About me...part hippie - part nerd - some other parts.

Current philosophies:
Time is a rubber band.

I enjoy getting lost in books, museums, libraries and galleries. Love vintage shopping and I know where and how to find a good deal.
Food is a big part of my life! If you are vegetarian, eat only meat, vegan or have dietary an/or wallet restrictions, I will probably know the best places in Toronto for you.
Mildy spiritual, a nature person, into Yoga and Qi Gong.
Concerts, festivals, tech events are also places you may find me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To see a place through the eyes of a tourist is wonderful. To see a place through the eyes of one of it's lovely locals, is a different type of wonderful!
Am a first time couch-surfer. Hello CS universe!

Interests

Books. Concerts (punk, classical, some metal). Herbs. Teas. Walking. Brunch. Random festivals. Finding the week's most random graffiti. Coffee. Markets.

• books
• concerts
• festivals
• dining
• coffee
• vegetarian
• vegan
• yoga
• walking
• shopping
• technology

Music, Movies, and Books

So many!

Not a big TV person.

Authors: Kurt Vonnegut, Augusten Burrows, Herman Hesse, Khalid Hosseni, Gabriel García Márquez, Joseph Boyden, Irvin Yalom.

Music: Arcade Fire, the Cure, the Editors, Placebo, Hank Williams, Of Monsters and Men, John Maus, Austra, Johnny Cash, the Smiths, Deathcab for Cutie, Nine Inch Nails, Sabaton, New Order, the Clash.... to start.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Canadian Sub-Artic cottage off-the-grid cottage. Watching the sunset at 2am.

Teach, Learn, Share

In the world before Facebook, travellers were new and strange to local people of a town. While our world has gotten a bit closer after the invention of the telephone and the internet, I feel having a friendly local companion for an afternoon if a warming thought, for both traveller, and companion.

Perspectives are interesting. Like when you walk by something everyday and you don't notice it anymore. But then you walk by it with someone who has never seen anything like it, and it becomes a jubilent conversation... a tale to tell. And, you find yourself narrating to several other friends about how you paused for 15mins at a squirrel eating an acorn in the park. I love that!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Oman, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States