I am a book-lover, a student and a bit of a nerd

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In general: for me, travel is about the people. I've been to resorts with my family, and sure, hotels are nice, but you can get home and not have met a single person from the area, which I find really sad. Plus, it's cheaper, which is definitely a perk!

This summer: My friend Lara, an Icelandic girl I met in Peru, is coming to visit this summer. I want to show her what Canada has to offer and make new friends at the same time.

Interests

• books
• tv
• traveling

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:
Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The Book Thief, The Bell Jar, anything by Jon Ronson, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being, Blindness, anything by Oliver Sacks, The Remains Of The Day, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, The History of Love, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Lolita
I love poetry too.

TV/Movies:
House MD, Breaking Bad, Community, Fight Club, Memento, Inception, Brooklyn 99

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was an exchange student in Peru in 2013-2014. I lived in Tumbes, in the north of Peru, with three different host families. A few of the things that happened:
- I was crowned Miss Tumbes and ended up being interviwed on local access TV wearing a sash and tiara
- I was asked out on a date by a priest
- I discovered that the Peruvian cure for tummy trouble is chicken foot soup
- I watched an ocean sunset out of the back of a pickup truck
- I successfully told a joke in Spanish - considering how bad my Spanish was initially, that felt like a pretty big achievement at the time :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Dominican Republic, England, Germany, Guadeloupe, Mexico, Nicaragua, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Peru