CURRENT MISSION

To create, write, lobby, direct documentaries, etc..

ABOUT ME

I'm energetic and curious about my environment, no matter where I am. I'm empathetic, loyal and interested in large philosophical issues. I'm québécoise, which is a quite different from being French from France...

My work can be seen here: https://koandco.wixsite.com/portfolio

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

So far I've met over 5 CSs for drinks and outings around town and hosted 4 surfers. It's been absolutely brilliant.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
When I was 19, my highschool friend and I were stranded in Paris and there was a train strike. We met this couple we figured were old (hum they were younger than I am now) and they took pity on and let us stay in their LR. I was amazed that strangers would open their home for me, way before CS ever existed. I will always remember their generosity. I suppose that's why I became a CS member in 2007.

Interests

integrity in various tastes and interests :
in social activism
in people I care about
in choice of careers
in choice of friends
in choices in travels
in openness to all cultures.
in art
in language, including sign language
in beauty
in children
in music
in design furniture
in sipping a café au lait on terrasses.
in simple yet beautiful and complex things

• arts
• writing
• documentaries
• beauty
• recipes
• drinking
• reading
• music
• spelunking
• backgammon
• horsebackriding

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: most everything except big empty blockbusters, mainly indy films.
music: all, all, all except intense heavy metal, raw hip hop or screeching jazz.
books: I would perhaps die if they didn't exist. So ALL books except self-help books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seen: the stars in the Israeli desert: a cluster of white stars, more white than the black of the sky. Amazing. Made you think you were one but a tiny star clustered with tons of others.
done: spelunking in Gramat with brilliant people I was interviewing for a Nat Geo series. Brilliant and very protective.
Done: sacred plants in a Santo Daime ceremony.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: French, tarot reading, style, conceptual designing, cool recipes, backgammon.
Learn: simple ways of making life easier (organising), how to spend money wisely, horseback riding, directing films, and too many things for a lifetime.
Share: my house, my couch, my knowledge, my experience, my good addresses, my network, my recipes, my written stories and my loyalty.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My good addresses, my network, My neighbourhood.

I live in Parc Extension, which is a very eclectic mix of communities from India, Pakistan, Greece and Italy. I can show you around my neighbourhood and visit galleries with you, teach you some French, English or Italian, and visit anything that inspire you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Italy, United Kingdom, United States