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Overview

  • 14 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • nurse in the making
  • No education listed
  • From north vancouver, canada
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

exploring this world of infinite wonders

ABOUT ME

i'm currently cycling down the pacific coast, canada to mexico, with 4 women ("broads").

check out our blog at http://theclanofspokeydokebroadship.wordpress.com

PHILOSOPHY

sharing, caring, taking responsibility and pushing for positive change. loving your life and loving your weird

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

spreading the good word, surfing, meeting other surfers, and i'd love to host when i have a place to call my own again

Interests

self-expression, dancing, writing, creating, finding inspiration, letting my inner child play and play and play

social justice, health, community-building and organising, questioning and changing the status quo

i love being active in many forms including soccer, basketball, volleyball, tennis, running, swimming, kayaking/canoeing, hiking and cycling

yoga, meditation, mind-expansion/liberation

  • writing
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • yoga
  • running
  • meditation
  • partying
  • blogging
  • knitting
  • guitar
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • canoeing
  • kayaking
  • surfing
  • basketball
  • soccer
  • tennis
  • volleyball
  • swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: most anything by wes anderson. love quebecois films in general, and of late i'm getting into satyajit ray.

music: animal collective, panda bear, of montreal, bob dylan, nina simone, james brown, fela kuti, thievery corporation, tune-yards, flying lotus, tribe called quest, mos def, the roots, and much more

books: anything by the russians (dostoyevsky, tolstoy, chekhov, turgenev), ways of dying - zakes mda, dharma bums - kerouac, what is the what - dave eggars, all about love - bell hooks, and many many more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

sunrise over macchu picchu, celebratory protest in south africa, bollywood bus dance party and moments of epic expanse at burning man.

Teach, Learn, Share

i love cooking for and with people. i'm happy to teach what i know, and i'm always up for learning more.

i'd love to learn anything that involves using my ever-restless hands. knitting/crocheting and playing guitar, to name a few.

Countries I’ve Visited

India

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, South Africa

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