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Overview

  • 3 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning Hindi, Italian, Portuguese
  • 36, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • Pastry cook
  • I chew with my mouth close, I don't take candy from stran...
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Discover the secret of a perfect caipirinha

ABOUT ME

Aw, this part is definitely not the easiest to fill. I'm 28, I'm a girl and I was born in France and I grew up there. As my dream job has to allow me to travel and to write, I first studied journalism to travel the world and write about amazing, remarkable and intriguing things and people I'd meet on the way.

After a while, I decided to explore the sweeter side of life and became a pastry cook. Making cakes for a living is definitely, and making people smile is not that bad too!

This is definitely not all about me, we will still have a lot to talk about when we'll meet!

PHILOSOPHY

"There is no sincerer love than the love of food." George Bernard Shaw

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My 1st couchsurfing experience was in Parma, Italy and it was great. Then I did a 10 months' internship in India and couchsurfed several times there. From these different experiences, I keep in mind some amazing memories.

Interests

Reading and writing, travelling, arguing with my brother in front of the tv for the remote, taking pictures, discovering new dishes and trying to prepare them, going to the movie on a rainy day, learning new languages, taking the train in India, and so much more!

  • writing
  • dining
  • cooking
  • reading
  • tv
  • traveling
  • journalism
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Books :
Les fleurs du mal, Beaudelaire
Les illusions perdues, Balzac
Mathilda, Roal Dahl (there is still a child inside me)

Music : Serge Gainsbourg

Movies :
Le Cuirassé Potemkine, Eisenstein
In the Electric Mist, Tavernier
Le Repentir, Tenguiz Abouladze
Manhattan, Woody Allen
Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino
Lagaan, Ashutosh Gowariker

Friends
Les Nuls (my very favorite group of French humorists!)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I rode an elephant one night in Delhi, on what I'm pretty sure was a highway. That really was an experience I'll remember, I'm sure.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would be more than happy to share my experience of cooking and learn some new tips.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Croatia, England, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, India

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