CURRENT MISSION

My current mission is to get to Africa by Fall 2008!

ABOUT ME

Since I was a little girl, I have dreamed of Africa. Over the years, many things have worked to try and stamp ou that dream. Last year, I decided that it was time to live the life that I wanted to live. I packed everything I needed and put all my other things into storage. I moved across Canada, to live in Montreal for the summer. Montreal is a French area of Canada and I suffering from Non-Bilinualism, could not get a decent job. In the fall I moved to Northern Alberta and started working in an elelmentary (primary) school.

I enjoy my work and have been saving money so that I can go to Africa. Through talking to friends I have decided to come to Kenya. I want to work and live in a rural village and plan to be in Africa for 6 months, starting in the middle of September 2008.

I am looking for someone who would like to have a guest in their home and also has some connections to a work program involving working with kids in a school or an orphanage. I will need a paid position, as I plan to stay for some time. I understand that I would not be paid much and that is fine, I am in it for the experience and to help my fellow human beings... just need a little pocket money to get me through!

PHILOSOPHY

Love everyone who crosses your path... especially the mean ones because they need it the most.

Dream you dreams with open eyes, so that they might come true!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am new to Couchsurfers and I am currently a traveller. After my travelling is finished and I am settled with a place of my own, I would LOVE to have visitors from all over the world come! I would love to show you my beautiful country of Canada!

Interests

I like reading, writing and poetry.
I love to laugh and talk and sing!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE music and I like to pretend that I can dance.
I like meeting new people, and learning about their lives!

• writing
• poetry
• singing
• dancing
• reading
• traveling
• music

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS:
The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou, A Million Little Peices, Eat Pray Love, Wild Succulent Woman, A Long Way Gone: Memoir of a Boy Soldier.
MUSIC:
Lauryn Hill, India Arie, Erykah Badu, Jann Arden, Kanye West, Xavier Rudd, Amos Lee, Jill Scott, Dido, Jay-Z, The Beatles, Amel Larrieux, Corrine Bailey Rae, Colby Calliat, Feist, Serena Ryder... honestly, I could go on forever!
Movies: I like any movie that makes me laugh, cry or scream... i like a lot of movies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've seen Time Square in New York City, I saw my beautiful neice not 2 minutes after she was born and have watched her grow over the past 6 years. I watched my 86 year old Grandma dance a jig in her living room. I have lived in nearly every Canadian province. The most amazing thing that I have done... allowed myself to believe in LOVE, at all costs and found that love.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a person that believes in the good in others. So many things in this world try to take that goodness from us. I refuse to give mine up. I always want to learn to be a better version of myself.

Countries I’ve Visited

Mexico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada

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