climbing in New Zealand was neat!

Of course who doesn't love diving at the Great Barrier Reef

Seeing Uluru and Kings Canyon in central Australia was pretty cool too!

Underwater wedding in Thailand which was pretty sweet to see!

Machu Picchu!

Teach, Learn, Share

hmm, would love to show people how to 2 step country style! If I'm able, would love to take guests canoeing or camping or out to my parents farm to get away from the city and maybe do a little farmwork if you want!
I want to learn all I can from anyone willing to teach!

What I Can Share with Hosts

generally quite handy around the house, as I have a bit of experience in construction and renovations. happy to help with any chores or anything i can do to make myself useful. I can cook a bit too and might have a bottle of something to share with my hosts while travelling through.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Peru, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada

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