I normally work as a French teacher in French schools abroad. I left Syria last June after four years working there and I am currently on a year break. Before that, I worked in Egypt, Palestine, Russia and Morocco.
I love traveling, especially in the Middle East, but I promise you: I'm doing everything I can not to be an annoying orientalist!
I like creative activities: I play the guitar and the ukulele, and I can sew and create some clothes or jewelry.

I am very sociable but also pretty quiet. I like to spend time with people, share quality moments, go for walks or a tea, but I also need moments on my own, reading (a lot!) or bingewatching tv shows and movies from time to time, let's be honest!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I subscribed to Workaway because I like slow traveling and enjoying spending time with people rather than run from one monument to another. I've learned a lot from my travels and meetings across the globe, and I hope I also gave something meaningful in exchange!

Interests

I love art and I would love to share a moment with you and go to the movies, to the theater or to a concert.

• documentaries
• coffee
• vegetarian
• organic food
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• knitting
• guitar
• cycling
• teaching
• languages
• movie

Music, Movies, and Books

I read a lot and enjoy a lot of genres: classic literature, whether it's French, Arabic or Russian, political and historical essays, but also crime books (especially Scandinavian).

About movies I can watch pretty much everything except horror movie but I have a crush on old movies (Orson Welles, Fritz Lang, old Polanski's movies) but I also like to binge watch rom-com and some very bad tv reality shows.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Let's not sound cringe but instead of making a list of incredible things I've done or seen, I'm gonna tell you being able to travel is already pretty extraordinary. I'm privileged for discovering new places and meeting incredible people along the way.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some French and English, or how to sew or play the ukulele if you'd like.

I want to learn about the way you see life, how do you enjoy your daily life, what you like to do on you free time and what is happiness for you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, Germany, Greece, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Portugal, Russian Federation, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt, France, Germany, Morocco, Russian Federation, Syrian Arab Republic