Hello!

Even though I mostly identify as being "from Toronto," I have only lived here as an adult for just over 3 years. There are still so many new things about this city that I discover everyday. I find sharing it with travelers/visitors is a great way for me to explore my home town too!

I'm currently a full time student, about half way through a graduate degree in social work. I have a background in the arts, and working with teenagers. I love helping people tell their stories through film/photography/theatre. I hope I can find a way to combine social work with this someday.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Like most CSers, I love to travel. It's more than being a tourist to me. Being on CS has been an amazing way to connect with people in new places, and to learn about different perspectives on the world and how life can be.

Interests

movies, jams (the musical, and condimental kinds), cooking, sharing, bike rides, backcountry exploring, climbing mountains, coffee, stretching, "coincidences," writing in notebooks, cloud gazing and traveling, of course!

I also make postcards, and always have blank ones on me when I'm traveling.

• writing
• documentaries
• cooking
• coffee
• movies
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• communications
• social justice
• society

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Werner Herzog is my hero, as is Guy Maddin.
I also watch a lot of documentaries

Books: To Kill a Mockingbird, The Tin Drum, A Hundred Years of Solitude, Michael Ondaatje...

Music: I will listen to anything. Live shows even better!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Wading out from the very tip of the Bout du Banc (a tiny strip of sand dune extending from the Magdalen Islands) and suddenly finding myself standing in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, with the water only up to my thighs...I will never forget that view...

Teach, Learn, Share

Stories: yours, mine, other people's; true or made up.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to cook for other people, especially hosts! Will happily share some stories and laughs over a meal!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China, United Kingdom

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