Hi, I'm a single woman from Canada, grew up in Toronto moved to the country three years ago. I'm traveling in Europe for the next couple of months. I'm retired now but I worked as a magazine and newspaper photographer since age twenty five. Wonderful work. More recently I went back to school, studied art therapy and psychotherapy and had a small practice for the past twelve years.

I'm almost vegetarian. I sometimes eat chicken, fish and meat.

I love meeting new people and hearing about their lives.

I came to visit my sister in France, went on a bike trip with a friend on the Canal du Midi and decided to keep traveling and hiking. I have a lot of energy and love being active outdoors.

I speak english and try to speak french but I could use some help!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've couch surfed a couple of times and it was such a great experience. The friend I biked with in the south of France made the connections. I just joined. The hosts we stayed with were wonderful, interesting people that I got to know. I'd love to meet more people through couch surfing. I plan to host when I get home.

Interests

hiking, biking, x-country skiing, environmental issues, passive solar houses, wild flowers, making art, reading, writing, conversation, meeting people, gardening, cooking and more

• fish
• arts
• writing
• cooking
• vegetarian
• gardening
• flowers
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• fishing
• hiking
• surfing
• skiing

Music, Movies, and Books

music - Whitehorse, KD Lang, Leonard Cohen, Theloious Monk, classical, jazz, motown, live local, alt country, indie.
books - Elena Ferrante, Michael Crummey, Miriam Toews, fiction, non fiction, creative memoir.
films - Walk on Water, Wild, Lost in Translation, The Secret Life of Words, indie, foreign, less mainstream.

Countries I’ve Visited

Costa Rica, Cuba, France, India, Mexico, Portugal, United States