ABOUT ME

I am 22 years old, and live in Whistler, BC. After graduating from UBC Vancouver I decided to spend a year in a mountain town, riding my bike and skiing as much as I can. Luckily, I managed to find employment I was passionate about, and now work for the Municipality as a youth services librarian and program leader, as well as for a local nonprofit called Zero Ceiling that gets at-risk youth involved in employment and housing programs in Whistler. I've lived and travelled lots in Europe and East Africa, and am excited to journey to Central America in January 2015 with my boyfriend Max.

PHILOSOPHY

"I cried because I had no shoes, until I met a man with no feet."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting and sleeping on da couches.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've only couch surfed once, but I had a great experience and I'm planning to surf much more as I continue my travels in Central America next year.

Interests

Skiing, baking, hiking, biking, travelling, volunteering, outdoor music, playing games with kids way younger than me, organic cuisine and expensive americano mistos.

• baking
• coach
• drinking
• traveling
• billiards
• music
• piano
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• skiing
• teaching
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Jinja Safari, The River and the Road, Soley, Youth Lagoon, Deer Tick, Active Child, Shlohmo, Alt-J, First Aid Kit, The Black Atlantic, Holy Ghost!, The Head and the Heart.

Books: A Prayer for Owen Meany, Shantaram, Pillars of the Earth.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

White Water Rafting on the Nile, Jinja, Uganda.
Hiking the Haig Glacier and skiing at the Becky Scott Training Centre, near Canmore, Alberta, Canada.
Watching the northern lights in Tromsø, Troms, Norway.
Drinking coronas after summiting Mt. Geoffrey on mountain bikes, Hornby Island, BC, Canada.

Teach, Learn, Share

Cross country ski coach! :)
Piano teacher :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Max and I will have a vehicle when we are in Central America: would be happy to car-pool with like-minded adventurers and hosts who need a lift.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, Tanzania, Uganda, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Norway, Tanzania, Uganda