CURRENT MISSION

I vow to one day learn how to wear white without spilling something on it.

ABOUT ME

I'm a writer and playwright who has traveled the world with just my backpack and an adventurous spirit! I love meeting new people, exploring, experiencing new things, and I'm a bit of an adrenaline junkie! I love my bike! I can say the alphabet backwards in English and in French in under 10 seconds (time me)!

I'm passionate about politics and love engaging people in thoughtful conversations!

2017 UPDATE: I was interviewed by a French TV station here in Toronto about my strange collection of old love letters. The interview is completely in French but I think you'll be able to get the gist of it even if you don't speak French! Watch the entire segment here! - https://youtu.be/A0nr3UZOMKw

PHILOSOPHY

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." -Mae West

"Fear is temporary. Regret is forever."

"Travelers who expect every country they visit to resemble their own had better stay home."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm a surfer. I hope to someday be a host, but at present, my situation just doesn't afford it!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm a CouchSurfing graduate! I've Couchsurfed in New York, Vancouver, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, and The Netherlands, and I had nothing but amazing experiences! My hosts were kind and generous and very accommodating. I couldn't have asked for more!

Interests

I like biting the heads off live chickens, opening beer bottles with my toes, counting what's left of my teeth, the tractor pull, polishing my knife collection for fun, and keeping people chained up in my basement.

LOL! Kidding!
(not kidding)

• arts
• writing
• street art
• festivals
• dining
• vegetarian
• running
• partying
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• blogging
• spoken word
• cycling
• backpacking
• bungee jumping
• storytelling
• theatre
• bike riding
• graffiti

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies - Morvern Callar, Café de Flore, The Reader, In Bruges, Rust and Bone, Head-On (Gegen die Wand), As If I Am Not There, Submarine, CitizenFour, The Cove, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Lives of Others (Das Leben Der Anderen), Last Night, Girl With A Pearl Earring, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, It Happened One Night, Ordinary People, The English Patient, Atonement, Bright Star, Catfish, Exit Through The Gift Shop, The Motorcycle Diaries, Before Sunrise....

Music - Sharon Van Etten, Hannah Georgas, Saint Saviour, Coeur De Pirate, Firehorse, Kathleen Edwards, The Stills, Stars, Tycho, Alt-J, Hauschka, Josef Salvat, Jonsi, Jonas David, Douglas Dare, The Gramercy Riffs, Olafur Arnalds, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Dustin O'Halloran, Tove Lo, Chilly Gonzales, Nils Frahm, Arcade Fire, Cat Power, Broken Social Scene, Massive Attack, Portishead

Books - All That I Am by Anna Funder, The Girl You Left Behind by JoJo Moyes, Homecoming by Bernard Schlink, The Dark Room by Rachel Seiffert, Tourism by Nirpal Singh Dhaliwal, Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières, Raymond & Hannah by Stephen Marche, The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway, Towelhead by Alicia Erian, Girl With A Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier, Platform by Michel Houellebecq, Taming The Beast by Emily Maguire, Her Fearful Symmetry by Audry Niffenegger, The Siege by Helen Dunmore, Disgrace by J.M.Coetzee, Perfume by Patrick Suskind, A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway, and so many more!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Survived The Full Moon Party in Thailand. Ran up the temples at Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Climbed Machu Picchu in Peru. Kayaked in Croatia. Walked across Hadrian's Wall. Rode elephants and camels in India. Bungee-jumped/zip-lined/mountain-biked/whitewater-rafted in Whistler. Survived La Tomatina festival in Spain. Celebrated Germany's World Cup win at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Dodged a bullet in Lebanon. Cycled in Sarajevo and Kosovo. Hunted Space Invaders in Paris. Performed Spoken Word in front of 400 people at The Moth in New York City. Photographed street art all across Europe.

Want proof?

Check out the short films I have made of all my journeys!

My short film on Sweden!:
https://youtu.be/SSOVaLnGCqU

My short film on Mexico, Guatemala & Belize:
https://vimeo.com/147963645

My short film on Thailand & Cambodia:
http://youtu.be/LwrUSx3R0rg

My short film on New York:
http://youtu.be/F3n_v57kUwU

My short film on Machu Picchu in Peru:
http://youtu.be/-PyvUn6PUEA

My short film on India:
http://youtu.be/m5-b4Gpa83E

My short film on Vancouver & Whistler:
http://youtu.be/JWqVuaIweOQ

My short film on London, UK:
http://youtu.be/FvDt4vUjwTg

My short film on select European cities:
http://youtu.be/lPso4j6dK1I

My short film on Montreal:
http://youtu.be/cJXi2eydUfU

Enjoy!

Teach, Learn, Share

Please remember that while I am open to meeting everyone and anyone, I am also a solo woman traveller and as such, the need to maintain my safety is of the utmost importance! Some of the messages I've been receiving on here have screamed RED FLAG or INAPPROPRIATE or even just made me feel uncomfortable.

However, I know for a fact that just a small minority is doing this, and I know most Couchsurfing members are awesome and totally cool!

So I would like to put it out there, officially, that I am only interested in making travel FRIENDS, and I hope everyone can respect and appreciate that!

(And if you're using Couchsurfing for dating or otherwise, then please, look elsewhere. You got the wrong woman.)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'd love to throw in a dish to earn my keep! I can make a mean Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie with lentils & rosemary, Halloumi & Courgette cakes with fresh mint and coriander, and my Blueberry & Crunchy Granola muffins truly are food for the Gods!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saint Martin (French part), Scotland, Serbia, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom