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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
To live to the fullest, travel the world & stay forever young.
ABOUT ME
Secular humanist, down-to-earth free spirited Canadian gal.
PHILOSOPHY
* Always try and see the best in people
* Know that a smile goes a long way
* Live life to the fullest
* BE POSITIVE
" I don't care if you're black, white, straight, bisexual, gay, lesbian, short, tall, fat, skinny, rich or poor. If you're nice to me, I'll be nice to you. Simple as that."
- Eminem.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
I'm a citizen of the world. People in general inspire me. Their stories, their humour, their vision on life.
Interests
traveling | snowboarding | live concerts & music festivals | food | wine & beer | contemporary art | longboarding | rollerblading | shopping | sushi | adventures | reading | politics | debates | astrology | UFOs | psychology | psychopathology | weird people | hiking | trees | laughing | the environment | sustainability | meeting new people | foreign films | WWII history | documentaries | risk-taking | 'conspiracy' theories | selfless kindness
- arts
- contemporary art
- documentaries
- concerts
- music festivals
- festivals
- environment
- dining
- wine
- beer
- shopping
- politics
- movies
- reading
- traveling
- music
- hiking
- snowboarding
- history
- psychology
Music, Movies, and Books
Books:
Valley of the Dolls - Jacqueline Susann
The Doors of Perception - Aldous Huxley
The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S Lewis
1984 - George Orwell
Animal Farm - George Orwell
Catcher in the Rye - J. D. Salinger
Catch-22 - Joseph Heller
Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
The Educated Imagination - Northrop Frye
Lean In - Cheryl Sandberg
Crossing the Rubicon - Michael Ruppert
The Door to December - Dean Koontz
Eating Animals - Jonathan Safran Foer
The Glass Castle: A Memoir - Jeannette Walls
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
Music:
Pink Floyd | Supertramp | The Who | Fleetwood Mac | The Rolling Stones | The Doors | Genesis | Styx | Foreigner | The Police | Led Zeppelin | Rush | The Tragically Hip | Queen | Simon & Garfunkel | The Sheepdogs | Gorillaz | Alt-J | Sigur Rós | Portishead | Mt. Eden | Massive Attack | Thievery Corporation | Gramatik | Moderat | Breaking Benjamin | Avenged Sevenfold | Five Finger Death Punch | Disturbed | System of a Down | Radiohead | Audioslave | A Perfect Circle | Tool | Seether | Alice in Chains | Nirvana
Movies:
Requiem for a Dream | Basketball Diaries | Single White Female | Lost in Translation | Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind | The Great Gatsby | Good Burger | Mrs. Doubtfire | The Nutty Professor | White Chicks | Eurotrip | Matilda | Austin Powers
TV series:
Breaking Bad | Dexter | Californication | Spartacus | The 4400 | Gossip Girl | Orange is the New Black | The 100 | Better Call Saul | The Walking Dead | Orphan Black | Twin Peaks | Fargo | Vikings | Shameless
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
- Rode a camel through the deserts of Egypt
- Floated in the Dead Sea, Israel
- Went on a crazy adventure through Senegalese West African markets in an attempt to find my stolen gold necklace
- Invited a homeless guy to stay at my house. 1 night turned into 3 weeks
- Roadtripped from Vancouver to Southern California to go to "Desert Trip" Music Festival, which included the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, The Who, Neil Young and Roger Waters
Teach, Learn, Share
"Who lives sees much, who travels sees more" - A. Proverb
What I Can Share with Hosts
Love and happiness
Countries I’ve Visited
Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominica, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Senegal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom, United States, Wales
Countries I’ve Lived In
Belgium, Canada, United Kingdom