CURRENT MISSION To keep smiling, stay open, and let the next adventure surprise me! ABOUT ME Iโm someone who finds deep joy in connecting with people, exploring the world through solo travel, photography, music, and meaningful conversations. Iโm curious, reflective, open-minded, and always trying to learn โ about others and about myself. Traveling has helped me grow in so many ways: itโs pushed me out of my comfort zone, opened my heart, and taught me how much we all have in common beneath the surface of culture, language, or background. I believe in kindness, in living simply and sincerely, and in bridging the gaps between people. I see travel not just as an adventure, but as a way of making the world feel smaller and more familiar โ one conversation, one shared meal, or one laugh at a time. Iโve traveled solo to several countries and really enjoy the freedom, spontaneity, and childlike wonder that come with it. Iโve also had the chance to host people from all over the world โ each time learning something new, and often making friends for life. Youโll often find me biking around town, reading a good book, journaling, taking photos, or listening to a good music. Iโm also passionate about languages and love listening to people share stories from their corner of the world. Above all, I try to live with intention and heart. And I believe that when we meet with open minds and open hearts, we make this world just a little bit better. PHILOSOPHY I believe in living with intention, kindness, and courage. That fear, hatred, and intolerance divide us โ and love, curiosity, and understanding bring us closer. That freedom begins within, and when we free ourselves from limiting thoughts, we can truly connect with others. I believe every person we meet has something to teach us. That standing up for what you believe in โ even when you're alone โ is powerful. That small, gentle actions can shake the world. And that when we deeply want something, life has a way of helping us find our path.
CURRENT MISSION To be the person my dog already thinks I am. ABOUT ME I'd like to think that my friends would say that I am kind, generous, thoughtful and forgiving. They might also say that I am funny and quirky with a strong sense of social justice. Saying that, you'd really have to ask them, they are in my friend's section. :) PHILOSOPHY Be kind to everyone, especially in those moments when it seems hard to do.
***[not available to host Sept 2-7; Sept 9-16; Sept 18-20; Sept 25-27; Oct 2-4; Oct 10-12]*** Hello there, bonjour! I've made Ottawa๐จ๐ฆ my home for 25 years and love the city. Currently living in a well-located apartment in Centretown, about a 15-minute walk from Parliament Hill and close to many points of interest. My day job is writing government speeches.๐ Former host of progrock/jazz music program La Villa Strangiato on CHUO 89.1 FM. (RIP) (www.facebook.com/lavillachuofm) I'm usually available on evenings and sometimes on weekends. And while I like to run when the weather is nice, ๐ Iโm a passionate indoorsman when it gets cold around here ๐ฅถ. Ottawa hot tip:๐ฅ museums are free on Thursday evenings between 5-8pm. (Canadian Museum of Nature, Canadian Museum of History, National Gallery of Canada, Canadian War Museum, etc.) What else โ I can recommend where to hear the best live music ๐ถ in town. Most of all, I'm ready to host you! Hosted CS guests from: ๐บ๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐จ๐ฑ๐ซ๐ท๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฒ๐พ๐ฆ๐น๐ต๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ฒ๐ฝ๐จ๐ณ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ท๐ธ๐ช๐ง๐ท๐น๐ท๐ป๐ณ๐พ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐ช๐ธ๐จ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ท๐ท๐ด๐จ๐ฟ๐ท๐บ๐ต๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ท๐ซ๐ด๐ธ๐ฎ๐จ๐ด๐ฎ๐ท๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฉ๐ฟ๐จ๐ท๐ฎ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฟ๐ช๐จ๐ฑ๐ป๐บ๐ฌ๐น๐ญ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฌ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฌ๐ช๐ฉ๐ด๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐น๐ณ๐บ๐พ๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ฒ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ณ๐ง๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ต๐น๐ณ๐ด๐ญ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ณ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ง๐ฆ๐ช๐จ๐บ๐ฑ๐น๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ช๐น๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ธ๐พ๐ฒ๐ช๐ช๐ช๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ด๐ญ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฉ๐ท๐ธ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ต๐ฆ๐น๐น๐ต๐ฐ๐ธ๐ณ Surfed with CS hosts in: ๐จ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ๐จ๐ฟ๐ญ๐บ๐ซ๐ท๐ง๐ช๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐น๐ญ๐ท๐ท๐ธ๐ง๐ฌ๐น๐ท๐ท๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ธ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ท๐ธ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ง๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ต๐ธ๐ฏ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ช๐ช๐ฑ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ต๐ฑ
I'm from Morocco, new at CS, not a lot of references but trust me I don't bite๐, most of the time ๐๐
