CURRENT MISSION

To find a shark and wave hello.

ABOUT ME

Hrmmm. I grew up in Mississauga, Ontario. I then moved to Toronto for school. After six years in Toronto, I moved to Vancouver for even more school. Although I spent the last 4 months of 2010 working/living in St. John's, I am now back in Vancouver.

I can be a bit of a klutz sometimes (dropping my papers while teaching or in class), and blush quite easily. I have been vegetarian for about ten years, and I love to bake (especially with my younger sister).

PHILOSOPHY

I believe the best way to discover a new place is to take a look at a map, and then start walking.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am looking forward to meeting new people and sharing stories. I would love to meet up for coffee!

Interests

Reading, biking, walking, comic books, Canadian history, glasses (of the optical sort), being underwater, board games, learning new things and meeting new people.

• books
• coffee
• vegetarian
• walking
• board games
• reading
• cycling
• surfing
• scuba diving
• volleyball
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Man on Wire, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Witches

Music: Sufjan Stevens, Beirut, The National, Constantines, Jason Collett, Radiohead, Bon Iver, Jenny Lewis, Amy Millan, Beyonce!

Books and Comics: Epileptic (David B.), To Kill of Mockingbird (Harper Lee), The Scott Pilgrim Series (O'Malley), Blankets/Carnet de Voyage/Good-bye Chunky Rice (Craig Thompson), The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (Aimee Bender), everything by George Eliot - too many to list!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Playing volleyball in Cuba
- Biking in Hong Kong
- Scuba Diving in British Columbia (I have my PADI open water)
- Surfing on the Oregon Coast

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: How to tie a tie
Learn: French, German, Wheel Pose (Urdhva Dhanurasana)
Share: Life stories, funny stories, touching your tongue to your nose.