CURRENT MISSION

Keep exploring Manitoba while peppering in some long distance adventures, make some cool theatre, and inhale as much life as I possibly can.

ABOUT ME

I live communally with my 3 best friends, one cat named Thistle, and one dog named Liberty. I also have 100's of worms living in my vermicompost bin, I call them all Wormies.
I am an artist.
I am a firm believer in part-time work. The 40hr work week is an archaic token of a time gone by.
I am into making rather than buying, cooking vegan delights, and working in the garden.

PHILOSOPHY

Leave no trace.
Curiosity and kindness.
Be like the trees, strive less grow more, support your community, and then return to the earth.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted several amazing travelers, and have stayed with several amazing hosts. I am a pretty big fan of Manitoba and love sharing it with folks.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's been beautiful and amazing. Everyone who comes through the door brings a new perspective and energy and that experience has been a treat.
I am so thankful for the great humans who hosted me and my friends while travelling and grateful to have met the brilliant souls that I have.

Interests

I really enjoy being outside, and in nature. I used to live on a tiny farm in the middle of nowhere, and I would sit in this tree house that I built with my brother and my mom, and I would listen to the birds flying overhead, and it was so quiet outside that I could hear their wings flapping, and I think that was the most beautiful thing. I'm always searching for that kind of silence.

Hiking
Cycling
Bikepacking
Camping
Gardening / Growing my own food
Cooking up some mega feasts
Living small-scale while adventuring large
Art / Theatre / Dance / Collaborative Creation

Music, Movies, and Books

Documentaries are my jam right now.. Free Solo, The Dawn Wall, Meru, The Rescue (clearly just a big fan of Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi), Food Choices, Michael Moore's stuff, Gloriavale.

Music right now..some Winnipeg talent: Rayannah, Begonia, Heavy Bell.

What podcasts are you listening to?

I am BIG into reading. You will NOT catch me camping without several books tucked in my pack. Some favs include: Into Thin Air, The Animators, Educated, Tuesdays with Morrie, Harry Potter, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Into the Wild, East of Eden, One Hundred Years of Solitude, My Life on the Road, Heart Berries, Barkskins, anything by Alok Vaid-Menon.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Heard by Victoria:
"We cannot offer you material things, for what you have done for us. The only thing we may give you, is our gratitude."
- Said by someone with far less than I have, but with a greater heart than I, and a truer sense of living. Someone to aspire to.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share with you my passion for gardening, cooking and making breads, preserving, hiking and cycling and camping, contact improv and yoga, theatre things.
Always open to learning and trying new things, valuing each individuals unique ways of knowing.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, adventure plans, dreams, food, words, beer, songs, time, helping out with projects.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada