CURRENT MISSION

Find and focus on my cause. Feed passion into everything I do.

ABOUT ME

"Kristashio sounds like pistachio, and pistachio is a nut. You my friend are a nut." - My amazing friend Panda who has a thing for our friendship and particular nut varieties.

Travel is a most definitely a bug and I've caught it full-force. I love to explore and LIVE through the very heart-beat of places, people and events. I have a guitar named Cerise and my favourite words in my two fluent enough languages are spelunking and hibou (french for owl, say it out loud and you'll discover why I love it).

I'm an avid supporter of the Canadian Indie music scene, activism, environmentalism and the Me to We philosophy. I'm very easy-going and enjoy a good cup of any hot beverage really, knitting, singing, vegetarian food, LAUGHING, chatter, concerts in small venues and spending real moments with others.

I love the fact that as humans we are able to embrace moments, others and truly engage with our surroundings. I think it's so important to live every moment with pizazz.

Can't tell you all about myself, but I hope we can pick up this conversation together sometime soon. I know nothing about you yet! :)

PHILOSOPHY

All you need is love.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Be welcoming, both in offering my home and welcoming great times, experiences and people into my life through surfing. Trying my darndest to make this fantastic concept a reality!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I never thought that a website would restore my faith in humanity. I have met the best people in the world through this.

Interests

Social Activism
Hanging Out
Day Tripping
Meeting new people
Collaborating on new ideas, projects, dreams
Discussing and watching great films
Playing guitar badly, singing as well as possible
Finding new nooks in old places

• singing
• beauty
• concerts
• dancing
• dining
• recipes
• vegetarian
• movies
• traveling
• crochet
• knitting
• music
• guitar
• spelunking
• surfing
• rock climbing
• languages
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Let's talk movies. Yep.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Driving to Banff, I was napping in the back seat and just woke up to see the Rocky Mountains go by upside down, almost like a green rolling sea of trees against a glass blue sky. It was truly breath-taking.

Eating lunch next to a gigantic Norwegian fjord and being reminded how little we are in the scheme of nature and its beauty.

Climbing a mountain. Heart mountain actually. I would say I'm not the most active person in the world, so when we reached the summit I was so exhausted but beaming with pride.

Dogsledding in the Swedish Polar Circle.

In the twilight of the night, peering over the ledge of a rooftop in Chefcheouan, Morocco hearing the call to prayer from 3 different mosques. Incroyable.

Knowing that your impact of love and support on an individual's life makes each of their days better. My experience working with L'Arche in Trois-Rivieres was one of the most difficult and trying of my life, but those people have so much to give and I feel so privelged to be impacted through working with them.

Hugging amidst the waves of the Alantic on a beach that was all ours near Bordeaux, France.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to knit/crochet! If you ask in advance, I can even bring needles and yarn. Also, I`m a big fan of song. Sharing is best! DANCING is huge on my list too, I can show you a new game on the dance floor that is just great! I have lately become the campus haircutter, if you need a trim, let me know!

Things I'd love to learn: your language!! Even if it's just the bare basics. New creative veggie recipes, tips and tricks of travel, how to surf!

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, Mexico, Morocco, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Sweden

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