CURRENT MISSION

Je voudrais parler couramment le français! (and Chinese and German)

ABOUT ME

I am talkative, energetic and outgoing when I am with others, but also appreciate my quiet alone time (often with a book or movie). I like to keep active and spend as much time as possible outside, as we only get a couple of sunny months here!

I discovered the great love of my life at age 12...TRAVEL! My bucket list is limitless. So far, my favourite destinations have been London, Berlin, Beijing and Thailand.

I am in the process of completing my undergrad degree

visited 21 states (9.33%)Create your own visited map of The World or jurisdische vertaling duits?

PHILOSOPHY

The best moments in life are when laughing sessions with friends double as ab workouts!

"I wish I had traveled less" - said nobody ever!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love comparing cultures (education systems, for example), and exchanging quirky stories. For example:

- In Germany, the store "Forever 21" is called "Forever 18"
- This strange tradition in Belgium during Christmas
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/03/is-the-belgian-and-dutch_n_378512.html

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted and biked with ten couch surfers in Vancouver (Summer 2013)

Interests

Hiking, Biking, Sports, Languages (my goal is to be fluent in 5), Learning about different cultures and customs

• books
• folklore
• education
• coach
• politics
• traveling
• piano
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• scuba diving
• sports
• soccer
• volleyball
• teaching
• international relations
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: American Beauty, In Bruges, Django Unchained, Inglorious Basterds

Shows: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Community

Music: ALT-J ON REPEAT, Frank Ocean, "Jamming" by Bob Marley is MY JAM

Books: Anna Karenina

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Diving with Caribbean reef sharks in Nassau, Bahamas
- Floating on the Israeli portion of the Dead Sea = pure relaxation
- Received an award from Prince Andrew, Duke of York

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach/share:
Frisbee, volleyball, soccer (I'm a coach at a kid's camp), piano

I'd like to learn/improve:
French, German, Mandarin Chinese, my knowledge on politics and international relations

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Bahamas, Belgium, China, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada