Hello this is Ness!
My name is Nessrine but most people call me Ness. At the moment, I am a pastry chef and an owner of a health orientated pastry shop, specialized in gluten free, dairy free and sugar free cakes. I love manual labor and I have an artistic mind.
I have studied languages and I have a university degree in science of religions, since I am a really big lover of world cultures. I love adventure and exploring but I also like a peaceful and simple life.
I can't wait to experience living in a new place, learning new skills and meeting new people.
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Hello! I'm OJ (Ness' partner),

I'm half french, half dutch, and have travelled around Asia, New Zeeland and Australia for about 13 years. For the last four years, I've settled in Canada and working in forestry. I enjoy physical labor and am not adverse to working outdoors in any weather condition. My cup is half full and am always keen to fill it up more! Oh yeah... I love board games!
I'm looking forward to new experiences and meeting new people too!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think that Couchsurfing s is an amazing way for traveling, because meeting local people while travelling is the only way to really know about the place that we visit. Local people from all around the world have great traditions, languages and ways of thinking. I think that to be a part of this beautiful world we have to share, teach and learn. It is at the moment that we go out of your comfort zone that we enjoy the most what we have and where we are.

Interests

• culture
• dancing
• traveling
• music
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I like all kind of music !! I like gypsy/django jazz, soca, arabic, african, french, blues, classical music, ...

The genre of movie i like the most are Comedy, Romantic, Adventure, Spiritual and Triller.

Books: I like books on astrology, spirituality, art and psychology. And i really like french classic literature. (Like Guy de Maupassant, Albert Camus..)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- I went to Spain, Portugal and France with my father (that you can see in my references)for 5 weeks ( at 14 years old)
- I went with my best friend and her mother to France and we did practically all France for 6 weeks (at 16yo)
- I went to British-Colombia and lived with a Chinese family for 6 weeks (at 17yo)
- I went alone to Sicily in Italy for 2 months and a half. I did all tour of Sicily with a friend of my father. I also gave Belly Dance class in the village where i was staying (at 18yo)
- I travelled to Sint Maarten last summer for 2 weeks and it was amazing!!! I love the Caribbean way of living. I was staying in a family too there (at 20yo)
- and since then I travelled to the Netherlands, a few times in Spain, in South of France and more!

Teach, Learn, Share

When I travel, I realize that I teach people about my culture and the way I live, I learn about theirs and we always share amazing time and experiences. Like my father always told me: "Le voyage c'est l'école de la vie" ("Traveling is the school of life")

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can offer you : A place to stay, my time to explore the city with you (because I still have a lot to learn about my city), answer your questions and be there for you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Cuba, France, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada