CURRENT MISSION

do cool stuff

ABOUT ME

like to think of myself as a practical idealist.

PHILOSOPHY

I don't want to pass the salt for the rest of my life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

host some, surf some. :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

hosted some and surfed some :)

Interests

- Cyanobacteria
- Ted Talks
- National geographic
- Documentaries
- Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert
- Seinfeld
- Swing dancing
- Horseshow crabs (and other crustaceans)
- Hunter-gatherer lifestyle
- urban planning, particularly public spaces, public transit, bike lanes, pedestrian streets
- biomimicry
- monkeys and primates, especially bonobos
- Talking politics (bashing Americans) and other things I know little about

• documentaries
• dancing
• swing dancing
• partying
• politics
• chess
• cycling
• hunting

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: mostly non-fiction, like freakonomics and upside of irrationality.
Music: electronic music (mostly house?) playing in the background.
Movies: documentaries in the last few years. but some of my favorites from back in the day: snatch, requiem for a dream, usual suspects, big fish, stranger than fiction, no country for old men, my cousin vinny, closer.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Burning Man
- lots of great electronic parties in Amsterdam
- floating village in Cambodia
- islands of San Blas in panama
Looking forward to doing /seeing amazing things in the Yukon and Alaska this August!

Teach, Learn, Share

- played competitive chess for many years & can teach you some skills :)
- also know some things about alberta's oil (tar) sands, climate finance, CDM projects and cycle lanes in Amsterdam

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, France, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Romania

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