CURRENT MISSION

Always to learn.

ABOUT ME

I have a warm soul. I am easy-going, trusting, open-minded, non-judgmental, thoughtful, kind, and engaging. I am very easy to get along with. I have a prominent sense of humour; nothing offends me. I value and admire passion for learning.... passion for anything, really. I am affectionate and loving, keen to learn and experience and converse. I am a happy participant in the world, and I adore exploring and discovering and observing and wondering!

PHILOSOPHY

"If you're not learning something every day, you may as well jump off the f***ing planet." -A dear friend of my father.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None, I am brand new. Recommended by a friend.

Interests

I am active. I adore the outdoors. I have a plethora of hobbies and interests which help shape me as an individual.
I love to swim, kayak/canoe, bicycle, travel, climb, walk/hike, camp, fly (airplanes), take photographs, read, write letters, pick fruit, travel, create/build...
One extension of my passion for people is my career. I am a Canadian Registered Nurse (RN), fresh from the press. I have spent much of my time over the past four years preparing for this role by studying and practicing and learning and growing/developing.
My life is engaging because I am engaged in it. My circumstances do not dictate my disposition.

• flying
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• canoeing
• kayaking
• camping
• skiing
• swimming
• nursing
• lakes
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS, Some select favourites:
*The Once and Future King - T.H. White
*The Picture of Dorian Gray; The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde
*A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess
*Winter's Tale; Freddy & Fredericka - Mark Helprin
*A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Dave Eggers
*Franny and Zooey - J.D. Salinger
*The City of Dreaming Books - Walter Moers
*Jurgen - James Branch Cabell
*Something Wicked this Way Comes - Ray Bradbury
*His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
*Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick
*The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster
*A Wrinkle in Time - Madeleine L'Engle
*The Hobbit; The Lord of the Rings Trilogy - Tolkien
*Bluebeard - Vonnegut
*We - Yevgeny Zamyatin
*The Million Pound Bank Note - Mark Twain

MOVIES, a select few:
*Monty Python and the Holy Grail
*The Wizard of Oz
*Metropolis (1927)
*Natural Born Killers
*Big Fish
*Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
*Three Amigos
*Lord of the Rings trilogy
*Lords of Dogtown
*Romeo and Juliet
*Blazing Saddles
*Wet Hot American Summer

MUSIC... too hard to list.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Standing atop mountains in British Columbia.
-Swimming in pristine, tea-stained northern Ontario lakes.
-Observing a neurosurgery.
-Being present at deliveries (birth).
-Flying a small plane (taking off)/ flying a helicopter.
-Sleeping under the stars on the Canadian Shield in northern Ontario.
-Backcountry snowmobiling (BC).

Teach, Learn, Share

Will have to fill this one out later :)
What a big section this is (big: vital, of major import, paramount).

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada