I'm 28 (teenager behavior left behind years ago), woman (even if asked I rather prefer to say I am genetically XX), social-democrat (libertarian when I am pissed of), a bad cooker (always putting too much curry and absolutely forgetting salt), a weekly-cinemagoer (Haneke'€™s fan) and an awful singer. A solo traveler. A cat lady. A frolicker.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It helps me to strike the perfect socializing balance during my stay overseas. As a solo traveler, I tend to alternate between CS and hotel/hostel stays. CS enables to bond with the people with whom I stay and hotels provide for the quiet I sometimes need. This means that you would not normally receive a CS request from me unless I am looking forward to figure out who you are, how you interact with your town or simply I find you a peculiar character :)

As much as in any other life aspect, I never respond to CS' requests coming from rude, and/or dishonest people. Particularly, I don't respond to: people seeking free accommodation but pretending otherwise; people seeking sex and pretending (or not) otherwise; and finally, people who does not address me by my name.

For those, i have a word: Insult other peoples' intelligence is UNCOOL

Also if you are prejudiced against women, religious people, minorities or any combination thereof, I am not interested in meeting you. Like at all.

Interests

Individual and collective self-determination struggles, feminism, LGBTI rights, financial regulatory systems, political disaffection, beauty, people, you, wandering and wondering, dancers, NAPS

• cats
• beauty
• dancing
• womens rights
• cooking
• breakfast
• politics
• socializing
• tourism
• solo travel

Music, Movies, and Books

Long. So the current ones:

- I am listening Mercedes Sosa in [re]play.
- I just went to Taxi Teheran -but I have not been windblown.
- I can't stop reading "We need to talk about Kevin" (forget the film, read the book!)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I guess I have some, but women are not taught to show accomplishment publicly. Dammed.

Teach, Learn, Share

I don't excel at the real good, old-school hosting qualities of cooking and playing an instrument. I would make a miserable Geisha.

I guess i can share tonnes of useless knowledge about the middle east, somewhat useful knowledge around politics and feminism. I dance but I am an awful dancer - you can have fun at my expenses (but i prefer you have fun with me)

What I Can Share with Hosts

The obvious: a couch, a smile and a (decent) breakfast.

Also a real old guide of Brussels...

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Palestine, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, France, Spain