Hi there! I'm Ava, an errant Canadian currently living in Santiago, Chile. I'm into photography, dance, and philosophizing (it must be said that I am not necessarily good at any of these things).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Travel has always been about the people I get to meet along the way -- the unlikely connections, the conversations that stretch deep into the night -- and I'm excited to try out couchsurfing as a medium for sharing and building stories.

Music, Movies, and Books

If you own a book, I will want to read it. Books particularly close to my heart:

Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro
Unaccustomed Earth, Jhumpa Lahiri
All My Puny Sorrows, Miriam Toews
Kafka on the Shore, Haruki Murakami
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again, David Foster Wallace
Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman
Watchmen, Alan Moore
Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Honestly, my taste in music wasn't very sophisticated to begin with, and a year in Latin America will drill Enrique Iglesias deep into your bones. Less embarrassing artists that I listen to include: Sara Bareilles, Vienna Teng, Coldplay, Bastille, Coeur de Pirate, Zaz, Stromae, Natalia Lafourcade.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The most recent travel gem would have to be rolling across Easter Island on an ATV -- just me, the desolate wild, and every once in a while, a nonplussed cow.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, Peru, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Chile, China, United States