I am a student in classical composition at the doctorate level at McGill University, Montréal, Canada. I grew up in a small town in the countryside, so I enjoy nature a lot, but my need for music and art has inevitably brought me to the city.
I am a quiet, timid person, a bit absent-minded but respectful, responsible and clean, and I enjoy all sorts of company, any age or gender - or pets, for hosts!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am presently doing a student exchange in Oslo, Norway, for the 2015-2016 year, and I want to take the opportunity to visit Norway, and the rest of Europe! If I stay by myself the whole year, I might not even speak a word of Norwegian when I leave, and that would be quite sad...

Interests

As you might have guessed by reading the above, my main interest is music - mainly classical, but I do enjoy all sorts of different styles and genres. I also love art in general, and even if my knowledge is a bit small, I have a big curiosity and open-mindedness!
I also love nature, and because of a habit my grandmother had of bringing her grandchildren on the road and identifying the flowers we saw, I also have a fascination for any kind of plants, which is why I feel lucky that Montreal has one of the biggest botanical gardens in the world!
I also am a child at heart, as I love doing papercraft, and retain some of my taste for fantasy and videogames that I had in high school when I kind of a geek. :P One could say I'm still one, but a music geek instead...

• pets
• arts
• concerts
• dining
• cooking
• recipes
• flowers
• politics
• reading
• music
• piano
• sports
• economics
• history
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

For music: "classical" music mainly, and if you ask for composer names: Bartók, Ravel, Shostakovich and Prokofiev count among my favorites. But as I said before, I'm open-minded and can listen to a lot of different genres and find an interest. :)

For movies, I like either repertory cinema, or children movies. I like other stuff, but I become very picky...

For books, sadly I don't read as much as I used to; university readings suck up all my "reading motivation" if you will... but if I have to state preferences, I'd say novels, philosophy and botanic are my favorites.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you're interested in music at all, I can share a bit about playing the piano (I studied it seriously at school for 10 years but now play mostly for fun and by ear, I'm no concert pianist - I hate all the unhealthy competition) or some harmony principles, or even compare compositions if you also do (and if you are open-minded)!
Also, I might not be the best cook, but I love to prepare food, and I know a couple of typical québécois recipes if you're interested!

I'm happy to learn about anything, really, be it sports, science, art, cooking, history - even politics or economics, which are really not my favorite subjects, but if you have the patience to compensate for my ignorance, I'll gladly listen and try to talk!

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Norway, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada