I'm a proud Red River Métis woman—friendly, talkative, optimistic, helpful, and sincere. I love meeting new people and volunteering, and I proudly serve on the board of the Manitoba Geocaching Association. In June 2023, I earned my Community Development Diploma from the School of Indigenous Education at Red River College Polytechnic, where I served as lead student campus tour guide from June 2022 to December 2023. Since April 2024, I've been working for the Manitoba Métis Federation as a Mobile Regional Registry Officer.

(Note: To respect boundaries, please know Couchsurfing is for cultural exchange, not dating—personal friend requests are welcome only after meeting in person, and I don't provide immigration advice.)

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I love connecting with people from around the world! Couchsurfing lets me share Canadian culture, Manitoba life, Métis heritage, and geocaching adventures while building intercultural skills. I'm always excited to learn about my guests—their backgrounds, travels, and interests.

兴趣

Geocaching is my biggest passion—a worldwide GPS-based treasure hunt I started in July 2010. I volunteered with the Manitoba Geocaching Association as Event Coordinator (Feb 2011–June 2014), Member at Large (April 2022–April 2023), Vice-President (2023–2024), and now serve on the board as Director of Indigenous Affairs (2024–present). I plan to develop geocaches that help share Métis culture and history. I'm the coolest nerd you'll meet! 😜

I've volunteered at Rainbow Trout and Harvest Moon music festivals (2017, 2018, 2019, 2023), discovering bands like Royal Canoe, Zoon, Slow Spirit, and Boy Golden—now in my vinyl collection! I also helped at St. Madeline Métis Days (July 2023), honoring a Métis community destroyed by settlers in the 1930s near Binscarth, Manitoba (only the graveyard remains).
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Outdoorsy at heart, I camp off-grid happily and enjoy hiking, biking, canoeing, and road trips (only four flights in my life!). I'm flexible—happy to plan or go spontaneous.

• culture
• environment
• gardening
• camping
• environmental studies
• history
• tourism
• road trips
• nature
• cultures
• sustainability
• indigenous rights
• geocaching
• sustainable development
• social innovation
• environmentalism
• natural medicine
• nature walks
• nature conservation
• zero waste
• sustainable tourism
• indigenous cultures
• community development
• environmental protection

音乐、电影和书籍

Music? Who doesn't love it? 😍 My eclectic taste spans CDs, vinyl, and Spotify. Royal Canoe is my top fave from the festivals I attended, while Saint Motel is another hip band I love.
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Movies are occasional treats (not a priority 😅)—it's rare for me to go to the theatre.

Reading focuses on education: my latest was The Trial of Louis Riel by John Coulter (play script copyright 1968), plus Indigenomics by Carol Anne Hinton, 21 Things You Didn't Know About the Indian Act, and Do Good Well. Teen favorites: April Raintree by Beatrice Culleton, The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom, Lord of the Rings, and The Hobbit. 🤓

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Exploring Canada city-by-city is my passion—here's a snapshot:

British Columbia
White Rock: First ocean touch!
Abbotsford: Wedding and geocaching.

Alberta
Calgary: Tower, Glenbow Museum, Lougheed House, Royal Tyrrell Museum, Zoo, Science Gallery.
Drumheller: Royal Tyrrell Museum, World's Largest Dinosaur.
Edmonton: West Edmonton Mall (Galaxy Land, Water Park, Zipline, Sea Lions Rock).
Banff: Upper Hot Springs, Sulphur Mountain Gondola.
Radium Hot Springs.

Saskatchewan
Langenburg: Stepfather's hometown (step-grandma lived here until 2001).
Regina: Geocaching.
Saskatoon: Visited a geocaching friend.
Rosthern: Geocaching Mega Event 2014.
Foam Lake: First Christmas with birth father (Dec 2021, overcoming parental alienation).

Manitoba (many more!)
Winnipeg: Birthplace.
St. Jean Baptiste: Mother's hometown.
Iles des Chênes: Aunt's home.
Selkirk: Cousins and aunt.
Narcisse Snake Pits: World's largest snake dens.
Tulabi Falls: Cliff jumping, rapid sliding.
Riding Mountain National Park: O-Tent-Ik camping in Wasagaming.
Thompson: Brother's home.
Pisew Falls: Manitoba's Niagara.
The Pas: Bestie's former home.

Ontario
Kenora: Lakes via car/boat/ice roads, geocaching.
Toronto: CN Tower, Royal Ontario Museum, Zoo.
Niagara Falls: Ferry, underground tunnels.
Ottawa: Best friend visits (fall 2019, Dec 2023).
Thunder Bay: Geocaching trip Christmas 2025

Quebec
Gatineau: Week with best friend (fall 2019, geocaching event), birthday reunion (Dec 2023).
Montréal: Notre-Dame Basilica, Mount Royal Park, Old Port, La Grande Roue, Berlin Wall fragment.

USA
Washington: International Gardens geocache (passport-free from BC).
Seattle: Geocaching HQ Block Party (Aug 2015), Snoqualmie Tunnel, Pike Place Market, gum wall.

教，学，和分享

Life-long learning is so important.

My ancestry is connected to the history of Manitoba, as my great grandfather was one of the original Red River Métis settlers. My grandfather, Arthur Grégoire, was a twin and youngest of nine children. He was born in the small French town of St. Jean Baptiste, MB, south of Winnipeg, just south of Morris. Here he met my grandmother and got married. My mother is the youngest of eight children born to them. She was almost "scooped" for adoption as a baby in the chaos of the flood of 1950, by an older English couple who couldn't have their own children.

I would love to teach you geocaching, a super fun GPS based treasure hunting game played worldwide!

I always enjoy learning about other cultures and appreciate land-based knowledge.

I am learning more about gardening and would like to learn natural ways to heal using medicinal plants.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Great vibes and deep conversations!
Métis culture and Indigenous knowledge.
Climate change and environmental chats.
Geocaching intros.
Anything new—you teach, I learn!

我游览过的国家

Canada, United States

我居住过的国家

Canada