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Overview

  • 3 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Czech, English; learning Spanish
  • 39, Female
  • Member since 2012
  • Filmmaking, breathing, sharing
  • Bachelor in Anthropology, working on MFA in Documentary Film
  • From Toronto, Ontario
  • Profile 85% complete

About Me

ABOUT ME

I am a unique individual and don't like to be defined as one thing or another, but I am very open minded and enjoying seeing where life takes me.

PHILOSOPHY

Strive to be as non-judgemental as possible- always keep an open mind

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have travelled to many places but never used couch surfing until recently when I went to New Orleans and it was an amazing experience so I am happy to become part of this community.

Interests

I like to make life engaging by not staying indoors- I love the outdoors- hiking, mountain biking, climbing, white water kayaking- but I also like urban centres, especially exploring interesting parts of the city, abandoned buildings, finding good live music etc. When I am not working on my own film I do video and photography for independent media and participate and support different social justice and environmental movements both locally and globally. I like to learn about new things and ways that we can move towards an inclusive and egalitarian world.

  • photography
  • dining
  • cooking
  • vegetarian
  • music
  • live music
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • kayaking
  • surfing
  • rock climbing
  • communications

Music, Movies, and Books

Documentaries- Enjoy Poverty, Nostalgia for the Light, Darwins Nightmare, The Gleaners and I
Movies- La dolce vita, The good, the bad and the ugly, Down by law
Music - metal, punk, electronic, folk, almost anything, music that doesnt sound like crap--yes that is very subjective
Books - Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy, 100 Years of Solitude, Any Toni Morrison book, Ursula Le Guin books,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I am amazed I am still here

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share engaging conversation, cooking vegetarian food, movie making, any other knowledge I've acquired along the way.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Czech Republic, United States

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