Hi! I'm Laura and I was born and raised in Canada, but have the left my footprints around the world. I am a teacher by trade, though, I find I learn more from my students than they do from me! I am always looking for ways to personally develop and share with the world.
You can find me out on a run, swimming in the ocean, drinking coffee (all day any day) or trying to learn something new.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

This is not my first rodeo at CouchSurfing. I had a joint account while living in France in 2015. While living and working in France, we used Couchsufing not only for a place to lay our head at night, but also to meet locals and learn about the French Culture. We even created a meet-up group with Couchsurfing to promote language learning and exchange in the town we lived in.

Couchsurfing has only been a great experience for me. I found roommates while living in the alps and have made some great friends along the way.

I am currently living abroad again and would love to use this as a platform to meet others!

Interests

• animals
• music festivals
• triathlon
• yoga
• running
• traveling
• live music
• hiking
• surfing
• sports
• swimming
• teaching
• language learning
• languages and cultures
• cooking and baking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I could listen to acoustic/ folk/alternative rock all day. I don't have a favourite artist, but I really like the Pierce Brothers, Lewis Capaldi, Mumford and Sons, Jack Johnson and JP Saxe. Check them out if you haven't heard of them all!

Movies: I love Disney movies and will watch pretty much anything except Horror films.

Books: The Alchemist.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I love the ocean and swimming. I have swam next to a whale shark in Western Australia and a pod of dolphins in New Zealand. I plan to swim next to a whale next year in Tonga!

Teach, Learn, Share

I am happy to teach English and French as well as swimming, knitting and yoga.

I want to learn new languages (currently learning Spanish), surfing, dancing of all sorts and cooking your favourite meal.

Always up to share a meal and a good laugh!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, France