I am a 22 year old Canadian who is backpacking around Europe. I'm outdoorsy, like 60s/70s/folksy music, local food, chocolate, and the smell of old books. I'm hoping to meet more local peoples over my travels with couch surfing, make some new friends and avoid the tourist traps.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing seems like such a great way to create community across great distances, which I think is super important, especially today. One of the things that frustrates me most when traveling is how easy it is to have only a superficial experience with the places you visit, and I think that getting to meet locals is the perfect antidote to that! And a fun way to meet people! And a great was to support alternative economies! And the list goes on!

Interests

• animals
• books
• board games
• reading
• hiking
• travel
• nature
• activism
• environmentalism
• hiking in the mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Hard to say, but here are a few that come to mind:
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
Oryx and Crake (and literally everything else written by Margaret Atwood)
No Country for Old Men (and a lot of Carmac McCarthy's other books. Cities of the Plain!)
GOT
Harry Potter (of course)
A Short History of Progress
Gordon Lightfoot
Tom Russell
Janis Joplin

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I get to hike mountains for a living in the summer!

What I Can Share with Hosts

A yummy chocolate cake recipe, crazy stories of life in rural Canada, a good sense of humour, maybe some good food!

Countries I’ve Visited

England, France, Ireland, United States