I'm a bit of a traveler and a lot of a homebody. I've lived in a couple places throughout the world but always end up back in my home province of Alberta, Canada.

I spent most of my time at work, some of it quilting, Thursday nights at the bar, too much of it driving around, not enough with my brothers (they didn't settle back in Alberta), and a decent chunk of it in my walk-in-closet-turned-bedroom-cave (drapey fabrics, twinkle lights, lots of cushions - that kind of thing).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I used to host couchsurfers back in my university days and enjoyed it immensely. Although hosting doesn't fit with my current set-up, I'd like to get back to it again. When I travel I do like to meet people I couldn't otherwise and be more involved in the local economy - couchsurfing lets me do that.

Interests

• fashion
• tattoos
• make up
• politics
• tv
• crochet
• puzzles
• ecology
• social work
• ukulele
• intentional communities
• social justice
• choir
• sustainable living
• quilting
• progressive politics
• rubik's cube
• elephants
• intersectional feminism

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Roald Dahl (Boy is my favourite), Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, non-fiction (Romeo Dallaire, feminist autobiographies, child development/trauma stuff)
Music: Queen, Tchaikovsky, Ben Folds, and pretty much everything else
Movies: Shawshank Redemption, Where the Wild Things Are, Saved!, About a Boy, anything with Hilary Duff in it
TV: The Mindy Show, Parks and Rec, Orange is the New Black, Downtown Abbey.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Been charged by a sliverback gorilla. Although, maybe that's less an amazing thing I've done and more so an amazing thing the gorilla did.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to solve a Rubik's cube or about the impact of early childhood trauma on brain development.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cuba, Egypt, France, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, Rwanda, Spain, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cameroon, Canada, Tanzania