Hi everyone! My name's Claire-Marie, and I'm a new transplant to Virginia from the Metro Detroit area. I love learning about different languages and cultures, so I hope to meet some wonderful people through Couchsurfing! I'm interested in cooking, cinema, good wine, fun or philosophical conversations, and literature. I'm quite optimistic and love learning and seeing new things. I also like photography, but unfortunately I don't have a professional camera, so I guess you could call me a cell phone photographer :)

I'm looking to travel all around the world, so let's see where I go next.

As for those I host, please describe what you want to discover and share by staying with me! I’m happy to help in any way I am able.

PHILOSOPHY

Life is a book that changes from page to page, day to day. The people we meet add pages to our book, the beauty that surrounds us adds the colour, and the love we share binds it all together.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I feel like this is the greatest way to meet new people and understand the world around us.

Interests

Cooking (I'm a foodie!), coffee, wine, beer, good cinema, photography, calligraphy, history, philosophy, languages, fashion, poetry, art, books, sunsets, stargazing, and having fun :)

• arts
• books
• literature
• poetry
• fashion
• photography
• beauty
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• movies
• traveling
• calligraphy
• etymology
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
The Godfather, Amélie, Baarìa, Volver, Das Leben Der Anderen, Lootera, Jab We Met, Maurice Richard, etc.

Music:
Pink Floyd, Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zepplin, Nico, The Doors, Lana Del Ray, Amy Winehouse, Mayer Hawthorne, Drake, Chet Baker, Count Basie, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Akcent, A. R. Rahman, etc.

Books:
The Decameron, Poetry by Rumi, Rilke, Neruda, etc.
Catcher in the Rye, Candide, Montaigne's Essais, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I worked as a bilingual intern for the Senate of Canada when I was doing my bachelor's degree.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach:
French, calligraphy, basic cooking skills, some German, and lots of etymology!

I would like to learn how to drive a manual car. (Stick shift), as well as learn more languages! I particularly would like some help with Italian, (more advanced) German, Russian, etc. If you speak something else, I would love to learn some things about your language too.

I can share: my love of cooking!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking, great stories, and lots of laughs. :) Book recommendations too!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Germany, United States