CURRENT MISSION

Pay it forward!

ABOUT ME

I’m a musician and recent university graduate, left with some big questions… as well as an insatiable appetite for answers. I grew up on Canada’s west coast, went to school in Montréal, currently take care of seniors for a living, and in the future hope to practice medicine as a pediatrician… but I’ll soon be putting everything on hold in August 2010, when I take off on my RTW trip for 12+ months to explore the planet; to see and experience everything the textbooks and classrooms left out. I love animals, nature, the arts, science, learning about different cultures, trying new foods, going on new adventures, and challenging myself. I've never been crazy about the nightclub scene, but that doesn't mean I don't like to go out to see live music, plays, movies, or hang at museums, cafes, beaches, etc. It's also true that I have no problem enjoying a quiet Friday or Saturday evening alone at home with a good book and a cup of tea. I'm a nerd like that. On the other hand, many a night I've spent into the wee hours of the morning discussing the meaning of life with other tortured souls. I'm really looking forward to seeing and experiencing everything this amazing planet of ours has to offer, while learning from all of you beautiful people along the way.

PHILOSOPHY

Oh boy... let's grab a coffee and talk it out!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have donated to CS, and look forward to participating as a surfer and hostess.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm a newbie!

Interests

Music, literature, history, art in all forms, medicine, scuba diving, yoga, philosophy, animals, nature, wine, sudokus, crosswords (any type of puzzle), board games, the fine art of creating the perfect espresso/cappuccino...

• animals
• arts
• books
• literature
• wine
• coffee
• triathlon
• yoga
• movies
• board games
• music
• live music
• jazz
• piano
• scuba diving
• history
• medicine
• science
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Blood Diamond, The Last King of Scotland, Nowhere in Africa, Gandhi, The Bourne series, The Motorcycle Diaries, Adaptation, Amélie, Baraka, Cidade de Deus (City of God), Goodbye Lenin, Frida

Fiction: J.D. Salinger, Haruki Murakami, Vladimir Nabokov, John Steinbeck, Tom Robbins, Sylvia Plath, Gabriel García Márquez

Non-fiction: Jon Krakauer, Ronald Wright, Eckhart Tolle, Ryszard Kapuściński

Music: John Coltrane, Lee Konitz, The Beatles, Djavan, Milton Nascimento, Jorge Ben, Gilberto Gil, Tom Jobim, Ravi Shankar, Zakir Hussain, Lionel Loueke, Brad Mehldau, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Brian Blade, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Radiohead, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, K'Naan, Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, Stravinsky... and all the other good stuff.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've scuba dived in Hawaii, hiked the Rocky Mountains in Canada, completed an Olympic distance triathlon, camped west-east-and-back across North America, performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., sailed all over the west coast (Canada)...to be continued.

Teach, Learn, Share

LEARN: I'm very interested in classical indian music. I hope to study with a guru in India some day. I'm also trying to improve my SPANISH!

TEACH: I studied jazz music at university, and can teach piano and saxophone.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, South Africa, Tanzania, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada

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