CURRENT MISSION

Heading to EUROPE this summer. Cant wait! Venice>Basel>Berlin

ABOUT ME

I am friendly, relaxed but outgoing. I love meeting new people and seeing new places. Art and travel are what I am all about. Lets have some adventures together!

Check my website if you really want to understand me! http://andrealeighpelletier.com/

PHILOSOPHY

Life is short, I want to see as much as possible and take some chances. I want to love a lot, and make connections.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I stayed in a lot of different homes when I was travelling around East Africa in 2007. It was a great way to get to know the culture and make a few friends.

When I went to New York City in 2011, I couchsurfed at a friend of a friends place. It was my first time with a 'stranger' but we became fast friends and I had the best time!

Many of the places I have travelled have been to stay with friends - I much prefer staying with locals and getting to know the area than being in a stuffy hotel.

Interests

Photography, Film, Painting, Sailing, Cooking, Dancing, Travel & Rugby

• arts
• culture
• photography
• festivals
• dancing
• cooking
• partying
• traveling
• painting
• sailing
• rock climbing
• rugby

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Annie Hall, Amelie, Bringing Up Baby & Fargo

Music: Broken Social Scene, Arcade Fire, Dylan, Robert Johnson & The Band

Books: Kurt Vonnegut, Dave Eggers, Tom Robbins, Anne-Marie MacDonald, Nick Hornby & Ernest Hemingway

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbing for 5 hours to have a peek of mountain gorillas in Rwanda.

Standing on the Cliffs of Mohr on a rainy, gusty day in Ireland.

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2009 in Scotland.

Pablo Neruda's home La Sebastiana in Valapraiso, Chile.

Seeing graffiti "THIS WALL IS GREAT" on the Great Wall of China.

Watching the sun rise at Alishan National Park in Taiwan.

The Full Moon parties on Zanzibar Island, Tanzania.

Seeing the Mona Lisa in person, age 11, France.

Teaching art to 24 curious kids in Uganda.

The first time I saw the art in MOMA, New York City, USA.

Dollywood Theme Park, Nashville USA.

Seeing where my grandfather was hidden during WWII, the Netherlands.

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Belgium, Chile, China, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Rwanda, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada