I`m self-confessed nerd who loves to explore and learn new things. My family is all over the world, so I`ve been fortunate enough to have seen a lot of places already, including a lot of Europe, Australia, South Africa, and a fair amount of the United States. Most of all, I want to make sure my nose isn`t in a guide book for the whole trip, as well as meet people who actually live in the places I`m visiting. I`ve just moved away from my home town Vancouver to Madrid for the first time, and I want to both travel around and host people who come through my city!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I want to meet people from the places I visit, and see what the tourists usually miss, and because I want to do the same for those who come to Madrid! I love the idea behind couchsurfing, and I want to be a pat of it.

Interests

Literature, cooking, live music, craft beer, wine, good food, hot weather, warm beaches, coffee and tea, learning about new cultures, feminism and post-colonial theory, and making new friends :)

• books
• literature
• womens rights
• dining
• cooking
• breakfast
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• live music
• tourism
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Oh good god. Asking a girl with an English Major to name her favourite book is like asking a mother to pick her favourite child. I love fantasy books like Terry Pratchett and GRRM (obviously). I adore Margaret Atwood, Virginia Woolf, Ernest Hemingway (For Whom the Bell Tolls), Oscar Wilde, Jane Austen, Emily Brontë.

The Wire is the best TV show ever made, though I do love me some Scrubs. Love nerdy shows like Heroes Reborn, and Babylon 5. Music is a mix of 90s stuff and Punk, Indie Rock and Pop, Jazz, and other things. I love interesting lyrics and simple beautiful melodies, but also crazy mixes of different genres and styles.

I love all good food. Except Prawns (They are the cockroaches of the sea). I love to cook, and don't trust people who don't care about food.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Having tea in a cave in Sacramonte in Granada with a view of the Sierra Nevada.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share my group of friends, time and knowledge of Madrid! I can also Help you work on your English

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can tell you all about Canada, help improve your English, make you a fantastic dinner or breakfast (or both!) and definitely buy a round ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Spain