CURRENT MISSION

Planning a trip to Nepal!!!!

ABOUT ME

Hi there!
I'm Dorothée, 29 y.o. currently looking for a job in environment, especially related to the prevention of natural hazards such as floods or earthquakes and I'm experienced in this field (but she would love to discover other subject... tornadoes or cyclones!!).
I'm planning a trip to Nepal for the period of the 30th may to the 28th june 2011. The first 15 days I will participate to a workamp in Banepa for the Friendship Foundation Nepal and I will be totally free for the next 15 days for discovering Kathmandu and maybe go the Chitwan park and Pokhara.

I'm a big fan of cinema (know producers and actors by heart), travelling, reading, etc...

I'm also very friendly, quite opened and not judgmental, whatever your religion, gender, or sexual orientation.... so I'm looking for people with the same values! ^^

PHILOSOPHY

Life is short and the world is big, you have to meet all the people you can, see, visit and discover all the things you can.

"Happiness consists in realizing it is all a great strange dream" - Jack Kerouac

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As far as CS is concerned, I'm having only tried twice (in England and in Finland) and it was great beyond all expectations. We try to spread the word among our friends to make people aware there are more interesting ways to travel, and that they should not be afraid of participating.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I already have an experience in couchsurfing : during a trip to London, and spent three days couch surfing. It was nice to meet people who already knew the city and its culture. It's comforting to have tips and informations and talk about with the host about what you've seen, eaten...
So I see couchsurfing as a way to improve my experience in a foreign country, by exchanging with my host about life in his country/city. ^^ I try to be discreet and respect my host life but I would be happy to invite him/her to the restaurant or pub as a thank!

Interests

I love:
- going to the movies or reading
- sports : skiing, cycling, hiking, rollers, walking, horse riding...
- travelling : Nepal, Finland, Ireland, Sweden, New Zealand, Germany, United Kingdom, USA, Italy, Tczech Republic, Austria...
- chill out with friends, having a good time, talking, laughing, eating in bars or restaurants
- cooking
- playing games (board games, cards...)
- listening to music

• culture
• environment
• cooking
• recipes
• walking
• pub crawls
• movies
• board games
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• skiing
• sports
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Harry Potter, Lord of the rings, Donnie Darko, the butterfly effect, Pride and prejudice, Geisha, Batman (from director Christopher Nolan), the wrestler, gone baby gone, into the wild, the prestige, lords of dogtown, brokeback mountain, Avatar, Dead Poet Society...

Music: pop rock (Jason Mraz, James Morrison, Aerosmith, Placebo, John Mayer, soundtrack movies, Coldlay, Daughtry, Fall out boy, Paolo Nuttini, Norah Jones, Nickelback, Katy Perry, the killers, the cranberries, David Guetta, Madonna, lady gaga...)

Books: JK Rowling, Tolkien, Barjavel, Marc Levy, Jane Austen, Bram Stoker, Umberto Eco...

TV shows: glee, desperate housewives, six feet under, criminal minds, the walking dead...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lots of beautiful places in New Zealand : Mitre Peak, Mount Cook, seen glaciers and dolphins...., I fell in love with Nepal and the nepalese people, Hong Kong was also impressive and unforgettable, and I loved Ireland for the people and landscapes, flown in an air balloon...

Teach, Learn, Share

.....If you're brave, I can teach you a few French recipes or words. But I'm not the best cooks in the world. ........

I could try to learn you French, but would love to discover nepalese lifestyles and culture.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Egypt, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Nepal, New Zealand, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

France

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