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  • 40 references 28 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning Irish, Portuguese, Spanish
  • 41, Female
  • Member since 2007
  • Filmmaker/screenwriter
  • University studies in cinema/communications
  • From Montréal, Québec, Canada
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Making the best friggin' movie you've ever seen- Finding my true self-having a good time-meeting people from everywhere and anywhere

ABOUT ME

I am an artist. I am a dreamer. I am adventurous. I am independent. I am a great friend.

I've gained so much life experience by traveling- be it flying to South America to see a man I liked and making our way up the Brazilian coast for 2 months, roadtripping the USA for a month Jack Kerouac-style with my friend Maryse, or backpacking alone for 5 months in Europe, and I want everybody who wants to be able to do the same... so come on down and surf my couch!

I'm presently working towards becoming a screenwriter for cinema. I like cats, the sun, dancing to good music, writing, watching movies, learning languages, and so much more! I don't like hot melted cheese or people that refuse to think hard enough (both are the same in essence). Shopping centers depress me, pigeons, mascots and clowns scare me.

For some odd reason, my friends often say I'm like a tiger- sometimes i just lie around lazily for hours, and suddenly I jump up and spring into action. WATCH OUT. RAR

PHILOSOPHY

Do The Right Thing.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Making Quebec meet the world.

Hosting people in Montreal, Dublin, or wherever I happen to be, seeking to be more active in the CS community of this beautiful city!

Also, watching many Jon Lajoie videos (Marry me, Jon! Haha, NOT. Okay, yes. Anytime.)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've met truly awesome human beings while couchsurfing, and I want to give back by hosting some people in Montreal and showing them how beautiful my city is and making sure they have a good time.

Hosted 9 people in Montreal, was hosted by 6 in the USA, couchsurfed my way through Western Europe! In five months I had 22 hosts...thank you to all of you for making my trip an amazing experience! See you in Montréal!

Interests

cinema, literature, photography- everything surrounding art and media.
Cinema.
Good food and CEREAL (I'm a cereal addict)
Going out,having fun, talking to new people. Dancing the night away - when I dance I feel space moving around me.
Books. Photography. Words that resonate (like sombreroooo).
Ride a bike.
EXPLORING THE CONCRETE JUNGLE!
going to the country and hiking up a mountain.
Jon Lajoie
Learning languages
Also, making the world a better place- one hug at a time.

  • cats
  • arts
  • writing
  • books
  • literature
  • photography
  • perfumes
  • dancing
  • dining
  • cheese
  • flying
  • shopping
  • movies
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • communications
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Caribou - The XX - Grizzli Bear - La Roux - Erykah Badu- Daft Punk - etc etc

Authors: Bukowski- Dostoievsky-Jack Kerouac - Karen Blixen

Movies:
everything by Jim Jarmusch (DEAD MAN, Broken Flowers, Stranger than Paradise)
Spike Jonze and Michel Gondry
Donnie Darko, Punch-Drunk Love,Human Nature
Rushmore, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Lost in Translation, Ghost World, Network
Taxi Driver, Apocalypse Now, Being John Malkovich everything Fritz Lang ever did (M le Maudit, Metropolis)
old horror flicks like Cat People, The Day the earth stood still and The Haunting,
Shaun of the dead
Audrey Hepburn movies (Charade, Breakfast at Tiffany's)
Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samourai, Rashomon)
À bout de souffle !!!
Maelstrom, Trainspotting, Danish cinema is pretty cool-After the Wedding and Adam's Apples
SCHULTZE GETS THE BLUES
weird, quirky movies

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Getting up everyday and being alive is pretty amazing.

Teach, Learn, Share

Life is about flow, not about struggle. Be aware of what you're thinking at all times. Stop trying to be yourself - just be.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Ireland

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