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Overview

  • 1 reference
  • Fluent in English; learning French, Spanish
  • 38, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • No occupation listed
  • No education listed
  • From British Columbia, Canada
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About Me

Interests

Adventure - Architecture - Botany - Culture - Design - DIY - Ecology - Environmentalism - Foraging - Herbalism - Interdisciplinary eco-sciences - Naturalism - Naturopathic Health - Outdoors - Personal empowerment - Picnics - Philosophy - Travel - Self-growth - Spirituality/divinity - Upcycling/Repurposing - Urban sustainability/integrated nature & ecosystems

  • culture
  • architecture
  • design
  • diy
  • traveling
  • outdoor activities
  • divinity
  • ecology

Music, Movies, and Books

I like just about every type of artistic expression. Edgy, artsy, experimental, I'm there if there's an honesty and transcendence about it that connects with it's audience.

Buuuuuuuut....if I had to be more specific, they'd be things like....
Movies: Revolution, Upside Down, The Fountain, Lost in Translation...I love love stories.
Music: almost everything, I've been listening to a lot of Folk/Alternative, and Electronic lately.
Books: I tent to gravitate towards Non-Fiction. The Ecoholic books are good. I love libraries or being curled up in a comfy corner, preferably with a window, with a cup of tea and a book. Reading in the forest is pretty good too.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am interested in learning language for one thing.
Deutsch: I picked up a few words in a German high school course and hoped to become fluent, but I'm really weak and don't practice. I wouldn't mind being fluent.
Español: I have a little experience in Spanish (de América), I learned to count in English and Spanish at the same time, I took a Spanish ("Méxicano") course during high school, and occasionally practice with native speaking (Méxicano y Sudamericano) friends, asking questions to help me pick it up better. I would like to become fluent.
Français: Oui! French is my second language, I was in early Elementary French Immersion, and now erratically work on developing my proficiency. I plan to become fluent.
Italiano: My latest acquisition endeavour; Italian. I would like to become fluent.
日本人 (Nihongo, I hope this is right): I would like to pick up some Japanese and be able to communicate somewhat adequately or stumble along in conversation.
العربية: Yes, I'd like to learn a smattering of Arabic or as much as I can wrap my head around and retain.

I'm also interested in becoming a self-sufficient forager. I love botany and am always looking to absorb more about the edible and medicinal properties of plants.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada

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