CURRENT MISSION

travel and be merry

ABOUT ME

I recently graduated from university and now I'm traveling and trying to learn more about the world and the people in it. I like learning languages, long walks, literature, the outdoors, having painted nails, being helpful, haggle-shopping, and deep long conversations. I'm friendly, goofy, outgoing and forgetful. I'm low-maintenance and usually pretty self-content. I don't get bored easily but I do get restless. I like to see other peoples' point of view and give everyone the benefit of the doubt.

I'm the kind of person that doesn't like to throw a thing away if there's something I can make out of it, like a basket out of newspaper or a flower pot out of an old saucepan. If there's a big bug stuck in the house I like to let it out the window instead of killing it. You can also find me spending lots of time reading and writing, hitchhiking or learning languages.

As a couchsurfer I'm easygoing and will respect your routine and space. I'm independent and I like checking out new places by myself so I don't expect you to devote your days to being my tour guide, but if you want to do that I would be grateful. It's always great to be invited along for activities with the host and his or her friends.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is absurd and wonderful.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed a few times and hosted a few times. It's been almost entirely good.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I learned that there are some very open, generous, trusting people out there.

Interests

languages, science, biology, philosophy (although honestly I'm not very well-read in philosophy) and spiritual matters, sudoku, Mexican soap operas, debates, current events, food, punctuation, hiking, literature, swimming (especially at night), history, music(especially if it's in Spanish, melancholy, or makes me want to dance), drawing, reading, writing, cozy settings, nature, socializing and partying, snowboarding,

• animals
• writing
• literature
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• partying
• shopping
• flowers
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• drawing
• sudoku
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• snowboarding
• swimming
• biology
• history
• languages
• science
• tourism
• hitchhiking
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Keny Arkana, The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Catch 22, Wuthering Heights, Bridget Jones' Diary, Jude the Obscure, Garcia Marquez, Haruki Murakami, Toni Morrison, Tom Robbins, Noam Chomsky, Douglas Coupland, Les cowboys fringants, Calle 13, The Cure, Ojos de Brujo, P-Square, Modest Mouse, Cyne, The Platters, Mala Rodriguez, IAM, Grand Corps Malade, red hot chili peppers... reggae, dubstep, dancehall, pop, hip-hop, Cuban, folk, punk (sometimes)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

animals in the caribbean sea

A building in Guatemala that was part Mayan temple, part catholic church.

forests and mountains in BC

Teach, Learn, Share

I could do a portrait of you, tell you a story, hem your pants, cook you a meal, teach you Spanish, interpret your dreams

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Croatia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Malawi, Mexico, Namibia, Palestine, Rwanda, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Turkey

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