CURRENT MISSION Globetrotting and making friends all over the world. ABOUT ME I'm very passionate about travelling the world and meeting different cultures to find out about their traditions and way of life. I've been blessed with the gift of languages and having had truly wonderful parents who've supported me during my studies. Thanks to them and my efforts, I now have a wonderful profession and the freedom to do what I want, when I went.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I book a flight to a country I find interesting! I also help by allowing travellers to stay at my home, plus I give them a tour of Panama and share my experiences (travel, work, etc.) or just about being Canadian and Armenian! COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE All positive experiences so far. Visited 79 countries to date.

Interests

Nature, culture, cooking, keeping fit (running), languages and comparative linguistics, the arts, history, ethnology, anthropology, archeology, outdoor activities.

• animals
• traveling
• languages
• plants
• indigenous cultures
• tropical fruits

Music, Movies, and Books

Love classical music, opera and all kinds of ethnic music. Also house and techno.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Hiked to the Arctic Circle by myself in June 2009 (Auyuuiituq National Park, Nunavut, Canada). - Completed 3 full marathons (Toronto, Quebec City, Philadelphia). Best time: 3h42. - Connected with different indigenous populations (Mursi, Hamer, Guna, Embera, Wounan, Ngabe-Bugle, Havasupai) throughout North, Central and South America, Africa and the Arctic. - Mastered 7 languages.

Teach, Learn, Share

There is something to be learnt from and shared with everyone. Be generous and sincere and life will be the same towards you.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My knowledge of rare tropical plants. I have 25-30 varieties at home!

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Maldives, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Montserrat, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (French part), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Seychelles, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Panama, Russian Federation

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