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Overview

  • 3 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Haitian, Haitian Creole; learning French, Spanish
  • 31, Female
  • Member since 2015
  • Journalist, Filmmaker, Writer
  • Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

I'm a journalist and humanitarian photographer and filmmaker, and I live in Haiti. I love traveling and the beautiful adventures and connections it curates. I'm free-spirited + easygoing, always up for something new!

You can check out my work here: jessobert.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Looking to meet wonderful people + live new adventures.

Interests

Film, music, photography, literature, documentaries, yoga, holistic healing, anthropology + archaeology, travel, records

  • writing
  • literature
  • photography
  • documentaries
  • yoga
  • walking
  • traveling
  • music
  • anthropology
  • freelancing
  • journalism
  • solo travel

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, When Harry Met Sally, Waking Life, Before Sunrise Trilogy, Amelie, Paris, Texas, Almost Famous, Days of Heaven,

Music: Future Islands, The Growlers, Ibeyi, Stevie Nicks, Sylvan Esso, Jefferson Airplane, Yo La Tengo, El Perro Del Mar, Arcade Fire, Modest Mouse, Devendra Banhart, Nina Simone,

Books: The English Patient, The House on Mango Street, One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Les Fleurs Du Mal, A Field Guide to Getting Lost, Beloved, Jitterbug Perfume, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, If Beale Street Could Talk, Woman Warrior, The Alchemist

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camino de Santiago!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Dominican Republic, England, France, Greece, Haiti, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Haiti, United States

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