ABOUT ME

I am French but currently lives and work in the UK in the small northern city of Preston, Lancashire, in the UK.

I am an enthusiastic person with a warm heart, always keen to explore things and places. I enjoy the little details of life that are overlooked, and be happy with the simplest things like good food - easygoing people - nature or a cosy place.

I am usually very active, with the exception of a few days in wet English winter where there's just no point fighting ;)

PHILOSOPHY

There's always something we haven't thought about

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I first went on the website long ago to get inspiration from people's profiles all over the world. Then when I moved to England I started to meet local (and international) people thanks to the Couchsurfing network. They are now my friends :)

I've a good track record of hosting people (friends and acquaintances) either for visiting either as a service, and now a few through Couchsurfing. I also met several Couchsurfing travellers in Preston to show them around and share anecdotes, and I really like to be a tour guide for a day!

I've had my first experience as a guest through Couchsurfing in Madrid recently, and found it quite positive and makes me want to meet more people that way.
I also tried Airbnb in Norway, staying in a traditional tent in a houseshare garden

Interests

Places, people, history of both.

Making the world a little bit less wasteful. I started looking at reducing waste at home which seemed to be the logical place to start from and live in line with my values. I am now exploring ways of using my skills for sustainable design projects, with the hope of making a living from it one day

I also spend my spare time drawing, creating and upcycling things.

I regularly train for Muay Thai boxing, and occasionally go running, climbing (bouldering) and cycle or walk to anywhere.

I travel very often - my mother will say I have 'a foot outside the door'

• culture
• environment
• traveling
• drawing
• bouldering
• guitar
• cycling
• muay thai
• asian food

Music, Movies, and Books

I like watching documentary or social movies, American and British TV series, reading loads of philosophic and sociological articles.

I like warm and poetic music, and anything that can make me dance

I am the occasional reader - sometimes fiction but really like biographies and adventure stories

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I love the sea so much I went for a bath on New Year's Eve in a 6°C water.

I have managed to reduce my household waste (non recyclable) from 3kg a week to 100g a month in 6 months... still going strong ;)

On the wishlist: travel outside Europe

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: French, food recipes(vegetarian), waste free and DYI tips, cultural anecdotes

Share: I travelled a lot, I love philosophy and studied urban planning, so I am always keen on debating on the future of the planet and other existentialist questions

Learn: foreign culture and language, improving on my Spanish, Dutch or Greek, DIY tips, how to play the acoustic guitar as a beginner

What I Can Share with Hosts

My curiosity, my personal adventures, some delicacies and eternal gratefulness

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Netherlands, United Kingdom