Former ESL teacher/volunteer firefighter turned heavy-duty mechanic apprentice.

My diet is flexetarian and I have practiced a lot of sports that I love: soccer, football, wrestling, rugby, baseball, lacrosse, and now mainly rock climbing and cycling! I would love to dance more, but I often don't pack dancing shoes, so dancing barefeet is an option!

PRIMARY LIFE OBJECTIVES:
Smile, laugh, make friends, and fix heavy or commercial equipment..

SIDE MISSIONS:

Learn to dance better (open to lots of dancing styles)

Mediate, and/or study peace and conflict resolution

Bake and share my own sourdough bread.

Do more yoga.

Other Life Objectives: Ride my bicycle, rock climb, workout, improve my language abilities.

ABOUT ME

Laughter is my medicine, so not much escapes my silly attitude. Sometimes, to a fault. I also love having really good, thought invoking, or just outright ridiculous conversations. I can also be quite quiet at first (when necessary).

PHILOSOPHY

Il faut cultiver notre jardin.
(Voltaire)

SOMETHING I WANT TO IMPROVE

I want to swim more, I'm always wanting more cooking experience, and I want to learn to tie lots of knots.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I like meeting interesting people!

Interests

I have cousins in Mexico that drew me into a passion for learning languages, and I grew up in a province that had me in love with all sports, even ice hockey (despite my inability to skate well). I look forward to learning more languages through people and travels.

• cats
• dogs
• education
• environment
• exercise
• meditation
• politics
• bouldering
• cycling
• hiking
• history
• languages
• philosophy
• food
• survivalism
• survival skills
• sustainability
• climbing
• bicycle touring
• vacation
• asl
• music production
• oceans
• escalade
• pinball
• deep water solo
• winter hiking
• bloc
• escaladar

Music, Movies, and Books

As far as music. all types. They're all great in context. like any other types/genres of media.

My go-to album is "Greatest Hits Vol. 1" the first full length album by P'tit Belliveau

Movies are rad. I love Monty Python's Holy Grail, and A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood.

The book that gets me thinking is Candide by Voltaire. I enjoy the plots of Greek mythologies, and a play I enjoyed reading is Bombay Black by Anosh Irani. Lastly, I just finished reading The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson, and it's quite silly, it's as if Monty Python somehow became a non-fiction novel (but it's fiction that feels real).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watching amazing acrobatic feats of lucha libre in Mexico. 😀

Translating French to an English speaking Newfoundlander whom I could barely understand.

Hiking with a content kitten on a leash.

Spontaneous cave exploring.

Teach, Learn, Share

I sometimes dream of learning how to sail and live on a sailboat.

I want to start teaching gym, but for now I can teach English, French, and Spanish... as well as the ASL alphabet (for the most part).

I want to share my life stories, and one day, my home as well!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I learned some massages in Government paid French immersion school, so I am happy to do a massage train.

I can offer hosts my ears to listen, and my ideas to share, and maybe some bread to break! 😀

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Hong Kong, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France