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Overview

  • 49 references 29 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning French
  • 39, Female
  • Member since 2007
  • Teacher
  • More than I am a teacher, I am a learner
  • From Winnipeg, Rotterdam, Kuala Lumpur
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To live life completely and compassionately. To learn and share with others.

ABOUT ME

I love travel and adventure. I am easy going, curious, and have a love for everything quirky. I am a junior high math teacher at the local high school. Yes, I tell lame jokes.

I absolutely love being in the outdoors - one of the reasons we moved to the north. We spend our summer weekends hiking, biking, camping and kayaking. Winters are spent skiing, hiking, aurora watching and sitting in our living room next to the wood stove. Now that the dam is not being built and ATCO has moved out of down, we have even more to celebrate about this amazing town!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am here to learn and share with you. CS is an amazing group of hosts and travelers and we can all learn something from each other.
I have hosted and hosted and hosted and surfed in Canada, China, Russia, Sweden, Iceland and the USA.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

AMAZING!!!!!

Interests

My interest range from curling up with a good book to rock climbing. I love to travel and immerse myself in things that are new and challenging. I enjoy hiking. I telemark ski. I read a lot, and have been keeping a book journal for the past several years, so if you're looking for a good book, take a look in there. I also probably have the biggest tea collection in Fort Smith, possible even the NWT.

  • books
  • traveling
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • kayaking
  • camping
  • skiing
  • rock climbing
  • teaching
  • mathematics

Music, Movies, and Books

As a true Winnipegger, I am a Folkie at heart. I grew up listening to the Blues and my brother studies and plays Jazz. If there is music playing, I will listen!

My favourite book is The Alchemist, and I have read the entire Harry Potter series - twice. I am currently reading Laxness' "Independent People" - amazing classic.

I have a huge movie collection. Feel free to browse through it and watch one on our projector. We don't have a tv. My all-time favourite movie is The Dead Poet's Society along with any cheesy B-movie ever made.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Malaysia, Netherlands

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