CURRENT MISSION

Living my dream in Bali

ABOUT ME

My name is Aurélie (pronounced "oraylee"). I think I can describe myself as open minded, caring, genuine and independent. I grew up and was educated in France but always felt like living a more exciting and enriching life than the one I had.
I lived and worked in England for seven years, which was such a wonderful experience that it has become home.
In January 2009, my dream of travelling around the world solo became true! A whole year of unforgettable and revealing experiences : Egypt, Jordan, South Africa, Mozambique, South East Asia, Indonesia :-), Australia and New Zealand, where I lived until May 2010. California on the way back, then a "so called" summer in England.
Now making my dream come true, moving to Indonesia : CARPE DIEM :-0

PHILOSOPHY

Life gets better with time, just like wine!
Simplicity, human warmth and smiles :-0

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would like to host and surf. Life is all about sharing, isn't it?

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Meeting and mixing with locals has always been my favourite part of travelling

Interests

I am mostly into watersports (diving, swimming, waterskiing, windsurfing) and have recently taken up surfing, which I love! I also enjoy running, reading, drinking good wine (not too much) and travelling.

• wine
• running
• drinking
• reading
• traveling
• windsurfing
• surfing
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• swimming
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

My favourites are :
Life is beautiful
The Pillars of the Earth
Audioslaves, The Strokes, Pepper, Incubus, Pearl Jam, Slightly Stoopid

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Broke into my own flat as I was locked out and was shouted at "burglar" by teenage boys through a horn.

Read my own good bye speech to my dad at his funeral in front of hundreds of people.

Surfing in February in England

Rock climbing in South Africa

Volunteered as a teacher in a township in South Africa

Experienced the Sumatra earthquake on September 2009

Tandem bungy (nearly wet myself) and a sky dive (cracked my lip open from trying to shout) within a couple of hours...did not sleep for three days :-0

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach French, I cannot wait to learn Bahasa Indonesian and would love to get back into my surfing. It has been too long :-(