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Overview

  • 2 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, German, Hebrew (modern), Spanish; learning Hindi
  • 34, Other
  • Member since 2010
  • Freelance Translator
  • BA Modern Languages, Exeter University 2009-2013
  • From Northampton, England, United Kingdom
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Travelling India and South East Asia! We will be in South Korea from 23/5/15 and Japan from 3/6/15 and are especially interested in meeting people and with a bit of luck, finding a couch during this time.

ABOUT ME

Hello!

We are a couple (English / French) travelling in South Korea and japan between 23 May and 26 June and we would love to meet anyone who is interested in having a coffee with us, giving us advice or with a bit of luck hosting us too.

https://www.facebook.com/holly.james.5249

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've stayed on some lovely couches in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

Interests

Travelling

FOOD

Cooking

Languages

Music; Raphael plays guitar and would be happy to serenade willing listeners

Meeting people

Raphael also likes football (soccer) if for some bizarre reason you're into that

Reading

  • dining
  • cooking
  • coffee
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • guitar
  • soccer
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

It's a bit hard to list music movies and books for two people but I can name a few to trick you into thinking we are not uncultured:

Music: django Reinhardt, Georges brassens, Nicolas jaar, rodrigo y Gabriela, why?, James Blake, Spanish music from the 80s, grimes, German rap music, 90s r&b, Bollywood music, the disco dancer soundtrack, sinn sisamouth, metronomy, Beatles, I particularly like nirvana and Raphael likes chanson francaise, really we'll listen to anything .

Books:
George Orwell, Zola, Milan Kundera, Denis lehane, Murakami, James Elroy, eckhart tolle, Alain de botton, hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, catch 22, Harry potter

Films:
Kubrick, Scorsese, Miyazaki
Synecdoche New York, intouchables, lost in translation, spirited away, disco dancer, Almodovar movies, Inaritu movie, Terrence Malick, Xavier Dolan

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Taking a year to travel India and South east Asia has been a highlight

Teach, Learn, Share

We don't have a couch but we're very useful if you'd like to speak English French, Spanish or German, chat about anything, at a push we could probably teach guitar... We can also cook!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, Denmark, Greece, India, Israel, Laos, Nepal, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom

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