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Overview

  • 5 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning Spanish
  • 75, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • Now retired from Education and Business; reading and memb...
  • Bachelor Degree in Sciences (Communication & Translat...
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Partager avec ouverture dans la Vérité, la Beauté, la Bonté

ABOUT ME

68, 3 children (51, 45, 43), 9 grandchildren (from 14 to 28 years old.
Even if retired, continue to work part-time from home, on Skype,for the College : until it will be interesting, I'll be there.
Animator of a Laughter Club in my city.
Read a lot, write the story of my family, cook for friends.
From time to time, prepare my next trip on Internet and in books.

PHILOSOPHY

Live at the present moment.
Vivre l'instant présent.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Welcoming travellers;
Offering a place to sleep; sharing a coffee or a meal...
If not working, I travel them around to discover nice places of my region.
Summer activities around:
Festival international de Lanaudière (June-August): classical music;
Festival Mémoire et Racines (end of July): international trad music;
Golf courses around.Cycling roads;
Winter activities around:
Snowmobile, vtt, ski;

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Yet, in Quebec only, unformally at friends places.

Interests

Laughter Club (Yoga Laughter), meditation
Free Hugs once a month in my city.
Reading, writing,
Cooking, sharing
Walking
Travel and discover

  • writing
  • books
  • festivals
  • cooking
  • coffee
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • walking
  • clubbing
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • classical music
  • cycling
  • skiing
  • golf
  • business

Music, Movies, and Books

Music : all kinds, preference for blues and classical
Books : all kinds again; interested in historical novels, biography and spirituality books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

At 56, left Quebec for China, alone, and spent almost 2 years, teaching french and english to University students.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: I've done that 20 years (mostly Business French and English in Quebec and 2 years in China).
Learn: on everything; life is so short and there's so much to learn.
Share : ideas,

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, France, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Portugal, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China, Madagascar

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