CURRENT MISSION

traveling, seeing new things, meeting new people

ABOUT ME

I'm 33, I've lived in 4 different countries (france, switzerland, the UK, the US), I love traveling, learning new things, meeting new people, and fantasizing about traveling/ living in the US again, esp. in New Orleans

PHILOSOPHY

Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we should dance

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

It's my first time on a couchsurfing website, but I've kinda couchsurfed my way around europe (crashing with friends) and hosting friends & being their tourist guide in my different appartments

Interests

Anything related to music & traveling

• cooking
• traveling
• music
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Books : all those related to Louisiana (favorites : the confederacy of dundees, Poppy Z. Brite & James Lee Burke), all those set in the South of the US (favorites : Harper Lee & Tenesee Williams), Spanish- speaking authors (Carlos Ruis Zafon, Jaume Caubré, Gabriel Garcia Marquez), psychology books. I always have a book in my handbag, and when I travel I always bring book(s) and CDs back from the country I visited, not souvenirs or clothes.

Music : all the time (expect at work) !! Big fan of Bob Dylan (obsessed by some of his songs), Rodriguez, Rolling Stones, Muddy Waters, Aaron Neville & his brothers, Allen Toussaint, all the New Orleans brass bands, Keith Richards, Tom Waits, etc..;

Movies : Music dvds (No direction home& don't look back on Dylan, Sugar Man on Rodriguez, concert DVDs of the Stones, documentaries/ music DVDs on New Orleans, my favorites are on Mardi Gras Indians, Always for pleasure & Burry the hatchet) ; A flew on the cucu's nest, The king's speech, Woody Allen (favorite : Blue Jasmine), Monty Pythons, the Coen brothers, and movies related to music (favorite : Inside Llewyn Davis)

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm good in making people open up (= share their story) by spending time with them & listening ; I'm also good in cooking & taking pics

What I Can Share with Hosts

cooking/ food, sharing stories/ experiences, showing sights (not the Effeil Tower or the Champs Elysées, please!!!!), walks in lesser touristy neighborhoods...

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States