I live and work and study (geography) in Lyon. I am French-american and grew up on the east coast of the US. Like my reference says, I am an introverted but if we get to talking you will realize that I have a lot of life experience and interesting things to say! I love traveling and sharing.

I live with my boyfriend and my cat.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am couchsurfing in honor of my best friend who passed away at 22. He and I were going to couchsurf in Europe in summer of 2016. He died from a hiking accident in September. So when I couchsurf I think of him.

Interests

Right now, I am trying to focus on my creative side (esp. in video production, photography, graphic design, and music).
I also sing and play guitar. I love to travel, especially by hiking and camping. Being outdoors is when I feel the happiest and most fulfilled. Especially in good company. It is also where I find my spirituality.
I love to play board games and card games and meet new people!

• photography
• board games
• guitar
• hiking
• camping

Music, Movies, and Books

Fav Books: The Master & Margarita (Bulgakov), The Stranger (Camus), A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hosseini), The Metamorphosis (Kafka), Dead Souls (Gogol)
Favorite movies: Nightcrawler, Rear Window, Funny Games, Requiem for a Dream, Mommy, The Shining, Django Unchained, Rain Man, The Hateful Eight, Boyhood, Being John Malkovich, Harold & Maude, The Truman Show, Groundhog Day, Fargo, Silver Linings Playbook, Dead Poets Society, Get Out, Wildlife

Music:
Anything that gets me dancing, American classic rock, 50s, 60s, 70s blues, soul, rock, reggae, rap, R&B

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked across the misty Wicklow Mountain Range in Ireland for 11 hours.
Manned a sailboat through a huge storm in the Chesapeake Bay.
Busked on the piazzas of Rome.
Walked along the Via del Amore in Cinque Terre.
Visited the island of Goree in Senegal and learned about the history of slave trade.
Went scuba diving in the Bahamas.
Hitchhiked from Aix-en-Provence to Nice, along the beautiful Côte d'Azur.
Got bitten by a jellyfish in the Mediterranean, an hour south of Granada, Spain.
Sled down an abandoned ski slope in Quebec City during the biggest snowstorm of 2016.
Observed a blue whale and a family of belugas from a boat in the St-Laurent River.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Bahamas, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Senegal, Spain, Switzerland, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, United States