HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING Being an active member in my circle of the people I know; loving my friends and family; reaching out to anyone who needs help or a smile. Trying hard to leave as small a footprint as possible. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I've been so happy with the people who've hosted me. Slept on a couch or two, a bed or two ... but it's the personal interaction that is so good. I find people, in general are kind generous and good. I like to find out about the culture around me, to understand people, to truly listen to them because in the end, that's all there is ... love.

Just got introduced to French movies and love them. As for music ... alternative, vocal, blues. Books … I really like some Canadian authors - Robertson Davies: Rebel angels, What's bred in the bone. Carol Shields: The Stone Diaries, Unless, Barbara Kingsolver: The Poisonwood Bible, Pigs in Heaven, The Bean Trees, Flight Behaviour. Non Canadian authors - The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen, Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche, The shadow of the wind by Carlos Lois Zafon A book I read recently that really made an impact on me was Meditation in Action by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Also a most beautiful but sad tale - Sophie's Choice by William Styron. And the very best - Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez - Wow!!!