CURRENT MISSION

To find personal growth in all that I do by integrating in every place I go.
Meaningful travel to me is connecting with the land, it's people and community. I hope to leave every place I go to with the feeling that there's something I'll miss, and someone who will miss me.

ABOUT ME

I'm very open, but I love to live my life by a Norwegian saying I heard many years ago: "Fri Lufts Liv!" Free open air life! When travelling to the Yukon, My travel partner and I brought a canoe and spent a lot of the time hiking. I've also been hitch hiking from coast to coast, spending at least one night in each province of Canada. I also spend a total of nearly 8 months in northern Quebec teaching in a Cree elementary and high school.
Recently, I went to Maui, Hawaii and spent 7 weeks there staying at a friend's place. While I was there, I found I am most satisfied in community, in nature and contributing to a greater purpose. I volunteered here and there, contributing as much as I could to the community and boy, it sure did pay off!

I plan to travel Canada some more, but I dream of someday spending some time in Norway (or other Scandinavian countries but my great grandmother is from Norway so I find it interesting!) perhaps working on a farm, using my massage therapy skills? Learning how to make a sweet Norwegian style wool sweater... who knows! I'm looking for opportunities!

I also love participating in social activities that include movement like yoga and dance (but I prefer dance without structure.)
I graduated from school for massage therapy in Manitoba and I grew up in southern Ontario. I live in Manitoba, but I don't really know where my home will ultimately be.
I’ve been quite the nomad especially since o visited nomads in Mongolia- I figure, what the heck, I love so many people and so many places and I get different nutrients from different souls.

I am a giving person - I love to be around people, but I also like to ground myself in my own space too. I am mature but I also like to keep in touch with my inner child often by dancing/saying silly things and being imaginative. (Being creative is really important for the immune system!)

Every action has a purpose, but the important thing is to be aware of what our intended purpose is.
And you know what? At the core of our being is the same for all humans- we all have an intention for better - we differ only in what we feel is "better."

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Love it.

I love hosting and so far we've had awesome guests! There's always so much to learn from everyone we meet!
My experience surfing has been just as positive too. I really feel that couchsurfing enhanced travel experience because I didn't just see places, I experienced them by connecting with people and getting to know more about the place from another perspective. It made me feel closer to the places I traveled.

And I love the website! It's so well put together, easy to navigate, and they do their best to enhance safety.
Needless to say, I'm a big fan of couchsurfing, and look forward to continuing to be a part of it.

So far so fantastic!

Interessen

Nature! ("Tree Bathing") Yoga, community, farming/gardening,
Music (I'm a listener and dancer more than a player) hiking, health, all outdoor activities.
I like to be fairly active and eat healthy food!

• dancing
• yoga
• massage therapy
• meditation
• gardening
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• canoeing
• surfing
• teaching
• spirituality
• buddhism
• vipassana
• indigenous cultures

Musik, Filme und Bücher

First movie that comes to mind: 50 First Dates. (I'm a sucker for dolphins.) Im not a big movie person though... Or TV.
First Book that comes to mind: Life of Pi, Handmaid's Tale
First Artists: Sarah Harmer, Fleet Foxes, All the Rogers family. (Nathan, Stan, Garnet... They're Canadian folk artists and they're all really good in their own ways.)

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

I took a helicopter in Hawaii to plant for 5 days.
I camped alone in a haunted forest. (I didn't know it was haunted, but felt welcomed by the land)
I was a grade 5 teacher when I was 19. I was a substitute on a reserve Called Chisasibi!
I've slept in every province of Canada (and one territory) at least one night and lived in three provinces.
I can touch my nose with my tongue.
I managed a canoe by myself for 3 days and nearly caught the biggest fish I've ever seen (but my line broke... twice.) thankfully I kept my fingers not the fish.
I did another solo canoe trip with a dog i just met. And she stole my heart.

(That’s more than one but I probably won’t be penalized for having too much to say :p)

Lehren, lernen, teilen

Teach: Yoga, Massage, French language
Learn: Yoga, Survival skills, wild harvesting, ecological studies, gardening, farming
Share: Life experiences, Stories, hands-on work (massage, garden work...)

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

My ability to make light of things, bring forth positivity in any situation and be accepting and genuinely enthusiastic of all perspectives. I love collecting stories :)

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Mongolia, Slovakia, South Korea, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Canada

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