CURRENT MISSION

Travel, travel, travel!

ABOUT ME

My favourite part of travelling is the people that I meet. I feel very lucky to have met so many amazing folks.

I like to travel slowly when I can and really get to know a place and its people. Some of my best times have been spent in towns that most people just pass through en route to somewhere else, like Alice Springs, Australia. For a few months, I stayed in a small trailer in Truth or Consequences, NM, having great conversations, enjoying the hot springs and the desert atmosphere.

I believe life is best lived in full colour. Travel, music, fun and friends are some of what make my world go round. Also really like books, movies and long conversations.

PHILOSOPHY

Some quotes I like:
"I've made an effort to have an extremely silly life. A strong sense of fun is what's most important." Evan Dando, circa 1996.

"If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution." Emma Goldman

"When you open your heart to others, the world will change YOU from the inside." Ben Lee

"If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Wherever you are -- if you are following your bliss, you are enjoying that refreshment, that life within you, all the time." Joseph Campbell

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting new people, learning and sharing. I've met some fantastic people through this and look forward to having more CS experiences!

Interests

I'm really curious about the world and the people in it! Hanging out with friends, travelling, eating good food, wandering cities, going for walks in nature, reading, seeing films, enjoying music, learning new things, taking photos...

• books
• dancing
• dining
• coffee
• walking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

I love all kinds of music, from folk singers to deep house to Ukrainian rock. My great aunts and uncles all played in bands, so music kinda runs through me though I'm more of an enthusiastic spectator.

So many movies! Some with travel themes that I love: Before Sunrise, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Everything is Illuminated, Until the End of the World.

Some of my favourite books are my Choose Your Own Adventure books from when I was a kid. I also appreciate a good atlas, gets me thinking about about my next trip. :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Some of the amazing things are really simple. A meal eaten by a campfire. The squishy feeling of walking on tundra. A warm hug. The smell of lemon eucalyptus.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Poland, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada

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