CURRENT MISSION

Work, fun, learning.

ABOUT ME

We are Xavier (26) and Vanessa (29), brother and sister! We've been living together for a while, in the same apartment. Though it's not the case anymore, we decided to keep this account since we've built it up together!

About Vanessa: A crazy girl studying international relations and international law, deeply, madly in love with Europe and its cultures. I started to travel when I was 13 and never stopped since then. For me, meeting new people, learning about their culture, their ideals, their language keeps me alive. I nourish my mind with those kind of experience. Bring it on, world!

About Xavier: The first time my mother told me we were going away on a cruise in the Caribbean, I told her: "No! I'm too scared we are going to sink like the Titanic!" I finally went, had a wonderful time with my family and since then, I couldn't stop traveling.

I'm someone that can't survive without the daily human contact. I'm a people person. Mostly, I feel good when I know that everyone around me feels good.

PHILOSOPHY

"Always trying to avoid the worst, you miss the best"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Spread the CS project to everyone I know so that it becomes known by the most people possible!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Xavier and Vanessa:
Hosted Elodie from Switzerland
Hosted Anja from Germany
Hosted Meike from Germany
Hosted Luke from Australia
Hosted Alexis from France
Hosted Tom and Matt from Australia
Hosted Kimmy and Alexis from California
Hosted Ellen from Netherlands
Hosted Sophie and Laura from France

Xavier:
Surfed at Ygaël and Jessica's in Nice, France
Surfed at Bue's in Valencia, Spain
Surfed at Oscar's in Tomares (Sevilla), Spain
Surfed at Pascal's in Paris, France

Interests

Xavier: Listening to music (Indie R&R, pop/electro, I also play piano), skiing, partying, eating.

Vanessa: Indie, electro, reading, politics, beer, hockey, basketball, laugh, dancing, being crazy, laugh (did I mention that already? :P), intelligent movies, smiling people, eat new food, discover, learn. Living without borders.

• culture
• dancing
• dining
• beer
• partying
• politics
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• piano
• skiing
• basketball
• hockey
• international relations
• law

Music, Movies, and Books

Vanessa: Music - The Killers, Shout Out Louds, The Cure, Joy Division, We Are Wolves, Artic Monkeys. Movies - L'Auberge espagnole, Les Poupées russes, Goodbye Lenin!, C.R.A.Z.Y., Waltz with Bashir, District 9, Dumb and Dumber, Ace Ventura. Books - Political/Historical books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Xavier: The incredible Egypt

Vanessa: Living and working 6 months in Dublin, getting to know the Irish people and culture.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can get you to love Montréal - I will travel all around the world, but I will always come back to the best city in the world =)

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, China, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Honduras, Israel, Latvia, Martinique, Mexico, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Sweden, United States, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Ireland, Lithuania

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