Hello everyone! My name is Abla and I am 29 years old. I was born and grew up in Rabat, the capital city of Morocco. I have been living in France since 2009 (in Paris for the last 5 years) and in Guadalajara (one of the largest cities in Mexico) for 6 months back in 2012. Travelling is my passion: I have visited close to 30 countries and I am always thinking about my next trip :-) I could do it for a lifetime but I also love my chilled Parisian life and my family/friends around me too much to quit everything, at least for now. This does not retain me from travelling all the time. Luckily, France is a very generous country when it comes to holidays so I am actually allowed to take annually 7 weeks of holidays (+ few national days off)!! And guess what? I have never ended a year without spending every day of holidays I am allowed to take :) I usually plan trips in advance and my agenda ends up very full quickly, but I also always like to jump into last minute trips. Usually when I travel, either I have a very specific agenda (yoga/meditation retreat or family visit) or I would try to move all around the country/region to make the most of that trip and feel the vibes and atmosphere.

I will be in Vietnam (from south to north!) from April 25th until May 11th 2019 and would be super happy to meet and share moments, meals and drunks with locals!!

I am also happy to meet people in Paris. The only constraint is that I travel a lot for work so best if you advise me some time in advance (so I can plan to stay in Paris for the week-end or postpone the work trip).

In a nutshell, my friends would say that I am easy-going, zen, funny (in a silly/childish way :-)), awkward, a bit stubborn and really scatterbrained!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

So far no participation yet, but I cannot wait to be an active member! I once met a guy in a youth hostel in Cancun who became a very good friend who recommended it to me, telling great things about many different people he has met through CS and places he has seen / experiences he has had thanks to the savings CS offers.

Interests

I love travelling and sharing experiences with people: I want to know how people live and think to understand better the world and improve myself. I like listening, socializing (if I am in the mood which I will obviously always be when it comes to CS experiences :-)), laughing, partying, procrastinating, debating on existential questions with a glass of wine and nice vegetarian food

• culture
• dancing
• wine
• yoga
• walking
• partying
• traveling
• music
• psychology
• eating
• nature
• trekking
• chilling
• self-development
• napping

Music, Movies, and Books

Authors: Eckhart Tolle, Frédéric Lenoir, Matthieu Ricard, Guy Finley, christophe André, john Bradshaw, Serge tosseron

Movies: the list is damn long - note to myself: do it someday :-)

TV Shows: Narcos (best ever), Friends, Sex and the city, Desperate housewives, El chapo,

Music: raggeaton and Latino songs (Marc Anthony, Carlos vives, maluma), Arabic songs (from the very classical Fairouz to the more modern fadel shaker/âmr diab), French music (charles Aznavour, dalida, Patrick Bruel, Patrick fiori, Julie zenatti), pop/soul/ (ed sheeran, Alicia keys, Aretha franklin, Whitney Houston, Adele)... I like gospel/jazz/classical music but put usually random playlists on YouTube). BASICALLY, anything is great except rap and electro should work :-)

Food: Italian, libanese, Moroccan, japanese (but i know only the fake western version), Indian

Teach, Learn, Share

Mmmm I can say a lot about what I learned in every country/experience, explain how people live in my countries. Also, I am fascinated about self development and I have been doing a therapy for a bit so I think I understand rather well the human nature and I can be of good advises for personal issues.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Well I feel I answered that in the previous questions but please ask me any question you would like to, I would do my best to answer them as precisely as possible!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Mexico, Morocco