CURRENT MISSION

Living the questions...

ABOUT ME

I'm a creative, artsy and quirky soul, who is proud of her tendency to wear her heart on her sleeve, and who actually deep-down cares about people as much as I say I do. I tend to ask a lot of questions, and don't believe that "wandering" means that one is lost. I thrive on deep conversations over really good coffee/tea. (I'm also completely addicted to coffee - but always the organic fair trade kind.) I believe that we all have the power to make the world a better place. I have no self-control around cookie dough.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm here to live in compassion and love towards others and myself. I'm striving to become the most authentic version of myself possible, throwing off the shoes I've picked up over the years that don't actually fit me (I have big feet). I value being in deep and real relationships with people. I believe that being creative and imaginative is an incredibly powerful potential. I resolve to keep singing and finding tremendous beauty in the world, while also not turning away from suffering.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am still in awe of my CS experience in Scandinavia. Stayed with hosts in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, and was blown-away by the generosity of the human spirit. :) Thank you!

Interests

(in no particular order): the arts, music, reading, journalling, people, spirituality, travel, the environment, social justice, running, roller-blading, yoga, pilates, fair-trade coffee, vegetarian cooking, camping, hiking, psychology...

• arts
• singing
• beauty
• environment
• cooking
• coffee
• vegetarian
• yoga
• pilates
• running
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• camping
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Labyrinth, The Princess Bride, Whale Rider, The Mirror Has Two Faces, Everything is Illuminated, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Once, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, What the Bleep do we Know, The End of Suburbia, Sound of Music
Music: The Wailin' Jennys, Ani DiFranco, Eva Cassidy, Damien Rice, Arvo Part, Craig Cardiff, Morten Lauridsen, Great Big Sea, Frederic Chopin, John Adams, Rajaton, Chic Gamine, Death Cab for Cutie, Hawksley Workman, Joni Mitchell, Jamie Cullum, Indigo Girls, Rufus Wainwright
Books (authors): Ann-Marie Macdonald, Margaret Atwood, Timothy Findley, Wally Lamb, e.e. cummings, Carl Rogers, Rohinton Mistry, Donald Miller, Sue Monk Kidd, Naomi Klein, Christiane Northrup, Lucy Maud Montgomery

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The first experience that comes to mind is the time that my sister and I spent living with an indigenous community in the middle of the Amazon Rainforest, in Ecuador. A perfect example of an opportunity seized despite fear and uncertainty, I will never forget the beauty of the rainforest and the people we met, as well as our trip down the river and dive into the river... (despite the "legend" of the anacondas in the area!)

Teach, Learn, Share

"If there is a fear of falling, the only safety is in deliberately jumping" (carl jung)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada

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