CURRENT MISSION

meet new people. share stories. laugh out loud. be in silence. eat/cook good food. dance. better my italian. discover new places.

ABOUT ME

Was furniture maker, natural building construction crew, art technician, consultant in environmental initiatives combining all my loves: building, furniture, art, design,community building, network creating, merging good projects, cooperating, teaching, learning. Now work in architectural firm - I love it!

things that make me happiest: riding my bike, cooking, sharing meals, dancing, camping, canoeing, kayaking, laughter, discovering people, making up adventures, roaming city streets, being in new places, going back to places I know well, great architecture/design/engineering/craftsmanship, building:homes/furniture/spaces/objects out of wood/metal/clay/straw/found objects.

PHILOSOPHY

"Tout seul on va plus vite, ensemble on va plus loin"

"Alone we go faster...together we'll go farther !"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Have done the same before I knew about CS, friends of friends of friends.. looking forward to welcoming travellers into my home.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

in southern Italy : amazing!
have hosted in my home in Montreal.

Interests

cooking, eating, sharing meals, laughter, dancing (a little bit of tango and lots of made up stuff), discovering new places, art, design, architecture, building, community, beautiful things, good books, sitting in cafés, camping, kayaking, hiking, roadtrips, discovering new cultures, meeting new people, being silly.

• arts
• books
• architecture
• design
• dancing
• tango
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• cars
• guitar
• cycling
• hiking
• canoeing
• kayaking
• camping
• sailing
• engineering

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: yes, too many to say.
music: blue grass, folk, rock'n roll, classical, west african, ... but never afraid of silence.
books: zadie smith, tom robbins, jose saramango, isabel allende, david orr...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Kayaked alongside a fin whale one early september morning. It must have been at least 40 feet long and maybe 10 feet away from me.
Magical.

Teach, Learn, Share

to share: how to fix anything except cars (by choice and lack of interest), building, renewable energy, reuse, environmental initiatives, eco-design.

to learn: italian, italian songs, sailing, parasailing/kiting, guitar, wine making and how to make a great hollandaise sauce.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Barbados, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Guyana, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Haiti, United States

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