Just finished my studies and have now so free time to do the thing I wanted to do for soooo long --> TRAVELING AROUND THE WORLD!
The more time passes, the more I realize how life can be surprising and rich as soon as you open up, and it sure feels good. I enjoy very much all the little things that make me smile through the day.

for the main points about me (even if it's always better in person) :
I'm an open minded person who looooves to have good laughs about everything and share new things with people. I'm curious, upbeat, contemplative, love nature, calm + have some sweet craziness to express by being goofy ;) , listening, …
Living in a family of musicians (classical) + having studied art and illustration , I love art on any form or expression, and am always curious about it!

I'll be happy to enjoy my moments of wide eyed and amazed traveler in front of every single rock I see with you. And if you don't really have time to walk around with me, I'd be glad anyway to make myself discrete and helpful.

(I've started an instagram account since the beginning of my travelling --> www.instagram.com/lauraben27/ )

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's thanks to the people we meet, randomly or not, that our trips become richer, that's why CS seemed quite interesting to me ;)
Sharing moments with people is the best way to experience a place, and it's the best way to put some light on our ignorance, as much as it is helping to know ourselves better.

Let's not take ourselves to seriously and let's be curious of everything and everyone !

(right now I'm not living at my place + plan on traveling a lot , so I can't host people easily =/ , but I would love to do it as soon as I will have my own place!)

Interests

Nature
biking
music (listening + making)
reading
arts
culture
languages
trying new types of food
travelling
dancing
contemplating beautiful landscapes and breath
and anything that conjugates (even a little) music/body/art/... !

• arts
• culture
• illustrations
• dancing
• dining
• reading
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• fishing
• camping
• sports
• swimming
• languages
• rivers
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

going from rock, classical, any kind of traditional music, …and I'm curious to discover new kinds of musics in other languages!
(The Beatles, Ella Fitzgerald, Muse, Camille, Indochine, Georges Brassens, Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Dônica, Tryo, Les Freres Jacques, Edith Piaf, Charlie Winston, Selah Sue, Charles Trenet, Coldplay, Manu Chao, Fakear, Debussy, Ravel, Olivia Ruiz, Serge Gainsbourg, Charles Aznavour, Chinese Man, Deluxe, Caravan Palace, Fats Waller, … and so many more!)

I deeply love old movies, a few of my favorites being "You can't take it with you" (Capra), "some like it hot" (Wilder), "Mr smith goes to washington" (Capra), …
Otherwise,
Amélie
Que horas ella volta?
Miyazaki's films
The Sting
le chocolat
Black cat, White cat
… and so many more!

for the books:
Jean Giono
Stefan Zweig
David Lodge
Maupassant
...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Doing long and beautiful walks in the french mountains + several sports in their rivers / streams

-traveling by bike with 2 friends of mine from Paris to Saintes, doing wild camping and watching the sun rising every single day of our journey

-Did an amazing trip in Bali when I was 10, and experienced so many amazing stuff out there, as such as fishing weird colorful and tasty fishes, swimming in a river with an amazing waterfall, watched impressive dances and performances, had fun with monkeys, carried Komodo lizards, …

-and I would love very much to do some humanitarian work in Nepal in the next few months!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Language
songs
music
drawings (I love to give nice drawings to people I like, and I'd be glad to give you some if we meet!)
And I'm also fond of giving massages if you've had a long and tuff day =)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, England, Finland, Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Slovakia, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, France