I live near the forest of Dabo with my two kids, 9 and 5 years old.

I'm a visual artist; mostly sculpture and painting, but i do also drawing, woodcarving, installations in the woods and many other forms. I just published my first novel.
My recent passion : fungi ! I discovered the world of medicinal mushrooms from the local forest.
I do workshops at home, sculpture, creatures, painting and more !

You can find my work here : www.alexandra-gerber.com

I started travelling in US and Canada in September 2007
Then i lived for two years between there and France.
I spent time in Alaska where i learned woodcarving with Tlingit indians.

my website: (http://artaffectif.com)

PHILOSOPHY

Know yourself! Want the best for you!
Meeting new people in unknown places is a way to learn about yourself.
Develop and clean your "antennas" to attract luck. If you're listening, and following the flow, you will
be in the right place in the right moment.
Then, everything happenning is perfect and challenging.

I need to constantly transform things and being transformed.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I tried it, I loved it ! It changed my experience on earth. Truly.

I started travelling in US and Canada in September 2007
Then I traveled for 2 years using couch surfing and wwoofing.
I spent time in Alaska where i learned woodcarving with Tlingit indians.

CS resume :

2007
Surfing
*New York : Cyril, Slawek, Chirag Patel
*Middletown, NY: Graham
*Montréal: Daniel, Aaron,
*Vancouver: Alexis Gonstaw, Dieter Friesen, Jesse Kerpan, Dan Royer
*Nanaimo: Jack Buchanan
* Sitka, Alaska: John Petraborg, Kara Sisk

2008
hosting
*Mauvezin: Baptou (FR)
*Méjannes: Amylin Loglisci, Slawek (NY)

surfing
*Fairbanks: Adam Kohley
*Anchorage: Emil Churchin, Nick Vivion
*Sitka: John Petraborg

2009
surfing
*Vancouver: Dieter Friesen, Jesse Kerpan, Roger Angus
*NY: Slawek
*Juneau: Naomi Raddatz
*France: MusicTraveler

2010-11
hosting
*Amira & Maya from Vermont
Hugo, from France
*Jack Buchanan, from Nanaimo
*Bichon from France
*Rob & Kate, from Scotland

2011
surfing
*Vedran in Croatia
*Vladimir in Zagreb
*Boro in Bosnia
*Oliver in Sarajevo

2012
cycling
Brent, Tine
meeting
Guadalupe, Mario

2014
US

Interests

Every day is an adventure, a miracle...
Randomly... Fungis, Vegetals, animals, minerals, humans, the interaction of all of them. Art in different ways. Poetry, writing.

Healing, dreaming, creating, listening, exploring, cooking, hiking, gardening...

Treasure hunts, Fungi world, alternative homes, legends, stories, fires, clouds, workshops, collective projects, totem poles, analog films, forests, genealogy, villages etc...

• writing
• poetry
• travel
• art
• forest
• fungi
• workshop
• bretzel

Music, Movies, and Books

movies: Jim Jarmusch, David Lynch, Tarkovsky, Svankmajer, Kaurismaki,Wim Wenders,

music: Screaming J H, Tom Waits, Hermeto Pascoal, Nick Cave, Fire on fire, american music, classical music, Blues, Jazz, Rock, world Music, , women songs, troat singing, traditionnal, tribal music, and more...

books: I love them... XIX e century poetry, Pinkola Estes, antropology books, art books, northwest coast books, legends, tales and essais. Old books, medicinal herbs books, strange books, art books...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Raising a totem pole i've made with a whole village. Giving life.

Teach, Learn, Share

Woodcarving, watercolors, mushrooms, gold leaf, doudous sauvages, drawing, collecting things in the forest. Art projects.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Everyday adventures ! Art workshops. Mushroom hunting.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States

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