This is a joint profile for my boyfriend James (British) and I (Canadian). We met in Nevada, USA while doing an environmental internship in 2011. From there we lived in China for a year teaching English to bright little minds, then spent an incredible few months backpacking through Asia!!! Since then we've returned to Canada and work for a forestry consulting firm but still dream of more traveling!

Though I am a vegetarian, James eats most things and recently acquired a taste for tofu (thanks to China).

We'd like to consider ourselves open-minded, friendly, adventurous, easygoing and we love to try new foods!!!!! We love to travel, hike and explore nature.

PHILOSOPHY

It is up to you to decide what to do with the life you are given, so make the best of it!

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We couchsurfed while travelling through Asia and have a bit in CANADA but would like to surf much much more!! Through surfing we've met some incredible people and are now able to host surfers in our apartment in Hearst (Northern Ontario). We love to meet people from around the world and show them around our little town here. So far we have hosted surfers from France and from all over Quebec!

Centres d'intérêt

-bird-watchers, naturalists
-cooking (traditional English fair along with Asian-American fusion). Spicy, vegetarian and mostly vegan.

Watching movies, having a drink (or 2) with friends, cycling, playing sports, learning, hiking, birding, photography, exploring new cultures, enjoying beautiful scenery and trying new foods.

• wildlife
• birds
• photography
• cooking
• vegetarian
• vegan
• drinking
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• cycling
• hiking
• backpacking
• surfing
• sports
• rock climbing
• science
• lakes

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

James is interested in the recent Game of Thrones TV series, as well as having read the book series, and other similar fantasy/fiction novels such as the Wheel of Time series and LOTR. Adventure and survival books: Bill Bryson's books, On the Trail of Genghis Khan, Alone on the Ice.

Some books that come to mind that left an impression on me include:
-A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
-The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
-The Catcher in the Rye (JD Salinger)
-White Tiger (Aravind Adinga)
-The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
-Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China (Jung Chang)
-Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
-Redwall (Brian Jacques)

Corinne and James both like a wide selection of music genres including (but not limited to) country, metal, rock and folk.

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

Climbing to the summit of Mount Tallac, Lake Tahoe, California. The view of the rugged mountain peaks, brilliant alpine fields and crystal-clear lakes was breath-taking.

Catching a glimpse of a manatee, a giant underwater elephant, peacefully chewing on a piece of reed in Everglades National Park, Florida.

Spotting a majestic bald eagle while hiking in Yellowstone National Park. - we now see them all the time in Hearst, even by our apartment.

Seeing a Pygmy Rattlesnake and Water moccasin in Florida up close(2 cool snakes).

Climbing to the top of a mountain near the Tibetan border, finding a Tibetan prayer stupor on top..

Taj Mahal at sunrise.

Aurora Borealis!

Enseignez, apprenez, partagez

Having both done Environmental degrees, and being very interested in wildlife from an early age, we both love to share knowledge on our passion for wildlife (birds especially) and are always up for a discussion about environmental issues, vegetarianism, nature, science or anything else that comes up. We'll also tell you anything you've ever wanted to know about Canada and/or England. We especially love to swap travel stories as we're always looking for new countries/sites to add to the bucket list.

Ce que j'aimerais partager avec mes hôtes

Vegetarian cooking tips/recipes, how to identify wild edible plants!

Pays que j'ai visités

Cambodia, China, Dominican Republic, Germany, Hungary, India, Laos, Nepal, Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

Canada, China, United Kingdom, United States