Lets see, well I am a Psychology student at UMass Amherst, hoping to eventually get my PhD in clinical psychology. I want to work with kids who are dealing with trauma disorders like PTSD. I was born in Canada (and speak French fluently). I love music, particularly Radiohead, Boards of Canada, Sufjan Stevens, lots more I can't think of. I am a black belt in Taekwondo. I play piano, I love to draw, and I love to explore new places and meet new people!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

There's a ton of places I'd like to go, but I don't want to always just go the tourist route. That can be fun sometimes to see spectacular things I've never seen before, but it also feels less like an authentic experience. I want to get to experience an area through the eyes of those who live, work, and play there, and couchsurf seems like a great way to interact with the places I visit on a deeper and more interesting level.

Interests

• electronic music
• martial arts
• psychology
• visual arts

Music, Movies, and Books

Radiohead, Boards of Canada, Sufjan Stevens, Patrick Watson, Macintosh Plus, Animal Collective, mewithoutYou, Rx Bandits, Sigur Ros, Aphex Twin, Cult of Luna, Deerhunter, Elliott Smith, The Knife, Pink Floyd, Portishead, R.E.M., Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, The Smiths, Sonic Youth, Tim Hecker, Ulrich Schnauss (sorry for the huge list, couldn't decide)

Any movie by Tarantino.

1984 and A Clockwork Orange

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I became one of the youngest Taekwondo instructors in the state when I was 17! The grand master of our organization personally gave me a national achievement award for it. Really special day.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Taekwondo moves if anyone is interested? I'm up for learning anything new or culturally important to the hosts or region that I am visiting. I love learning, and would be especially interested in trying to learn the language of wherever I visit.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, music, movies, psychology stuff? I can teach French too!

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada