Silvia (The Tank) Tancou

AN AMATEUR ROCK CLIMBER: During cold weather I climb indoors at The Rock Oasis in Toronto. In the Summer I go out to the local parks for outdoor climbing.

A HEALTHY MIND IN A HEALTHY BODY: Long distance runs are incorporated in my schedule 2-3 times a week. I enjoy cooking food from scratch using ingredients that are as natural as possible.

AN AMATEUR GAMER: My favourite games are Andromeda, Dragon Age and Skyrim; I also enjoyed playing Assassin’s Creed (Black Flag and Syndicate).

I LOVE TRAVELLING: The most memorable trip I did was in 2016 – one month in Europe. With a rented car I went to Germany, France, Italy, and Austria; then I took a flight to Romania and visited my family there. This was a super-nice road trip which included major cities/sights plus some places off the beaten path. The most memorable sights were in Milan – Duomo di Milano and San Bernardino alle Ossa/The Bone Church. The nicest place for climbing was Otztal (Austria). The best place where I ate like a local was in Sallanches (France) - Chez Camille.

ESCORTED VACATIONS I'VE DONE SO FAR: Paris & Normandy river cruise (with Uniworld) in 2010 and Glorious Switzerland (with Insight Vacations) in 2013. Most memorable places/sights during these two trips: Palace of Versailles, Rouen, Zermatt, and Lucerne.

OTHER MEMORABLE PLACES I'VE VISITED: New York (NY), Las Vegas (NV), Los Angeles (CA), San Diego (CA), Orlando (FL), Vail (CO), Ouray (CO), Mt. Princeton (CO), Richmond (VA), Aruba, Jamaica, Mount Washington (NH), Mount Jefferson (NH).

I WANT TO GO ANYWHERE I'VE NEVER BEEN BEFORE.

OTHER INTERESTS: spending time with family and friends, music, movies, experimenting with makeup and photography, puzzles, reading, anything out of the ordinary.

FUN FACT: I’ve got my nickname in 2015 during the Dale Carnegie Course for Effective Communication and Human Relations. It was the easiest way for my classmates to remember my name.