*maybe not quite fluent in french, I am a bit rusty but definitely competent in french.

I am a just finishing my first professional volleyball season after playing volleyball for 5 years in CIS in Canada while attending the University of New Brunswick, then spending a year at the Full Time Training Centre of Volleyball Canada. Obviously into sports and physical activity, as well as sciences, technology, music, culture, lots of stuff honestly!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Finishing up my season in Lebanon and decided to take a short trip through Turkey and Europe, heard about couchsurfing and thought it would be a great way to meet people, experience areas and better and become a part of cool global community!

Interests

I am definitely very into sports and physical activity. I play volleyball obviously, basketball and soccer, enjoy working out, starting to get into yoga as well.
I love the outdoors, hiking, mountain biking, snowshoeing, anything to get outside, get some exercise in, see the beauty of nature and also work on photography skills!
Yea I just bought my first DSLR (Pentax) but I real enjoy taking pictures and learning about the kinds of things that go into photography and taking great photos, that tell a story.
Love to read, books, novels, comic books, poetry, news, magazines. Anything and all kinds of genres as well. Currently Henry David Thoreau's "Walden".
I also love learning about experiencing different cultures, mainly through eating food and drinking coffee, and aimlessly exploring!

• wildlife
• culture
• books
• poetry
• photography
• beauty
• dining
• coffee
• exercise
• yoga
• working out
• drinking
• technology
• news
• socializing
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• snowshoeing
• sports
• basketball
• soccer
• volleyball
• biology
• ecology
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
All kinds, classic rock: AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan. Hip-Hop, electronic music, dance, reggae, Adele, indie and everything in between. Black Keys might currently be my favorite band.

Movies
Hard to pick a favorite, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter I do love, About Time, Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile...

Books
Papillon, A Man Called Ove, too many again probably, Muhammad Ali biography. Guns, Germs and Steel.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jump off a bridge in Ecuador with just a rope and harness I guess !

Teach, Learn, Share

Willing to share any of my knowledge or experience, teach you Canadian sayings and all the generally lovely stereotypes and jokes about us Canadians Eh!
Learn anything! Useful phrases in new languages, places to go
Teach you anything you want to know about Canada, what I've learned of wildlife conservation, ecology and biology. Whatever other useless or usefull knowledge I may have

What I Can Share with Hosts

My polite and kind personality, respect of them and their homes and gratitude for all and any help, advice they can offer. I don't mind doing anything to help out during my stay, physical labor, cleaning up, feats of hilarity.

Countries I’ve Visited

Ecuador, France, Lebanon, Mexico

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Lebanon