CURRENT MISSION

Be a tourist in my own wonderful city Vancouver during the best month of the year!

ABOUT ME

I am an outdoor enthusiasts! I like to hike, camp, and ski nearly every weekend (in the winter) and during the week I occupy my time with things like choir class, volleyball, soccer and going out with friends. I am currently half way through a planned year off from work. In the fall I biked from Vienna to Istanbul and along the coast of Turkey. Now I am heading to Nepal for the next few months in the hopes of doing some amazing trekking among other adventures.

PHILOSOPHY

Live in the now

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted 43 people and counting:
Austria: 4 surfers
Australia: 3 surfers
Canada: 5 surfers
England: 2 surfers
France: 10 surfers
Germany: 11 surfers (Germany takes the lead July 2012)
Holland: 1 surfer
Latvia: 1 surfer
New Zealand: 1 surfer
Poland: 1 surfer
USA: 4 surfers

I have surfed:
1 couch in Austria
3 couches in Bulgaria
4 couches in France
1 couch in Hungary
4 couches in Greece
1 couch in Romania
2 couches in Serbia
1 couch in Slovakia
1 couch in Switzerland
1 couch in Turkey
2 couches in Canada

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In Summer 2010 I surfed for two weeks in France and had great experiences everywhere. Since moving to Vancouver at the end of that summer I have tried to host people whenever possible.

Now I am back to travelling and am loving travelling by couch surfing once again but this time with a bit more perspective given that I have hosted as well. The more I surf the more I think "oh! when I get back I should do this for my guests when they surf!"

Centres d'intérêt

I love to hike, climb (not as much of that recently), canoe and anything else outdoor related. More recently I have developed a love for biking which spurred the desire to do the bike touring trip. During the winter I ski a lot and love the mountains at any time of the year!

I also enjoy a good night out drinking delicious craft beer (Vancouver has such great choices) with friends or low key nights watching movies.

• beer
• drinking
• movies
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• canoeing
• camping
• surfing
• skiing
• soccer
• volleyball
• mountains

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

I have recently been trying to watch as many of the movies nominated for best picture at the Oscars as possible. In general though I like all kinds of movies as long as there is popcorn involved.

Recently I have enjoyed reading books that you might find in a high school curriculum like The Chysalids, a Handmaid's Tale and The Great Gatsby.

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

Bioluminescence in the Pacific Ocean. I went skinny dipping at night and anywhere you agitated the water (where you kick, for example) the ocean would glow green. It was bright enough that you could see a silhouette of your body.

Enseignez, apprenez, partagez

I am an "expert" Canadians so I can try to teach you what you want to know about my country. Learning what everyday life is like in another country is the biggest appeal of travelling. I would love to tag along to "normal" life events to learn how different cultures celebrate holidays or birthdays etc.

Pays que j'ai visités

Austria, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, France, Guyana, Hungary, Ireland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

Canada, Ireland

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