Hello ! I share a name, Ella Maillard, with a writer and traveler 100 years my elder. Just like her, I explore and create, always curious to step out of the beaten path and my confort zone. After a year in Peru and Latin America, I'm going East to Romania, the country from which my mother and grandparents migrated in 1984, fourty years ago. Although I am Romanian by blood, my relationship to this land has only been indirect for now: I do not speak the language because I was raised in French, I have never met some of my aunts and cousins, I don't really know how Romania looks like because I have seen only a few pictures..., and yet I know how Romania tastes like, for that I only need to close my eyes and imagine that I am having lunch at my grandmother's. This journey is very special to me because not only does it allow me to reconnect with my roots but it's also an opportunity for me to dedicate myself to art, as I will be working for seven months as a volunteer-artist on a project in Romanian Moldova. I will be absolutely pleased to tell you more about it and to get to know your stories ! See you soon hopefully :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on Couchsurfing to discover new people and places and hopefully to create genuine relationships while exchanging cultures and sharing good times.

Interests

I absolutely love creating in any kind of way (let it be drawing, painting, sculpting and writing), I love to cook and invent new recipes (usually with my brother or whoever is willing to help and have a good time), and I really like mountains and backpacking as well as so many more things that I'd love to share with you!

• acting
• cooking
• walking
• art
• cinema
• nature
• learning new languages
• sculpting
• backpaking
• meeting new people and cultures
• reading and writing

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: pretty much anything by Federico García Lorca... I read L'Arte della Gioia recently and absolutely loved it.

Music: Alti Gun , Soapkills and good reggae

Movies: Largos Lanthimos, Wong Kai-War

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived 4 days in a hammock on the Amazon river.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share my good spirit and smile and teach you some french and spanish. I love to cook and always happy to share a good recipe, may it be from France or Latin America. I'm always

What I Can Share with Hosts

Good stories to tell, a good meal to share and great memories together !

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Colombia, France, Peru