Hi I'm Rhianna!

I don't know exactly how to describe myself but I'll try my best.

I love to be outside- one of my big interests is conservation of native species particular to where I'm from (Ontario, Canada). I spent my childhood living in the countryside which means my early life was full of prescribed burns, oak trees, wild turkeys, long walks, and canoeing.

I'm a student at UofT doing an HBSc as a psychology specialist student. I love psych, I love talking about social systems, emotions, psychopharmacology, love and friendship, etc. Fundamentally, I'm hungry for knowledge and I want to give back to people.

I wouldn't say I'm tremendously well read but I enjoy sci-fi, philosophy and absurdist novels. I absolutely adore Leonard Cohen and other experimental forms of art like that of Basquiat, Kronenberg, William Burroughs, Vonnegut and Douglas Coupland

Music is a huge part of my life and it moves me, I feel that one of the best ways to connect with someone is to share music, or even better to make music together.

My core values are compassion, honesty, and authenticity. I think a lot, and I spend much of my time trying to dig in to the reasons why things appear as they are.

I have all my own gear and am comfortable staying indoors or outdoors in my tent.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm going backpacking from April 29th to the end of May and I want to be challenged. I want to be silly and to just say yes.

Interests

My biggest interest is rock climbing, I climb very often and have worked at a climbing gym.

I fall in and out with meditation and mindfulness, as well as oil painting and guitar. But all in all, I need to make art.

• poetry
• gardening
• cycling
• hiking
• canoeing
• rock climbing
• swimming
• plants
• conservation
• oil painting
• baking/cooking

Music, Movies, and Books

The Mountain Goats, Interpol, Pearl Jam, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young

I love film, I love vulgarity, we need art to survive as a species. I like art as a lived reality.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'm endlessly touched by the beauty of the natural world. As a kid I lived with animals of all kinds, and I still feel amazed by watching animals and plants.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can lead belay and I have experience climbing outdoors!

I'm very open and I really value honesty and authenticity, I promise I will keep it real. I like to talk about worldviews, beliefs, ambitions and ideas, and I would love for you to teach me more about how I can be a better human.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Help with cleaning and cooking, gardening, or caring for pets!

I have a strange subset of knowledge on a relatively wide variety of things. I also love to bake! Hopefully my inner child and your inner child will connect, and we can find images in the clouds

Countries I’ve Visited

Dominican Republic, Ireland, Portugal, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada