I'm an easy-going person who loves to travel, speaking foreign languages and meeting new people. In the past I've lived in several countries and had always good experiences, meeting great people which I'm mostly still in contact with. I adapt easily to my new environment and hope to see as much of the world as possible.

I study to become a primary teacher and just came back from an exchange semester in Rovaniemi, Finland.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on Couchsurfing because it's for me the best way to exchange with people I wouldn't meet otherwise.

The reason why I learn languages is to be able to exchange with people that don't speak my mother language when I'm traveling in their countries. Normally as a tourist you tend to be cut off the land you're visiting. That's not how I like to travel and this is the reason why Couchsurfing suits the way I see it.

Interests

I love dancing (I do dance since I'm five years old, starting with ballet and modern-jazz, now practising persian dance and salsa), having a walk in the nature, reading, speaking foreign languages, listen to some good music, cinema, but not the commercial-blockbuster one....

Those last few years I did several bikepacking trips in Switzerland and neighbouring France on a tandembike. Euphemism to say those aren't made for climbing slopes. But the memmories are worth every second of pain.

• dancing
• environment
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• languages
• biking
• bikepacking

Music, Movies, and Books

Fito y Fitipaldis, La Femme, Hanggai, Janis Joplin, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Браво, Nina Simone, Сплин, Люмен, Totó la momposina, Leonard Cohen, Barbara, Pink Floyd, Louise Attaque, Caravan Palace, Bob Marley, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Bombino, Tinariwen, Marina Satti, Fatoumata Diawara, salsa music... and so many more! I love to discover new musics! I started this tradition of a musical Advent calendar for my friends: one song per day to discover

L'usage du monde, Nicolas Bouvier
All the books written by Ella Maillart

Demain, Into the wild, Bamako, Moolaadé, Wild, Whatever works, Fargo, Iraqi Odyssey, Кавказская пленница,...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I solo travelled from Vilnius to Almaty, which implied many amazing adventures.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can show you how beautiful is Geneva, the city I've grown up in, have a coffee,... If you're not afraid of climbing a huge amount of stairs, I can even show you one of the best sights of the city, up in the cathedral :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Language exchange, discussion about anything, among others cultural specificities, food, walks, ... I am open to many things and a good talker/listener. But I also know how to be quiet and do things on my own if the host prefers it.

I could tell you about my previous travels and some of the unplanned but so funny things to remember.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Denmark, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland