Hi everyone !

I am a student in last year of her study in Architecture and Urban Planning in Shanghai. I am also a freelance photographer who used to do fashion but now focus on travel and street photography. I realized this year that travel was the most amazing thing you could do and hence I did backpack a bit around SE Asia for the last few months.
I am graduating this year and would like next year to work in SE Asia.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I realized this year through a backpack with strangers in the Yellow mountains in China that I had to overcome my fear of people to open myself and fully enjoy the various and sometimes curious opportunities of life. Meeting people on the different travels I made was one of my greatest experience.

Interests

Photography, Architecture, Arts, Fashion, Running, Sailing, Traveling, Learning new things, City wandering, Food, Landscapes, Volunteering.

• arts
• architecture
• fashion
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• vegetarian
• marathon
• running
• traveling
• socializing
• drawing
• backpacking
• sailing
• swimming
• animation
• teaching
• freelancing
• volunteering
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Sascha Braemer, Tinush, Nicolas Jaar,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My last trip was backpacking in the Philippins for 10 days, spending each night in a different city but never knowing where to go the day after. We visited the country by plane, bus, ferry and motorbike. During this trip I had the chance to see amazing landscapes, and mind blowing experiences like swimming with whalesharks or sea turtles, opening found coconuts with a machete lent by a local etc.

Teach, Learn, Share

During the last years I have taught French, English and drawing but also softwares like photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Autocad or Rhino. I've been told I am a good teacher.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I now have a lot to share about travel experiences in Europe, US, or SE Asia. I can also cook delicious vegetarian food, and make you discover French, Vietnamese or Chinese lifestyle. I can show you my work in photography (you can have a glimpse here http://kimloumonnier.tumblr.com) or in architecture (http://klmonnier.tumblr.com). I am also newly found of running and would love to manage a half marathon next year !

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Martinique, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, France, Tunisia, United States