The first thing I will say about myself is that I am very blessed since I found my soulmate (Jack) at age 16, we've been together ever since and have 4 wonderful children! :)

I used to be a teacher, but I have made the choice to stay at home with the kids and our lives have been a lot less stressful and a lot simpler since then. It also made me realize that I needed creativity and freedom too much in my life to spend it in a classroom or an office...

I do think I am an artist at heart, and I particularly enjoy the culinary arts. I even do chocolate paintings :) I also enjoy sports a lot, as long as it is for fun and fair-play!

I absolutely love travelling, even though it's hard to find time, opportunities, and money with 4 kids... but apart from the births of my kids, the most memorable and soul-filling moments of my life always happened while travelling, and some of the greatest souls we've met were the couchsurfers we hosted.
***To update this last paragraph: we did manage to find time/money and opportunity to travel with our 4 kids: We did a 1-year trip around the world (May 2022-May 2023), and it was the most amazing and unforgettable experience! Couchsurfing came in handy a few times! ;) We had to plan and work for this project for many years to make it happen, but it was all worth it, and I hope we can manage to do it again in the future!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As a family of 6 living on one salary we have to be resourceful to find the means to travel... And I must admit that I find the couch surfing concept Genius! What better way to enjoy a new place than to share with locals! :)

I thought nobody would ever want to come to our little town in the middle of nowhere, but we ended up hosting a few couchsurfers through the years and all of them were wonderful! These experiences proved to be very positive for the whole family who got to meet people from different backgrounds and sometimes speaking different languages... The kids are ecstatic now when we tell them we will be hosting someone! :)

Interests

Sports, movies, cooking...

• arts
• cooking
• chocolate
• movies
• traveling
• hiking
• sports
• rugby
• pickleball

Music, Movies, and Books

Too long to enumerate!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Giving birth, and helping other women giving birth (I am a trained doula - you can google it! ;) )

And obviously the 1-year trip around the world we took with the whole family in 2022-2023; it was filled with amazing things!

Teach, Learn, Share

I am very open-minded and love to share with different people; we all have something to learn from others...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, jokes, meals, plans... I guess it's never a fixed thing, I would go with the flow...

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, England, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malta, Namibia, South Africa, Turkey, United States, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada