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Montreal, Quebec, Canada
@EMELINE.LEGUEN
Member since 2012
Hello! Now settled in Montreal after some years in BC, loving the city and happy to host travellers when I can. I do have a special tenderness for this platform which has made some of my greatest travel memories 🥰 I'm chill, going with the flow, adaptable and always keen on meeting new folks and learn about their passions in life 😁 I have tons of fun travel stories to share, love cooking together and learn new recipes and just hanging out with cool folks 😎 I value respect, kindness, not taking yourself too seriously, having fun and learning about the world and life through adventure and good encounters ✨🌈
Interested in Adventure Sports
Interested in Art
Fluent in English
Fluent in French
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I absolutely love the spontaneity and the free exchange that this platform provides. As hitchhiking, it is something that generally brings the best in people and remind us that the beauty of life lays in simple shared moments with genuine folks just happy to connect and help each other out 😌
Music, Movies, and Books
Folks in the cultural realm who inspire me Flavien Berger, Kathleen Hanna, Joachim Pastor, Worakls, Rebecca Warrior Virginie Despentes, Noam Chomsky, Pierre Bourdieu, Charles Bukowski, Paul B. Preciado, Arundhati Roy, Gabriel García Márquez Pierre Soulages, Gerhard Richter, Yayoi Kusama, Serguey Kior David Lynch, Park Chan Wook, Spike Jonze, Jim Jarmusch And a lot of queer artists that are less famous but keep fueling my imagination
One Amazing Thing I've Done
Being picked up hitchhiking by the Vice President of Kirghistan Babysitting toddler Kangaroos in Australia 12 days motorbike trip in the Spiti Valley, India Swimming in a creek that hosted an Anaconda mum and her kiddo in French Guiana (I learned that AFTER the swim, and didn't meet them) Backpacking Galapagos islands
Teach, Learn, Share
What's in my travel bucket for the next years? Russia, especially Siberia (my dream is to go to Vladivostok, yeah I know, we all have our own little obsessions haha) More India (Sikkim, Assam, Megayala...) More China (Beijing, Manchuria, Yunnan, Sichuan...) Iran, Lebanon, Ukraine, Pakistan I would love to do a cycling or walking trip one day 😍 Places in the world I visited and that I believe have a soul Cities of Athens, Genoa, Montreal, Belgrade, Bakou, Medellin Issyk Kul lake in Kirghistan The Cenotes in Quintana Roo The French Basque Country These continent countries that are India and China Colombia hermosa y su gente 💚 theDock Centre for Social Impact and the Vicious Poodle bar in Victoria, BC The kelp forests in Sooke, BC LESPACEMAKER à Montréal, QC
What I Can Share With Hosts
I can offer fresh fun non judgmental company, homemade french food, silly jokes, deep philosophical, sometimes absurd, often ironic considerations about life- generally just chill curiosity about you and the country and having good time together :)
My Interests
I have lots of interests in life, practice rock climbing and yoga, love listening to music and dancing, sharing views on politics, good litterature and arts in all forms. I'm also a diver but less connected to the water these days since I haven't been brave enough to go ice diving 🤪