Hi I'm Claire and I'm studying art history in Paris. I'm fond of a lot of things like travelling (of course !), discovering new cultures and new languages, reading, singing, listening to music, cooking etc... I'm quite talkative and I'd love to meet people which whom I could share my experiences in life and my culture.

PS : Couchsurfing isn't the new meetic or tinder, thanks !

PHILOSOPHY

" Un voyage se passe de motifs. Il ne tarde pas à prouver qu'il se suffit à lui-même. On croit qu'on va faire un voyage, mais bientôt c'est le voyage qui vous fait, ou vous défait. "
Nicolas Bouvier

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I see couchsurfing as an amazing way to share with people and discover their culture. These experiences made us more open-minded and construct us. It's also a nice way to meet people that you're not used to hang out with usually.

I discovered couchsurfing when I decided to host people. Even if I was living in a big city I thought that my circle was a little bit narrow-minded and I wanted to meet different people. I hosted amazing people and I have loved to discover their stories and interests. It was also really interesting to discover new cultures.

Interests

• arts
• singing
• dancing
• reading
• traveling
• music
• cinema

Music, Movies, and Books

Folk : Amina Alaoui, Anouar Brahem, Bachar Mar-Khalifé, Cigdem Aslan, Kayhan Kalhor, Souad Massi, Tinariwen, The Wild Tchoupitoulas… Persian music, Greek music, Turkish music…

Jazz/Brass : Hot 8 Brass band, John Surman, Nina Simone, The Soul Rebels

Rock/Blues : Jefferson Airplaine, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, The Who

French music : Keny Arkana, Maxime le Forestier, Ogres de Barback, Stupeflip
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Cinema : Xavier Dolan (J'ai tué ma mère, Mommy, Tom à la ferme), Bergman (Persona), Douillon (Le jeune Werther), Pialat (A nos amours), Kurosawa, Ozu, Rohmer

Books : Gary, Gibran, Gide, Hoffman, Khadra, Moravia, Rimbaud, Sepulveda, Zweig

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Staying 3 nights in a hutong in China when I was 7 years old.
Spending one day and one night at the Ostrog's monastry and meeting the most adorable boy ever, Stefa, and an incredible girl who made me discover Zellidja organization, Alice.
Playing traditionnal music with Dong people (Chenyang, China) and Hani people (Nannuoshan, China).

Teach, Learn, Share

I can show my city in an alternative and non touristic way to my hosts. I can teach you some funny French songs and words. I can also show you how to cook nice desserts and cakes.
Sharing is surely the thing I love to do the most so there is not really a specific thing that I can teach you ! It will depends on who I host.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, China, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

France