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I am always happy to meet new people and share great moments with them. โWe cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love.โ said Mother Teresa of Calcutta ABOUT ME I'm a laid back person who enjoys life at 120%. Family and Friends are important pillars of my existence; without them I would be nothing. I love entertaining at home, as I like listening opera with a glass of scotch in my living room. I also consider myself very spiritual, and I respect the belief of others. I love living downtown as I like to escape far away from it, like deep in the forest. I belong to both world - it's one world. It's never too much butter and I don't believe in no fat milk! I love eating, sometime too much. I love cooking; especially for my friends. Love beer, wine, and cocktails. Couchsurfing is all about sharing and exploring new culture, always in a respectful way. PHILOSOPHY I enjoy "open mind" people. Authenticity is a quality that I extremely appreciate with people. Therefore if you are "yourself" I will like you :)
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CURRENT MISSION Meet as many amazing travelers around the world as we can. ABOUT US We are very outgoing, social and adventures travelers. Always looking to try anything new and not too shy. We try to travel as much as we can. Travelling gives us the opportunity to meet the best people from around the world. We love to smile and have conversations with strangers. We are self employed and the summer is our busiest time. We will try to spend time with you if you are staying with us but we might not be able to show you around downtown but we would love to play boardgames, talk and have dinner with you ๐คฉ If we accept or say "maybe" to your surf request please reply within 48 hours confirming. We get many requests daily.
Follow my insta to see my travels ๐ @igorius.maximus My family has been moving nonstop basically since the time I was born, which left me with a constant desire to keep going. I now work in a job that moves me around quite a bit and whenever I get some vacation time, I use it to do even more traveling. Currently at what seems to have become my home base in Ottawa, Canada. ๐จ๐ฆ Hit me up if you wanna go for some drinks, hikes, skiing, camping trips around the lakes, etc. :)
** NOT CURRENTLY HOSTING ** - I'm not accepting guests at the moment, so please don't send host requests ABOUT ME A nice 29 year boy, I like to get to know the story of the people I meet randomly in my life path. Jack of all trades, Master at a few. I like to share ideas and have nice and interesting discussions with people around me. I only and surely will make you life better! Very benevolent, fun and often funny (especially after a good night of sleep). I am an avide learner and want to know it all about life: it is nice but can flip side of the coin is it cab lead to lack of focus:) Extensive and avid traveller, I am first and foremost looking for intellectual/spiritual connections with others - ENFP -Important: I am a pretty busy person working from home I tend to need time and space and thus need to be a bit by myself during the daytime - I prefer short stays please - I host people with (multiple good) reviews - As we all know, CS is a mutually enriching/growing experience ...
CURRENT MISSION Explore, embrace life and find meaning in every moment. ABOUT ME I'm a fun loving outdoorsy person. I'm all about the environmental and social justice. I love to travel. I sometimes feel guilty about the carbon planes create so I try to train, bus, bike and walk. PHILOSOPHY Freedom, Peace, Be happy -(No wait that's my shirt) "We cannot solve the problems of today using the same thinking as that which lead to them" (Einstein -or my garbled remembering of the phrase)
2026 .. Back in Canada after traveling for 4 years.. Was in Europe and going with the flow! Lived Brazil ๐ง๐ท and visited Argentina and Chile. I hosted a lot of people and have friends all over the world! Global citizen! I love the community in Ottawa Canada and the people I've met! ๐จ๐ฆ I'm looking to meeting people from Ottawa or Visiting Ottawa! I have been here my whole life and love showing people why I love it here! Please mention 'maple syrup' in your request ๐
I am a 40-year-old woman living in Ottawa, the capital of Canada. Formerly a teacher and a member of the Mountaineering Federation of Iran, I have climbed most of Iranโs peaks, including Mount Damavand (5,610 m) many times. I also enjoy yoga, meditation, and swimming, and often invite guests to join me in these practices with experienced mentors in Iran.
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