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Overview

  • 4 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning German, Russian, Spanish
  • 35, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Student, MA degree
  • Université Laval, University of Waterloo: Basillie School...
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Discovering the unique story that every person I meet has to tell

ABOUT ME

I'm a very energetic person, who always needs to share new experiences with the people I meet! I dislike so much routine, and always need to have something special and exciting that happening in my life.

I'm right now doing my MA degree at the University of Waterloo in Global Governance, with concentration in International Human Rights. I'm mixing my professional background in journalism with my research that focusses on freedom of expression in context of conflicts.

I love travelling, taking time to observe people and what is going on around me. This is from travels that I take all my inspiration to write short-stories.

PHILOSOPHY

All the people that you meet have someting to teach you.

Follow your instinct.

Interests

Writing, reading, photography, sports, music, movies.

I'm a real sport addict, I'm a runner since I'm 9, now training for half-marathons and I love to complete my trainings with different sports such as cylcing, swmiming, yoga. I also try to do some trekking / hiking as often I have the chance.

  • writing
  • photography
  • human rights
  • yoga
  • walking
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • hiking
  • sports
  • journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

Every kind of music, depends on my feelings. Alternative rock, indie rock, blues, swing-electro, dixieland (also called hot-jazz), jazz in general, PIANO ALL THE WAY! (I've used to be a piano player when I was younger), and well... so much more!

Favorite music groups:
-Harmonium (A group of progressive-rock from Quebec in the 70s)
-The Cat Empire
-Parov Stellar band

Favorite movies:
- Big Fish
- Edward Scissorhands
- Six Feet Under

Favorite book:
- Le Petit Prince (Saint-Exupéry)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walking on the Red Square in Moscow at 8 am, with the sunrise on the Kremlin, a wonderful Armenian guy, a crazy Russian boy and an amazing German girl, without any tourist on the place, after my best night ever in this country.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Benin, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Germany, Russian Federation

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