Alex Grant

Who are you?

I’m Alex Grant, a near American ex-pat and fully committed Canucks fan. I am the proud caretaker of a mustache some have called “Mercury-ian” and other have called “disturbing.” I appreciate the finer things in life such as eating, cooking, laughing, chair-dancing, and summer. I keep friends and family at the centre of my life, and trust that formula to keep everything else humming.

What do you do for fun?

For fun I enjoy pairing sports and food in whatever ways I can. This includes making Bacon Explosions during the Super Bowl, eating kettle corn at baseball games, and devouring barbecue while I trounce John Horn during our annual March Madness tet a tet. I also enjoy reading funny things and then retelling these funny things, in a much less effective way, to any and everyone I meet. My girlfriend and I also regularly travel across the Northwest in search of roadside ice cream stands and other worldly vistas. That’s a lot of fun too.

What is your favourite community and why?

My favorite community has to be my family (which, in my definition, includes plenty of non-blood relatives). The group’s sense of humor, our similar (and not-so-similar) passions, and quiet camaraderie are things that I treasure and keep as my bedrock. I count myself extremely lucky to have a healthy family close at hand, and I do all I can to draw in the wispy threads of family afar.

What is your superpower?

My superpower probably is my ability to get along with nearly anyone. I love meeting new people, hearing their stories, and learning wherever I can.

How do you use this power to build community?

I use this power to connect a lot of the amazing people I meet into super groups or productive partnerships. There’s nothing more satisfying or super-charging to me than making these connections, and helping people find what they need. And if chicken wings can somehow be involved in that process, well, all the better.

My Three Favourite Things About Alex Are…

1. His mustache. Somethings help us stand out and Alex’s mustache is one of those things. Put simply it’s awesome. How can a mustache be so wonderful? Because it’s individualized nature and semi-trend setting way blends with a comfortableness with all things hip and happening. That’s where Alex predominately exists – between the hip and the happening. When one looks at Alex’s mustache, and by extension, Alex, one sees a man who is unafraid to wear his facial hair in a way that makes you notice and makes you smile.

2. An engaging generosity. I’ve been to a number of food oriented soirees with Alex and his fantastic partner Robin. Each time, I’m blown away by the amazing spread that’s put out in front of us. Sometimes its paella with prawns the size of your fist and some of the finest spicy Ooyama chorizo this side of Granville Island. Other times its the BEST SUPER BOWL PARTY EVER – complete with keg of beer, phenomenal nachos and homemade buffalo wing sauce for crispy and succulent chicken wings. I still salivate over that meal today. All of these evenings have one thing in common – an incredibly generous host who will go to the utmost to ensure both your appetite and hunger for good (boisterous) conversation is satiated.

3. Genuineness, thoughtfulness and kindness. Alex ALWAYS sees the best in people. His genuine nature and kindhearted style allows him to always find some sort of way to like someone. I have a feeling he’d even find a way to like that guy you see cruising around Commercial Drive in a Hummer. He’s just that good-spirited. That same genuineness allows him to be amazingly empathetic. You know he’s the kind of person you can depend on if times get tough and talk to about your problems when you need a sympathetic ear. And then there’s the general kindness. The kindness ekes into just about everything he does. Be it the way he socializes, hosts or works. Alex is a fellow who’s committed to leaving the world better than he found it.

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