IMPORTANT : I will not accept requests from people with no references/empty profiles. Also, I will decline impersonal (or written by chatgpt) host requests without giving a reason (except if you are in an emergency). Write at least my name, come on!
CS is not to provide free hotel, it's more about the people you meet. I will host people who doesnt make me feel like they only want a free place to stay. I give a lot of energy when hosting and I want to make sure that I’m opening my doors to the right kind of travellers. You’re literally asking someone to stay at their place for free, so the least you can do is read their profile and show them you did :)
NO HOMOPHOBE/TRANSPHOBE, NO RACIST, NO FACIST, NO ZIONIST, NO DISCRIMINATION OF ANY KIND 💖 lets be kind to each other!

If your goal is to find someone for the night or a romantic partner, you can skip my profile. Im not interested ☺️

2025 update: we just moved to another flat near Old Quebec and we are available to host maybe once a month, mainly on weekends and for 2-3 nights maximum.
Feel free to still send a request for other days tho, especially if you think we would get along well!🥰
READ HOME SECTION BEFORE REQUESTING PLEASE🫶

About me : I am a full-time artist born and raised in the Province of Québec 😊, but in another life, I’m probably a full-time backpacker lol!
I studied for 8 years after high school, mainly in social sciences, languages, and business. After working 2 years as a project manager, I decided to quit everything starting in 2024 to focus on my art practice & travel as much as I can :)
I am fascinated by other cultures and always appreciate to learn new things about them!
I do my best to provide a safe space for everyone in my home🌈 and where I travel.
I also eat mainly vegetarian, but I am more flexible when I travel 🌱. My husband Lukas is vegan.

You can visit my insta pages to see what I do (but dont write to me there please)

👉Art insta : @naomipoire
👉Travel insta : @nao_traveldiary

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to meet new people and get to know other cultures around the world.
For me, life is more about experiences and the people you meet rather than what you own.
Also, I think that travelling is such an important thing to do in a lifetime, and I love how Couchsurfing allows you to do that without necessarily participate in mass tourism and mainstream stuff. If you come to my place, I'll show you the real Québec, not the one where you pay expensive tours to go eat a spoon of maple syrup in a fake sugar shack!

I also love my city and take genuine pleasure in helping people to discover it!🙂

Interests

I'm curious about anything and always love to learn/share about different topics. I can be interested in basically anything if we have a nice conversation!

My main hobbies are painting, crochet, reading, cooking/baking and of course, planning my next trip🤣

• animals
• arts
• politics
• traveling
• painting
• languages

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Shave my hair to zero in 2020
Volcano boarding in Nicaragua!🌋
Quit my 9 to 5 to be an artist 🎨

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm calm, respectful and funny. I also speak 3 languages fluently so I can teach you a little French, Spanish or English anytime!!
I enjoy cooking as well and can help with that👩‍🍳
Since I'm a painter, I can leave a little art work in your place if you want (and have some art material)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Germany, Spain