CURRENT MISSION

Living the Small Town Life

ABOUT ME

Hi there! My name is Julie, I am a french canadian who has exiled to BC a couple of years ago (not that there is anything wrong with Québec, it's wonderful and everyone should check it out!) After living in Vancouver for a bit, my partner Evan and I decided to try to live in a small town, and job opportunities took us to beautiful Golden, BC. So about me, I love travelling (obviously), meeting new people, and discovering new places. I enjoy a day of drinking coffee, good conversations with tasty foods, roadtrips and outdoor adventures. I am really interested in anything related to sustainability, and would love to learn more about sustainable lifestyles.

PHILOSOPHY

- Enjoy, nobody ever leaves this world alive...

- As my gym teacher used to say: the most painful thing is regret...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surfed in England, Ireland and Scotland, the US and Canada, and only had positive experiences!
I try to host as much as I can, depending on my schedule. I want to be an available and helpful host, and make people feel comfortable in my home. I also like meeting for a drink when I cannot host.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

see answer above!

Interests

travelling, REALLY listening to music, outdoor activities (rock climbing, trail running, snowboarding, hiking), being outside, looking at the mountains, smelling the ocean, eating delicious food, drinking beer and wine, baking bread, making cheese, Psychology and social studies, winter.

• culture
• dining
• wine
• cheese
• beer
• coffee
• baking
• running
• drinking
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• snowboarding
• trail running
• rock climbing
• teaching
• psychology
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Into the wild, Across the universe, Trainspoting, La Tour Montparnasse infernale, C.R.A.Z.Y., Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulin, Up.
Music: led zeppelin, the doors, howlin wolf, the rolling stones, the beatles, jimi hendrix, flogging molly, janis joplin, the decemberists, sufjan stevens, bob dylan, van morisson, the animals, the fratellis, csny, fleetwood mac, Edward Sharpe and the magnetic zeros, ravi shankar, les vulgaires machins, tenacious d, the white stripes, the shins, matt costa, radiohead, the raconteurs, oasis, carole king, coldplay, the clash, the cranberries, the mama's and the papa's, tracy chapman, tryo, django reindhardt, fleet foxes, xavier rudd, damien rice, ray lamontagne, america, neil young, bon iver, modest mouse, MGMT, Angus and Julia Stone, Cocoon, alela diane, wilco, sam roberts, john butler trio, gogol bordello, marstin and the revelators, the do, patrick watson, the national, and so much more!
Books: The Alchemist, Veronika decides to die, The Devil and Miss Prym, Le Petit Prince, Huis clos, Until I find you, East of Eden, The Grapes of wrath

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- hitch hiked in Scotland and Ireland and had the time of my life meeting awesome people.
- I crossed the country in a van (well, from Nova Scotia to BC)
- My 1992 toyota corolla took me on a roadtrip to the Yukon and Alaska, and more recently to California.

Teach, Learn, Share

I guess I can teach french!? I would love to tell you about Québécois culture.
I want to learn more about sustainable lifestyles.
I want to learn, in general.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A respectful, clean an comfy home. Hopefully a fun time showing you around town. A shower, towel, bed and blankets.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Panama, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada

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