After many years without travelling, I am feeling like a migratory bird who just have to leave her place for a while.
I believe real life is made of spontaneity, sincerity, and simplicity and humour! So I try to get rid of the "yes, but..." and the "Ifs..."

I am a vegetarian, but I am not sectarian! Everybody is free to eat what he/she likes.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To get out of my comfort zone and share the joy of living with other people.
To meet people who, like me, are not afraid of strangers, of the "other", and who believe some human beings are able to relate sanely and intellegently for a better world!

Interests

• dancing
• philosophy
• art
• deep conversations
• nature walks
• observation
• poetry of every day life

Music, Movies, and Books

A few titles among a lot of others:

"The Barrel", Aldous Harding,
"A casa fechada", Antonio Zambujo
"Je crois entendre encore", David Gilmour
L´amour est Bleu, Vicky Leandros
"Ain't Got No, I Got Life", Nina Simone
"Blackbird", The Beatles
"Song of the Moon", Dvořák
Kinderszenen, Schumann
"Over the Rainbow", played on piano by Joey Alexander

Most important discoveries in 2024 : "The Natural State" according U.G. Krishnamurti ;
and "The Open Secret", Tony Parsons,

I don't read much romans anymore, but I loved those ones in the years gone by:
"L’Homme qui rit" (The Man Who Laughs), Victor Hugo
"Voyage au bout de la nuit" (Journey to the End of the Night), Louis Ferdinand Céline
"Beware of Pity", Stefan Zweig
"The Royal Game" Stefan Zweig
"Perfume: The Story of a Murderer", Patrick Süskind
"Kafka on the Shore", Haruki Murakami

Films:
The Dark Crystal, Jim Henson and Frank Oz
DIrty Dancing, Emile Ardolino
The Matrix, The Wachowskis
Sense and Sensibility, Ang Lee
Much Ado About Nothing, Kenneth Branagh
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Ben Stiller
Little Miss Sunshine, Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton
and others...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Life!!! I know it is an easy answer, but isn't it true for each of us ?

Teach, Learn, Share

French language teaching,
Experiences sharing,

What I Can Share with Hosts

Smiles and laugher, harmony, clarity about life

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Germany