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Overview

  • 9 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French, Spanish
  • 44, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • life coach, community engagement, thinking about places a...
  • Masters degree in human geography
  • From Victoria, BC Canada
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Reykjavik to Capeland by Bicycle and 4x4

ABOUT ME

I'm fun, smiling, straightforward, a good friend. never bored. ENTP. Burner. love music. Keen cyclist, on a solo bike tour in Europe starting in Iceland July 2012

PHILOSOPHY

nothing great is ever achieved without enthusiasm

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

By being myself and doing what I can to meet all of you. Hosting when I can.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Got to know some couchsurfers at BurningMan. Ive hosted some great people, and am now travelling. It's great so far!

Interests

connections, hoppy beer, street-level interaction, spontaneous exchange, getting to know my neighbourhood, potlucks, local food, dance parties, bike rides, vegetarian cooking, indie music.

  • burningman
  • dancing
  • dining
  • cooking
  • beer
  • vegetarian
  • partying
  • traveling
  • music
  • cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

indie music: talking heads, destroyer, Beirut, Cave Singers, Keren Ann, etc.
Bjork, Pixies, Flaming lips, Modest Mouse, Hannah Georgas, Wintermitts
(I dont' watch many movies but when I do I tend towards quirky indie movies)
books about bike touring (especially by women such as Anik See and Dervla Murphy), cities (I'm fascinated by folks like Jane Jacobs, Lynch, Gehl), magazines, blogs.... there's so much out there!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Riding bikes where ever I go to get a special sense of the place

Teach, Learn, Share

Bike Touring
Coaching - helping you work through what you want and how you're going to get it.
I can make a good Pad Thai
Fermenting foods (miso, saurkraut, kimchi, beer)
I'd like to learn about what makes you tick.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, France, Guatemala, Iceland, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Ireland

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