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Overview

  • 11 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Arabic, French
  • 43, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • University student!
  • See above!
  • From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Figure out what I want to do with my life!

ABOUT ME

OFF TOPIC AND FYI: It always shows that I've last logged in from somewhere in Ontario. This is almost always incorrect, and I'm not really sure how to fix it. Most of the time I'm logging in from Montreal!

Things are changing so much for me right now that I don't even know what to say about myself anymore! Some mainstays about myself are that I like knitting, music, cooking, walking around, biking and laughing!

PHILOSOPHY

I don't really have one yet. I keep changing my mind about how I feel about this world. There are times when I just feel like there's so much oppression and I can't understand how/why anyone can live in it, and then other times I've overwhelmed by the beauty of it all.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting and surfing!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

They've all been so amazing and have honestly changed my view of the world.

Interests

I'm interested in all types of things. My favourite things would probably be knitting and music. I also really enjoy political discussions/debates, talking about different sources of oppression (in order to try to get rid of it!), talking about sexuality and gender.

It doesn't fit in with the rest of the stuff, but I'm also really into clothes (and I have A LOT!)

  • beauty
  • cooking
  • walking
  • clothing
  • knitting
  • music
  • cycling
  • surfing
  • swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm not a huge movie buff, but I really enjoy comedies. I'm into pretty much anything Micheal Ian Black, Micheal Showalter and David Wain do (Wet Hot American Summer, The Ten, Stella (TV show)). I also like old 80s movies like the Breakfast Club/Pretty In Pink/Sixteen Candles, even though part of me knows they're awful!

Music is a pretty big thing for me. I'd like to say I'm into a bit of everything but indie pop/twee pop is my weakness. I'm also a recovering Morrissey/Smiths fan (I still love the music, but find Morrissey as a person to be pretty annoying!) I could also go on and on and on about how much I love Neutral Milk Hotel (but I won't... now!)

As far as books go, I haven't got much time with knitting and neuroscienceing to do anything other than read up on those two topics. I'm well read in both fields though! :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

This isn't terribly exciting, but I think one of my favourite moments in life was getting to swim in the (Atlantic) ocean! I'm easy to please!

Teach, Learn, Share

Always make sure to listen.

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Mexico, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada

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