I have countless hobbies like reading, jogging, knitting, building, gardening, simple mechanics, painting, drawing, writing. I like the outdoors and often go camping and hiking. I have worked in treeplanting camps for countless years. I finished my degree in social work last year and hope to one day become a therapist and/or urban planner.

I spend alot of time with my dog. I don't drink but I still like to socialize. I love wandering around new places and doing new things. I like a little whimsy.

I am an analogue queen and use a flip phone and prefer living without wifi. I love posting letters. I like to feel present and engaged with the world around me.

I've just taken up kickboxing and gymnastics. I like to talk about ideas and books.

I'm working on my handstands.

I don't leave the country much because I love my dog too much.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think it's really nice to get to see someone's version of their own city or town. I used couchsurfing in 2011 when I first left the country. It was the best way of staying in different places and feels more like a local experience. You see things and go places you probably wouldn't have otherwise. I love traveling solo but I also want to connect with people.

Interests

• culture
• yoga
• walking
• gardening
• reading
• painting
• camping
• swimming
• history
• mountains
• art
• outdoors
• museums
• library
• trails
• hiking,
• reading and writing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: pop from the 90s - 2000s, Beyonce and cardi B and Rise Against, Manu Chao, Fat Freddys Drop, the Cat Empire, No Doubt, folky punky banjos, reggaeton, Paolo Nutini, CCR, Shovels and Rope. I like a wide variety but I don't play music often enough.

Movies: I like watching bad movies

Novels:
Swing Time
Fall On Your Knees
The Grapes of Wrath
The Unbearable Lightness of Being

All kinds of Writers: Ann-Marie MacDonald, John Steinbeck, Angela Davis, Zadie Smith, Leanne Simpson, Thomas King, Toni Morrison, Nora Samaran, David Graeber, Emma Goldman, Voltairine de Cleyre, bell hooks, Ursula LeGuin, George Orwell, Mary Oliver, Chomsky

Books:
The Inconvenient Indian
Dancing on Our Turtles Backs
A People's History of the United States
A Paradise Built in Hell
Women Who Run with the Wolves
Turn this World Inside Out

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I moved across the country and drove all the way across Canada with my cat and my dog.

Reverting back to a flip phone and cancelling my wifi seems to amaze people in today's digital world.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A warm place to stay. Please read My Home and entire profile before sending a message.

Countries I’ve Visited

Colombia, France, India, Ireland, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Sweden, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada