CURRENT MISSION

Not to take life too seriously

ABOUT ME

I am a physiotherapist working in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. I am from Newfoundland, Canada. Since moving to Shetland as a single person in 2017, my family has grown rapidly to include my partner, my daughter, 2 step children, 2 dogs, a horse and a lot of reptiles. This makes hosting much more complicated, so at the moment I am really only available to meet up for a chat or offer any help or advice.

I am very easy going and probably lifes biggest fan!
I love meeting new people and sharing stories. I am a vegan (of the non-preachy variety) who adores animals and the outside. I hate enclosed spaces and things flying at my face. I fall down a lot.

PHILOSOPHY

I believe in surrounding yourself with the most positive people possible. Being around life enthusiast makes you a life enthusiast.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Since having my daughter and living with my step
children half the time, I don’t have the same flexibility to host as I once did. I am therefore only able to meet up at the moment or offer any advice to people coming to Shetland.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I started couchsurfing in 2013. My first csing experience was in Galway, Ireland. Since then I have been hosted in multiple countries. I moved to the UK from Canada to study my masters but I also wanted to be able to travel more. I prefer getting to know a place by the people rather than just the tourist attractions. Since moving to Shetland, I am travelling less. I hate flying in general but used to manage it with meds and large planes when I lived on the mainland. Here, the planes are tiny and hell. The boat used to be my friend but we are now also having a falling out.

Interests

I love animals (especially horses!), anything outdoorsie, sustainability and reading. Big fan of anything random!

I am very easy to please and tend to get very excited over the littlest things in life.

• animals
• horses
• books
• fitness
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: I adore movies. If I could just go to films all the time ... I probably wouldn't... BUT I would go a lot.. or at least a mediocre amount. My favourite films (at the moment) are Lord of the Rings, Amelie, Chocolat, Inception, He's just not that into you, RENT, Inglorious Bastards, Before Sunrise/Before Sunset/Before Midnight & Titanic

Music: I tend to get obsessed with just one of two artists at a time and just listen to them to death until someone gives me something else to obsess over. Forever faves are Hey Rosetta, Leonard Cohen & Backstreet Boys (I'm 12)

Books: I love to read. Fiction or non-fiction, whatever! Currently I am obsessed with Anne Tyler.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I get awestruck by a lot of things but one of my favourite travel experiences was the epic day of fun in Sligo, Ireland where I met the best people on earth, went stand up paddle boarding to the Isle of Innisfree, had a private Irish trad session in a thatched roof pub and crashed a wedding at a castle where we stayed in the "Johnny Cash" room.

Teach, Learn, Share

I feel as if I don't have a whole lot of teach...but I am always ready to learn!
I am quite an idiot when it comes to the world and how to function properly in it so please, tell me everything you know so I can play catch up!

If you are traveling to Scotland or Canada and would like some tips please send me a message and I would be more than happy to help! I also would love to meet up if you need some help getting around :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I will be nice to you for sure, unless you’re really exceptionally terrible. I can’t host at the moment but would love to meet up or help in any way I can :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Northern Ireland, Oman, Palestine, Scotland, Turkey, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Scotland