CURRENT MISSION

Travel Europe a bit during my school break with my bestfriend, haha.

ABOUT ME

About me, let's see….

Young (always will be).

I've fallen much too hard in love with travelling, the constant motions of leaving, the ever-present hellos that occur with each time you meet a new anything. You see, I'm pretty good at "hellos" and react poorly to "goodbyes", which is ironic because isn't that what travelling is about?

I'm from Canada with Guatemalan heritage, but now I'm based in France.

I'm also studying comparative literature. I love languages because it's a gateway to entirely new cultures and people. New experiences, ya know?

PHILOSOPHY

I'm super optimistic, and I really go with the flow. Like Kurt Vonnegut says, "So it goes."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

CS has absolutely changed my life.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

CS has allowed me to:
- realize the differences between what one needs and what one wants
- see countries through the eyes of other people
- watch the sunrise on a Paris rooftop after 27 hours of no sleep
- fall in love (and out of it)
- sleep in an apartment with no heating, electricity or furniture and feel blessed
- hitch-hike to nowhere
- make best friends
- get a job
- "taste" the colours of flowers and listen to what the traffic "whispers"
- ride a motorcycle in the dead of night
- walk a cliff along the autobahn (not pleasant)
- hitch a ride in a mercedes convertible
- learn new languages

Interests

I love:
- lists
- order and chaos (if you go into my room, you'll see what I mean)
- languages
- the arts (ALL types)
- physicists
- solo sports that make you feel like you're going to die, like bouldering, Bikram yoga, or DH longboarding
- good coffee
- cigarettes
- good wine
- good company

• arts
• wine
• coffee
• yoga
• running
• flowers
• traveling
• juggling
• bouldering
• hiking
• sports
• rock climbing
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite authors:
Margret Atwood, Alice Munroe, Camilla Gibb, Kurt Vonnegut, Chuck Palahaniuk, Allen Ginsberg, Ernest Hemingway, Robert Frost, James Joyce, William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, David Foster Wallace, D.H. Lawrence, Jorge Luis Borges, Leonard Cohen.

Favourite directors:
Coen Brothers, Woody Allen, Rob Reiner, Wes Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, Steven Spielberg, Guillermo del Toro, Tony Gatliff, Jim Jarmusch

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Oh, man. Haha, one time I was in Guatemala, sitting in the back of a pick-up on my way to Semuc Champey. Champey is located atop of this mountain, where the closest city is about four hours away. Well, while sitting there, attempting to read while the truck bumped and thumped its way up the precarious dirt-road I see this little boy. This boy - maybe about seven or eight - is running alongside the truck. I feel like saying something, but before I can he leaps into the back with me, smiles and says "Relax. I do this all the time."

Teach, Learn, Share

What could I teach…? I don't know, how to be socially awkward but still likeable? Is that a teachable skill? Is that a skill anyone would want? Hahaha. Maybe, some yoga? I like talking in general. I love listening. How to longboard? I could teach you how to drive. Maybe how to walk in heels? Oh! I could teach you French, Spanish and English!

Juggling, the harmonica and how to french braid my hair….

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Guatemala, Japan, Philippines, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France

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