CURRENT MISSION

"Certains pensent qu'ils font un voyage, en fait, c'est le voyage qui vous fait ou vous défait." (Nicolas Bouvier)

ABOUT ME

I am Lilly (Aurelie), I am a 30 year old surfergirl and avid traveller whose passion is to keep on discovering this incredible varied and interesting world. I have lived away from France, my country since 2002, having lived in Barcelona in Spain, followed by Cornwall in the UK where I undertook my Master in Teaching, then I went around the world for 12 months volunteering in teaching in Central and South America as well as Asia (Indonesia), I combined my passion for surfing with my love of teaching to teach and surf around the world.... I have now settled in Australia in Manly where I teach in a secondary school. I am still a keen surfer but am also learning to Kitesurf. Australia is fabulous for sea swims and watersports as well as hiking. I also do a lot of yoga.
As I have quite a few weeks off from work, I try to travel as much as possible. My mother has been hosting many coachsurfers in her house in Brittany in France and she gave me the idea to try..... I am planning a trip to the Cook islands in October for kitesurfing and also I am going to the French Reunion island in January 2012. I have hosted quite a few French people already whom I met here in Australia.
I love sharing travelling stories and making this world a more friendly one!

PHILOSOPHY

Live life to the Max,
Carpe Diem

Le bonheur est un voyage, pas une destination...
Veux-tu vivre heureux ? Voyage avec deux sacs, l'un pour donner, l'autre pour recevoir.
Nous ne faisons pas un voyage, c'est le voyage qui nous fait...
"On ne fait pas un voyage. Le voyage nous fait et nous défait, il nous invente."
(David Le Breton)
"N'ayez jamais peur de la vie, n'ayez jamais peur de l'aventure, faites confiance au hasard, à la chance, à la destinée. Partez, allez conquérir d'autres espaces, d'autres espérances. Le reste vous sera donné de surcroît."
(Henry de Monfreid)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I think the idea of coach surfing is a great one and this makes the planet smaller, so many people have similar passions, ways of thinking and travelling and we can give so much to each other, this is what community is all about....share the experiences, make this world a better connected one....

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted quite a few French and British people, either friends of friends or people met in Australia during their travels. My mother has received many coachsurfers from around the world and gave me the idea to also register as she has had very positive experiences.

Interests

Surfing, Kitesurfing, snowboarding and sailing
Swimming, sea swimming
Dancing and Yoga
Photography and hiking
Travelling and backpacking around the world
Volunteering as a teacher in foreign countries

• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• yoga
• coach
• traveling
• hiking
• backpacking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• sailing
• snowboarding
• swimming
• teaching
• tourism
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Rock, Pop, World music to classical music, a very wide range....love music but hopeless at singing
Films: Too many to remember, y en a trop....
books:
1984 Georges Orwell
Shantaram
Tahar Ben Jalloun
Jean Ziegler: la haine de l'occident
Tonino Benacquista
Ignacio Ramonet
Alain Mabanckou
Carlos Luis Zafon: La sombra del viento
Courrier international et le Monde diplomatique
surfers journal

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Teaching primary school students English in a school in Flores island Indonesia and in Nias North Sumatra Indonesia
Volunteered in Central and South America
Travelled 12 months around the world
Sky diving in New Zealand
Seeing Oran Outang in Sumatra
I have travelled to Asia: Thailand, singapore, many islands in Indonesia, Hawaii, south and central America, New Zealand and Australia Turkey, spain, Italy, germany, Ireland, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Republique Dominicaine, California.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share my language skills: French, English and Spanish.
I can share some yoga and surfing skills....
I can also guide/ inform on different countries I have visited or lived in....

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Indonesia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, Spain, United Kingdom