Hello!

I moved back to Guadeloupe to a full time job on 2nd of September after 9 years of living abroad and traveling the world!
I live now with my best friend in a small house so usually we cannot host, except for if you want to sleep in a hammock on the terrace (but beware of mosquitoes!).
We’re happy to meet you and take you to places in the weekend, usually we go hiking, snorkeling, check out cultural events…

I'm a French writer and teacher exploring the world.
If you're interested by books and chocolate, here you can purchase my last book in French or English:
www.mmh-book.com
Or follow my social media:
https://www.facebook.com/Mmhbeantobar
https://www.instagram.com/Mmhbeantobar

I like to spend my free time to go to art exibitions, movies, concerts while I am in the city.
And when I am in the countryside, I like hiking in the mountains, swimming, scuba diving, enjoying the nature.

In both cities and countryside, I love eating :) I am always curious of discovering new tastes and always in for bean-to-bar chocolate or nice homemade food.

I wrote children books. My first one was published in 2014 in Guadeloupe (French Caribbeans where I lived before). I published 6, and 1 is coming out in 2023/2024.
https://www.facebook.com/Les-rencontres-de-Bombilo-1899081363644890/
http://www.plbeditions.com/souscoll-Les_rencontres_de_Bombilo-23-0-0-0-0.html

I am also working on a novel in English but I struggle to stay focused.

I quit my work as a statistician in September 2014 to get a new masters degree at la Sorbonne to be a French as a foreign language teacher. Then, I have been a French teacher in South Korea for 2 years, then in Casablanca, Morocco for 3 years, then in Abu Dhabi, Emirates for 1 year.
Now, I'm teaching only online or maybe I'll accept some short term missions in different countries!

I have a black cat, Diego, very cute and friendly, 12 years old this year! I love him!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've been on CS for 15 years now.
I've been hosting everywhere I've been living, and I'm still in touch with people I hosted or who hosted me years ago! Actually, CS community is a very important part of my life.

I think CS makes the world a better place to live in, but I noticed there are more and more "takers" around.
Many people nowadays want to be hosted but don't host themselves. Or claim to travel for free but aren't conscious that we're all part of the same world, and yes hitchhiking is great but someone is paying for the gas and car, yes, couchsurfing is great but someone is paying for the rent, gas, electricity, water. So nothing is really free, it's all about sharing. Pay it forward.

Interests

Literature, music (60's pop rock folk music, and classical music), cinema (all movies!), theater, ethnology, Scuba diving, snorkeling, walking, hiking, nature, animals, badminton, ping pong

• writing
• books
• literature
• architecture
• concerts
• chocolate
• wine
• organic food
• walking
• comics
• movies
• traveling
• music
• violin
• hiking
• scuba diving
• snorkeling
• teaching
• mathematics
• sociology
• tea
• craft beer
• bean-to-bar

Music, Movies, and Books

Leon Bloy, Witold Gombrowicz, William Faulkner, André Gide, L.-F. Celine, Beckett, G. Bernanos, Octave Mirbeau, Antonio Albanese, Hemingway, Tennessee Williams, Roald Dahl, Marie-Aude Murail, Cortazar, Bolaño, Thomas Kryzaniac, Mbougar Sarr (La plus secrète mémoire des hommes), Tété Michel Kpomassie (L'Africain du Groenland), Mahi Binebine, Leila Slimani, Ovidie, etc.

60's Rock'n'roll all over the world, Motown, Ernesto Violin, Nick Cave, Simon Finn, Roy Orbison, Easybeats, Go-betweens, Neutral Milk Hotel, Barbara, Brel, Beatles, Barbarians, Dolly Parton, Dusty Springfield, Chuck Prophet, Chris Isaac, bluegrass, country, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Oum Kalthum, Feyrouz, Nina Simone, etc.

And a lot of movies (I love Marcel Carné, "Les enfants du Paradis" is probably one of the best movies in the world !) but also Korean movies like Parasite, and series (Handmaid's tale is probably my favorite, but I also loved Normal people, Six feet under, I'm not okay with this..., Games of thrones, etc. )

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

To fall in love

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach French and creative writing :)
I can make chocolate tasting and introduce you to bean-to-bar chocolate world!
I also love fermenting stuff, I've been doing pickles, sourdough bread, kombucha, but all this requires a few weeks at least!

I can teach how to swim as we have a swimming pool in the building.
I can also beat you at ping pong :D :D

What I Can Share with Hosts

A tea in the evening :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Dominica, Dominican Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Laos, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malaysia, Martinique, Montserrat, Morocco, Netherlands Antilles, Norway, Oman, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Guadeloupe, Morocco, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates

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