CURRENT MISSION

: ) ENJOY : )

ABOUT ME

All about me? That's a lot! :D
Well I would first mention that I love to travel, to share good meals with friends, to listen to music,....

I was thinking a lot about working and living abroad again. Things changed lately, and I might put that off for now, but maybe one day...
In the meantime I work in the International Office of the Université Lyon 2. I welcome the exchange students. I'm thus kind of traveling every day ;)

I've been staying among locals during previous travels and I'd like to always travel this way!

PHILOSOPHY

CARPE DIEM

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I can maybe host you if you're very lucky.
I might show you around, go to some place and have a drink, spend a nice evening out, make you discover Lyon.
I can give a few tips for travelers going to places I visited,...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Since I moved in Lyon, I hosted a few couch surfers.
And I was hosted when I went to Japan and South Korea.

Interests

I like to go in little bars/pubs/...
My favorites in Lyon are an Afghan tea house, an English pub, a pub serving Belgium Beer and an associative bar (where I had Arabic lessons).

When I am abroad I like to live the same life as local people (when possible).

• dining
• beer
• drinking
• pub crawls
• traveling
• music
• parks
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies : Usual suspect, Movies by Emir Kusturica, Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind,...
Music :...many different things, but usually music that have some kind of melody.
Books : the last wonderful one I read was "the postman always rings twice" by James M. Cain

And many more ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Go to live with Mongolian nomads was great !

Did a road trip in Canada and US, 3 sleeping in a dodge caravan : crossed Canada from Waterloo to Vancouver (through Regina, Winnipeg, the beautiful rocky mountains, Yohoo and Banf natioanl parks, Dinosaurs provincial park in Alberta), went down to Los Angeles (through Seattle and San Francisco), then Las Vegas, Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore, Chicago, Washington DC, New York. And back to Toronto.

Teach, Learn, Share

Learn : Arabic, habits and ways of life from all around the globe,...I might have a lot to learn

Teach : French, English, French recepies, a few sewing tricks (I made costumes, see pictures)

Share : travel experiences; share good food, laugh,...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Germany, Japan, Mongolia, Senegal, South Korea, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Turkey