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Chambéry, Rhône-Alpes, France
@CLAIRE.VILLEMAIN
Member since 2011
CURRENT MISSION Opening my mind, meeting people from different places, experience different point of view... ABOUT ME At first sight I'm a quiet person. I like listening to other people's stories and share mine when people show interest. I don't like to show off. I'm better at doing things than talking. I'm a family doctor. Studies kept me really busy and now I have more time to enjoy life and experiences. I also like to have fun, share crazy ideas and if possible actually make it happen! PHILOSOPHY I like this saying of Voltaire: "Je ne suis pas d'accord avec ce que vous dites, mais je me battrai pour que vous ayez le droit de le dire." (I don't agree with you but I will fight for your right to express your views)
Interested in Bars
Interested in Cooking
Fluent in English
Learning Japanese
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I promised myself never to give up on human nature. We all have our pits and falls but I make my best to look for something good in every person I meet. I try to be useful. Studying to become a doctor was one way. Couchsurfing is another way. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I had great experiences hosting and surfing. It's amazing how you travel when you host people you're not used to meet in your daily life. I surfed in Japan and it was great to meet local people. It's nice to have someone to teach you some culture and share meals or drinks without feeling like a tourist but feeling like you're visiting a friend. I was always surprised and went to places I wouldn't have been without my hosts, which made my travel special.
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies: whiplash, les poupées russes, gran torino, o brother, amelie poulain, studio Ghibli, hitchcock, la vie est belle... Music: I like chanson française, pop rock, jazz and classic music (les ritas mitsouko, les brigittes, caravane palace, edith piaf, brassens, leonard cohen, rolling stones,...) Books: umberto eco, truman capote, camus,...
Teach, Learn, Share
I can teach you how to ski, take you hiking / rock climbing, make a good french meal with cheese, I want to practice English, Spanish, and learn basics in other languages I want to learn about the country/area you live in and countries you visited. Make me wish I went there!
My Interests
Cooking good food and share it with nice people Reading Taking pictures of my friends, family, landcapes Exercise: hiking, running, climbing, skiing, biking, swimming, windsurfing, kitesurfing... anything that can lead me somewhere! (I'm learning how to climb, that's why I came to Alps) Providing good care to people Singing out loud Watching movies and TV shows
