My name is pronounced Say-lee (セイリー). I'm cheerful and a bit reserved. I love to laugh, sing, dance, and listen to stories. I like good conversations with new people.

I'm queer and trans friendly. I'm vegan and vegetarian friendly.

I like to cook and listen to music. I think it's so cool how making or sharing food and music can bring people together.

My philosophy: do anything but become complacent. Hang on to a sense of wonder.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I lived in a house that hosts: https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/faith.house1 I had a short and sweet stay in Stockholm, and I've met so many interesting people!

Interests

• arts
• singing
• photography
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• baking
• vegetarian
• vegan
• politics
• leatherworking
• music
• canoeing
• snowboarding
• geography
• history
• sustainability
• stories
• community building
• gamelan
• dyeing

Music, Movies, and Books

The Red Violin, Donnie Darko, Princess Mononoke, Amélie, Memento, Howl's Moving Castle, screwball and slapstick comedies, musicals, Nightmare Before Christmas...

A cappella, folk, Motown, soul, indie/alternative, Romantic, Impressionist, gamelan, Stromae, Neko Case, Muse, Sarah Slean, Sarah Harmer, DeVotchKa, Liszt, Chopin, Debussy, Reich, Stravinsky, Ravel, k.d. lang, Patrick Watson, Rufus Wainwright, Cesaria Evora, Incubus, Owen Pallett, AFI's post-punk stuff, Apocalyptica, Mars Volta, Sufjan Stevens, Metric, Elliot Brood, Mother Mother, Philip Glass...

Life of Pi, His Dark Materials, Jaqueline Carey, Jane Austen, Harry Potter, Friday (Jones), Madeleine L'Engle, Neil Gaiman, Sherlock Holmes...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Canada World Youth intercultural exchange.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a bit about music, the Canadian fur trade, how to make pie, and permafrost and glaciers.

I love hearing new music and learning to cook new things. Actually I like learning new things in general. And lively discussions, and good stories.

Right now I'm learning Japanese. I want to get better at snowboarding. I want to learn more about dyes and leather working. And I'm always looking for some tips about photography.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can make you food and/or teach you how to make it.
Silly games.
Good music.
Music lessons (eg. how to read music).
Traditional Japanese cloth dyeing.
Canadian folk songs and dances.

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Japan, Mongolia, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Indonesia, Japan, Norway

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