CURRENT MISSION

Live. Be. Grow. Learn. Share. Love...

ABOUT ME

For the past few years I've been traveling around and teaching French as a foreign language. Next stop: Merida!

I am a pretty positive person, rarely in a bad mood. Not that I don't want to, I'm just not able to. I love beer, adventure, people. Maybe people more than beer.
Ok, maybe not.

PHILOSOPHY

Everything happens for a reason, you decide which one.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing has been a part of my life for more than 10 years now, and I couldn't be more grateful!
As a host, I got to discover other cultures and share a little bit of mine, right in my own living room... making everyday life just become so much funkier, what else could i ask for?!
As a surfer, I got the chance to understand the places i travel to in a much deeper, genuine, and human way than I would ever have. It also allowed me to go to places that i would never expect, keeping the wanderlust virus alive and well!

A few years ago, I moved to New York and, by an unbelievably lucky alignment of the planets, met the most amazing people in town through this website and created a CS house with them. It was a year full of love, adventures, generosity and new faces every week (at least). Though I haven't been able to host since - the Middle East doesn't seem to attract nearly as many surfers as NYC... - I miss it a lot and can't wait to have a house and start hosting again!

Interests

Is travelling a sufficient answer?
mmmh...
Eating cheese, reading, world music/rock from the 70's, beer, talking shit, kids/alternative education, you!

• cheese
• beer
• reading
• traveling
• knitting
• world music
• languages
• jewelry making

Music, Movies, and Books

Music from the 60's/70's (the Doors, the Beatles, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Bob Dylan...), Lila Downs, Ravi Shankar, Bjork, Joaquin Sabina, Hindi Zahra...

La vie devant soi (Romain Gary/Emile Ajar), Cien años de soledad (Gabriel Garcia Marquez), Como agua para chocolate (Laura Esquivel), Mia Couto, Haruki Murakami...

Teach, Learn, Share

I guess I can teach you some French, or else I'm definitely not going in the right direction with my life.
And I can knit!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I make very ugly crêpes, but no one has ever complained about the taste, so it could be worse.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Armenia, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, France, India, Iraq, Mexico, Palestine, Puerto Rico, United States