Heyy! My name is Abi, I am an avid traveller who loves to see the world and learn about different cultures, languages and people. I am currently pursuing a career in Education and hope to one day soon be a Kindergarten teacher, I love using my creativity and knowledge to help children meet their learning goals and needs. I am adventurous at heart and have been told to be warm, welcoming and easy-going. I like talking about how to better the world we are in and participating in efforts to do so. My academic background is in Community Development and Educational Studies and Digital Technology, I am always interested in learning how to offer my skills to help communities be sustainable unto themselves both environmentally, economically and socially. Personally, I have a love affair with the ocean and love visiting the beach almost everywhere I go that has a coast. As someone who likes history and learning about different cultures and the sorts I always question what the ocean would tell us in regards to certain historical events if it could, or water at that. Afterall whether through a lake, river, creek or ocean its the one resource on the planet that recycles itself through time and could be a testament to humanity...don't you think? Aside from this, I also have an interest in wildlife and my most memorable moments of travelling has been the giraffe centre in Nairobi and exploring the ocean floor in Mombasa. Foodwise, I try almost every food once and am not too picky but enjoy a meal that is tasty and filling at the same time. I also like to explore new scenes like cafes, bars and poetry shows and love video games and teched out places. Lastly I do love meeting new people especially those with good vibes and I would love to show people the parts of Canada I am living in, so if you are coming to Canada let me know and we can meet up and check out the scenes.
Interested in Animals
Interested in Art
Fluent in English
Learning Spanish
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
I am on Couchsurfing because I want to meet the locals of countries and cities I am visiting to learn and experience the country from their eyes and views. I believe that we all have gifts we bring to this table called life and the only way we can appreciate each other's gifts brought is to understand the perspective of the gift provider. I also like to meet new people and have home experiences when visiting a place and to share my own experiences with others and create connections in the places I visit. I also would love to show people around either Toronto if I am in the East or Edmonton and Calgary if I am in the West. I love my cities and my country and I love showing people around the place and exposing them to the diversity of these cities so if you are in Canada while I am hit me up.
Music, Movies, and Books
My background is Caribbean and African so I am a fan of both Caribbean music (Soca, Dancehall,Calypso and Reggae) and African Music( Afrobeats, Afro R & B ). I also like Indie music especially indie R &B, my one or two rap songs v and jazz. As for movies I love psychological thrillers, I am a Netflix head and have Netflix if you want to watch it with me and I also like a good horror movie, a reality show (Married at First Sight, 90-day fiance(e) and Circle or Big Brother Nigeria... I really want to see the Real Housewives of Johannesburg) here and there and drama. Currently binging YOU, Messiah and Circle. As for books, I like a lot of African writers and books with a good historical base or that are philosophical. My favourite books to this day are: The Little Prince in French more than English, Candide ou l'optimisme by Voltaire, James and the Giant Peach and Astonishing the Gods by Ben Okri. Currently reading Dracula by Bram Stoker after watching the Netflix series.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
One amazing thing I've done was to swim in the Nile River at night in Uganda. Three passionate things I have done are coteach French in Ghana, volunteered at an orphanage in Chile and had games night with the youth I was teaching career skills to in Uganda.
Teach, Learn, Share
What can I teach: I can teach children, youth and adults English and career preparation skills I can teach people how to make various foods and how to make their own skin care products I can facilitate awesome social learning programs for various age groups What do I want to learn: I want to learn how to make dishes from your region I want to learn your language and cultural norms I also want to learn how to understand and see life from your culture's and personal perspective. What can I share: I can share my perspective of life from my own personal and cultural perspective I can share certain cooking techniques and language learning skills I can share my passion for wanting the best for others.
What I Can Share With Hosts
With my hosts, I can share my cooking skills, tech skills if needed and the opportunity to practice English and/or conversational exchange if interested in Spanish or French. And I can share a bottle of premium maple syrup and potentially Nanaimo bars.
My Interests
I love to be pampered and be relaxed (lol). So I am always interested in checking out local spas, hot springs, mud pools, and the sorts and I love extreme adventures so going paragliding, rafting and those things are also of interest to me. I also like a good night out so if anyone wants to get together to head to a party or a nice festive event let me know, and I am into Spirituality (Christianity) and enjoy talking about my faith with those who have a common interest and attending churches in different countries to see how they do praise and worship. I do need to put a disclaimer that I do not force my faith onto people and am private about my faith, as well as respect people's boundaries and differences, 's when it comes to their own practices, I too expect that respect in return. I also love good food and to play video games and awesome parties, hiking and seeing the unknown or local scene of a place/city I am visiting. My Bucket List of Places to visit: 1)San Pedro De Atacama,Chile 2)The Andes 3)Peru 4)Pucon, Chile 5)Panama 6)Australia 7)Brazil 8)Bali 9)Nigeria 10)Egypt 11)South Africa 12)Ethiopia 13)Botswana 14) Zambia 15)Grenada 16)France 17)South Korea 18)Japan 19)Petra 20)Polynesian Islands My Bucket List of Things to Do: 1)Swim with dolphins 2)Go camping in the Amazon 3)Go Ziplining (checked) 4)Go Hot Air Ballooning 5) Teach Abroad (checked) 6)Live in Africa or the Caribbeans for 2 years 7) Do an Elephant Stay in Kenya 8)Bike Ride with Giraffes in Uganda 9)Go White Water Rafting 10)Deep Sea Diving 11)Visit the Victoria Falls (Devils Pool) 12)Dinner in the Sky 13)A flower bath in Bali 14) Volunteer at an animal sanctuary
