CURRENT MISSION

Savor simple pleasures and spend as much time with my family

ABOUT ME

While working in the Congo with Medecins Sans Frontiere (MSF) Doctors without borders, I met my husband Pierre who was born in Burgundy, France and our lives changed. Five years later we have two beautiful half Filipino-French kiddies . We can't wait to tell them our adventure and love story that started in the the Democratic Republic of Congo!

PHILOSOPHY
Expect the unexpected and Treat everyone as you want to be treated while trying to make the world a better place.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have hosted couch surfers from local to international regions. I am not as active as I'd like to be primarily because of my family and more difficulty to host when we have a young baby and toddler at home. I am happy to meet up for coffee or take people around the city schedule allowing and if you don't mind having one or two kids around.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted multiple times and surfed Hawaii, NY, Quebec, Germany, Greece and Geneva. Each experience unique, special and met amazing people that I can say are truly my friends at this point in my life. I've had only one bad hosting experience partly because expectations were not established from the beginning.

Interests

I enjoy good food, good drink, good conversations and all things active. More specifically, I enjoy doing art, dancing, climbing, volunteering, biking, swimming, running, learning and watching movies.

I love good conversations and well intentioned, kind and caring people any families traveling together or couple or anyone open minded and love children is more than welcome in my home for a nice fire pit, good conversation and a glass of Spritz, Ricard or Chablis/chatneuf de pape - your choice and grilling is our specialty. Drop me a line and we could always host for an nice evening by the fire - French speakers are welcome, we are a bilingual household.

• arts
• fashion
• dancing
• dining
• running
• drinking
• movies
• cycling
• rock climbing
• swimming
• medicine
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

All and Everything Reggae from Bob Marley to Capelton to Alton Ellis. Female singers - Bjork, Portishead, Eryka Badu, Alicia Keys, Ani DiFranco and much more.. Hip-Hop & Rap: mostly Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Nas, DJ premier, Guru, Blackstarr, Mobb Deep and much more. International music from Fairuz to Marissa Monte. Books: Charles Bukowski, Pablo Neruda, Jane Austen, Khalil Gibran, Camus, Movies: Interview with the Vampire, mindwalk, magnolia, Garden State, Finding Jane, Palma Almadovar films, Pan's Labrynth, Labrynth, Frank Miller movies, Catherine Breillat films, Midnight in Paris, Before Sunset series; Most Independent and Foreign films.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Achieving my dream and having enough time to wake up and work toward other dreams that I try to realize everyday...

Teach, Learn, Share

french speakers welcome, surfers with family or those that love kids and those that just enjoying life, adaptable, open considerate and respectful, we open our lives and possibly our home to you during your stay .

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Jamaica, Senegal, Uganda, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Democratic Republic of Congo, Philippines, United States

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