CURRENT MISSION

live, experience, explore, discover

PHILOSOPHY

integrity, community, peace, equality and simplicity = happiness

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To connect with others around the world, of course!

Interests

sailing, contra dancing, playing and listening to music, languages and cultures, Reiki and other energy healing methods, rowing, sustainability, running, laughing, swimming, canoeing, wandering... anything in nature, everything that's in the wilderness

• running
• music
• canoeing
• sailing
• rowing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

The Alchemist, Blood Done Sign My Name, Parzival, The Man Watching, Third Class Ticket, Faust, to name a few

Water, Les Intouchables, Chocolat, Exit Through the Gift Shop, Les Choristes, The Absent-Minded Professor, La Vie d'Adèle

I listen to just about everything music-wise depending on my mood. I appreciate good classical music (especially chamber music), love what a capella groups are doing, recently heard a great night of jazz/world music. Really into Ólafur Arnalds, Pompeya, Javiera Mena, and Yaz right now. Closest to my heart though, is traditional folk music. Listening to Perpetual E-motion at the moment, but love to play, dance to, and listen to Cape Breton, Quebecois, Scottish and Irish music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveling across Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railway, couchsurfing with the most wonderful hosts in all the cities where we stopped.

Teach, Learn, Share

My viola travels everywhere with me and music is a passion I love to share with others.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Brazil, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Grenada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China, Germany, Iceland, India, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, United States