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Overview

  • 28 references 16 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, German; learning Portuguese, Spanish
  • 38, Female
  • Member since 2006
  • trying to start up a business...
  • Business..nobody is perfect
  • From Toulouse
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

grasp opportunities...

ABOUT ME

I'm full of surprises

PHILOSOPHY

"Faites que les rêves dévorent votre vie avant que votre vie ne dévore vos rêves" A. de St Exupery

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I discovered the principle some years ago while travelling in Europe, and was positively amazed by how people can be trustful and open minded in a world where safety and security check is becoming a norm. The simple fact that people rely on each other without asking for guarantees and that they take the risk of trusting is wonderful. I want to spread the word around and encourage anyone to use this CS example for trusting the world and its people, as the only way to build a sustainable future...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Greece,Italy,California, the Netherlands,Turkey... always had a wonderful time!! Meeting people that act as friends immediately, that are welcoming, open minded and warm, making you feel at home within minutes! And what a nice way to discover the unknown side of a country, and the local culture! And hosting people in Portugal and in Paris was a lot of fun. I had some of the most interesting conversations ever with those CS I met...

Interests

Travel-the experimental way (no check list but open eyes), sport (soccer, running, hiking...anything that moves), dancing (lindy hop, charleston, rock, salsa, swing), theater (writing, directing and acting), art (classic or modern), discoveries (the world is full of it), mindsciences (my fascinating field of application)...

  • arts
  • culture
  • writing
  • theater
  • acting
  • dancing
  • swing dancing
  • cooking
  • chocolate
  • running
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • hiking
  • sports
  • soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

I like so many different kinds of music, really depends on my mood, from Verdi to the Wriggles, and from Pink Floyd to Piaf. Same for movies, although I am very sensitive to colors and crazy atmospheres, fan of Almodovar or Kusturica. I love reading, almost anything, classics (from Ronsard to Vian) or fantasy (Lord of the Ring, Foundation), big fan of historic books (Shakespeare, Druon).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've been driving a 2CV from Paris to Moscow and back through 10 different cities in Europe. 10 000km and as many fun memories!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach French cooking, from delicious quiches to crepes or chocolate fondants, and nutrition to explain anyone the secret of the "French paradox"!
I can teach the basic steps of Charleston or Swing dancing.
I can teach how (not) to ruin a project or a team :-)

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