Hi, I'm Anna! Currently a grad student studying freshwater biogeochemistry at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I lived in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada) for the past 5 years and part of my heart will always lie in the waves of the Atlantic.

I love learning about the complexity and beauty of the natural world, and spreading that love and appreciation through education. I am also passionate about growing, identifying, harvesting, and processing medicinal plants. I am active in a permaculture organization in Edmonton, and we work to create beautiful, biodiverse, bountiful ecosystems in and around Edmonton that provide food, conserve water, and maintain biodiversity and ecological resilience.

Aside from that, I love electronic bass music, folk music (country, celtic), dancing, practicing yoga, anime, poems, drawing cartoons, and riding my bike really fast around town.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am a semi-regular traveler for work and fun and would like to be able to travel cheaply and meet cool people while I'm at it :) creating connections of respect and mutual care!

Interests

I love having discussions about current technology, science, what a future would look like outside of capitalism, how to create that future, gardening, permaculture, plants, what an ideal community would look like, how to create that community, spirituality, and how technology is affecting our self-identities and relationships with each other.

• arts
• culture
• writing
• poetry
• beauty
• dancing
• environment
• dining
• yoga
• running
• meditation
• gardening
• politics
• anime
• reading
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• trumpet
• spoken word
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• skiing
• buddhist
• swimming
• science
• kundalini yoga

Music, Movies, and Books

some of my favourite fiction authors are: jack kerouac, al purdy, gary snyder, margaret atwood, kurt vonnegut, joseph boyden, leonard cohen, herman hesse, robertson davies, wade davis, haruki murakami, and annie proulx. One of my favourite books is a collection of short stories by Annie Proulx called "Close Range".

Favourite Movies: the royal tenenbaums, a fairy tale, girl interrupted, a scanner darkly, waking life, planet earth series,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived in a Rainbow Community commune in the jungle for a month <3
Conducted research on carbon flux in the coastal temperate rainforest of British Columbia!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach/share...
biology, ecology, wetland science, medicinal plant ID and processing, swimming, skiing, gardening, sewing, guitar, mandolin, trumpet, english, about Canadian culture and the Canadian arctic!

I would love to learn or learn how to...
get better at guitar/mandolin (finger picking, learning scales and keys), speak better spanish, learn how to ferment things (make sauerkraut/kimchi), learn how to can/jar fruits and veggies.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A place to sleep, bathe, and cook. A mandolin, guitar, or fiddle to play with. Lots of plants to hang out with. Opportunities to see/help out at permaculture projects in and around Edmonton.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Italy, Peru, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada