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Overview

  • 12 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Italian, Spanish; learning Portuguese
  • 36, Female
  • Member since 2007
  • Part-time lawyer, part-time traveller.. striving for soci...
  • No education listed
  • From Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Taking in as much as I can, sharing with others what I'm so lucky to have and know, AND training to run a marathon before the end of the year!

ABOUT ME

I live in and am from Montreal, Quebec. I love home and the culture here but seem to always be striving to be in movement! I'm open to anything new and love the thrill reached when discovering your limit is further than you thought. I love to meet people, to share unexpected moments of laughter and to not take myself too seriously!

PHILOSOPHY

One moment at a time...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've mostly surfed. Have met some really interesting people and some lasting friendships.

Interests

I'm interested in anything you want to show or teach me!
From what I know, I love running, sailing, history, applied improvisation, cooking, wine, permaculture, the countryside and oh so much more...

  • culture
  • cooking
  • wine
  • marathon
  • running
  • socializing
  • camping
  • sailing
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

My non-extensive and eccelctic list: Beirut, Bonobo, Jean Leloup (singer from Quebec..half-crazy but the music is beautiful), Moby, Belle and sebastian, Madonnaaa (while cooking!), Arcade Fire, The National, Devotchka, Bon Iver and it goes on...

As for movies, my favorite directors include Fatih Akin, Bilge Ceylan, Sofia Coppola, Alejandro Inarritu, Woody Allen, Charlie Kauffman, Wong Kar Wai. I'd love to get to appreciate animation movies if anyone can introduce me to some good ones!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spending the night in the desert near Real de Catorce in Mexico, speaking with the "Jefe del Desierto", camping on beautiful Playa Medina in Venezuela and being woken up at dawn by the guard who helped us sneak out before the authorities arrived, spending 3 days and nights on a minuscule island in Croatia, communicating with signs and smiles.

Teach, Learn, Share

Always delighted to learn anything you want to share with you, always ready to push my limit and I'll be glad to share anything I know.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Spain, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Canada, France, Mexico

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