Not accepting guests for Summer 2016 - will be back soon!

CURRENT MISSION

Write, live, laugh, travel & become a better person!

ABOUT ME

Freelancer (comms & marketing), fiction writer, well-traveled, mother of a wonderful 10-year-old daughter ans step-mom of a 5-year-old princess. Live in the countryside (Saint-Octave-de-Métis).

PHILOSOPHY

Life is a balance of holding on and letting go.
There is beauty in walking away.
Creative minds are rarely tidy.
Stop the glorification of busy.
Uncertainty is an unconfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one. - Voltaire
May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears - Nelson Mandela
If not now, when?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Had my first (extraordinary) surfing experience in March 2014, Newfoundland. I have started hosting CSers in June 2014 and am thrilled to continue doing so!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have traveled a lot, slept mostly in tents or hostels. I am now more interested in getting to know people where I travel.
New to the couch surfing community, but thrilled about it!

Interests

Reading, writing, running, coffee!, red wine, History, Psychology and humans!, long conversations, dancing, traveling, camping, gardening...

Je parle français, I'm fluent in English y hablo un poquito español!

• writing
• beauty
• dancing
• wine
• red wine
• coffee
• running
• meditation
• walking
• gardening
• reading
• traveling
• camping
• surfing
• business
• communications
• freelancing
• history
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Books : I read (a lot of) novels, short stories and psychology books.
I'm not a TV person, but I love to dive into an exciting TV series : How I met your mother, Arrested Development, Prison Break, Sherlock, Dexter...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Hitchhike from Vancouver to Gaspé
-Spend the night in a sleeping bag just across Buckingham palace, because I had no money for a room
-Save someone from drowning in Lake Titicaca
-Travel alone to Indonesia without a guidebook or local money.. oh. lack of planning!
-Start my own (small) business
-Publish a few short stories in literary magazines
-Give birth!!! Be a decent mom!
-Stop biting my nails
-Persevere through life's hardships and become a better and stronger person.

Teach, Learn, Share

I work in comms-marketing, and manage all sort of content and strategies for my clients, including on social media - I would be happy to share experience and knowledge!
I've recently started to meditate and to run - I'm in no position to "teach" about that, but would be happy to discuss it and share experience.
The older I get, the more I realize how little I know. Sharing passions - no matter what yours are - is always fascinating.
I own an old house which needs some repairs (need repainting this Summer 2015, etc). If you are interested in doing a little bit or a lot, I could host and feed you and try to find some money to help with the rest of your trip!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, United Kingdom