CURRENT MISSION

Reconnect with

ABOUT ME

After taking a year off to travel in Nepal and North America, I'm settling down in Montreal to start a PhD.

PHILOSOPHY

Mostly I live life doing things that I enjoy, having fun and making the most of whatever comes my way. I also try to make that feeling contagious. :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've surfed a bunch, hosted occasionally. My roommate and I host swing dancers pretty frequently.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed, Fall 2010:
Stella, New York
Diana, Boston
Kari, Philadelphia
Gabe, Memphis
Latona, New Orleans
Jeff, Albuquerque
Venkata, Minneapolis

Interests

Science: Physics, Biology, Medicine, how stuff works, why stuff happens, etc.
I looove dancing: swing dancing, blues dancing
Outdoors-y stuff: hiking, canoeing, camping, biking
Reading

• dancing
• swing dancing
• cooking
• vegan
• reading
• traveling
• blues
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• canoeing
• camping
• biology
• medicine
• physics
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I love jazz, and blues, and classical music (I'm a piano player), and world music and lots of stuff in between. Some favorites: Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Eric Clapton, Cat Empire, Manu Chao, Daniel Bélanger, Liszt, Chopin, Janis Joplin, Bedouin Soundclash, Buena Vista Social Club, and many more...

Movies: The Matrix, anything by Monty Python, The Princess Bride, The Motorcycle Diaries, Edward Scissorhands

Books: I read both fiction and non-fiction. Favorites include Notre-Dame de Paris, Cien Años de Soledad, Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Midnight's Children, and books by Stephen Jay Gould and Jared Diamond.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I climbed up an active volcano in Guatemala, back in 2006, glowing red lava and everything... it was pretty impressive!

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm a native French speaker so I can help anyone who wants to learn it, and I'm a semi-decent cook (not so great at the vegan stuff though). I'm really keen to practice my Spanish (it's decent but I'm really out of practice).

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Guatemala, Italy, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada

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