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Overview

  • 7 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Czech, German, Spanish
  • 29, Female
  • Member since 2015
  • French Literature teacher
  • Master in French Literature
  • No hometown listed
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

[Hi everyone ! I'm currently moving to Prague, Czech Republic, so I can't accept any invitation for now ]

Hey !

Here is a little creature who was born in 1995 in New Caledonia. Where ?! This is a tiny island between Australia and New Zeland, South Pacific, really hot yet really cool !
It is a French territory so I'm French, and I went to France to continue my studies in Literature in 2013.
I've prepared a competitive exam for two years to enter a "prestigious school" (that's how it's called) in France : l'Ecole Normale Supérieure.
Now I'm studying Literature in order to do both research and teaching.

Thus, I'm really fond of books of any type : classics but also fantasy, sci-fi, comics, manga.... I love reading !!
I'm also really interested in ecology and the environment, and for my research thesis I've written about the nuclear disasters of Tchernobyl and Fukushima.
Animals right is also something quite important for me as I'm vegan.

I'm also quite a traveler and I have so many stories to share about my adventures :D

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm focusing on a certain way of traveling : mainly, I dont' want to see places but people, and maybe the place where they live but through their eyes.
I've done two little trips since I'm on Couchsurfing, both in Europe (Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, France), and I'd be glad to help you discover Prague in Czech Republic !

Interests

[THE QUIET SIDE]

Reading, learning, teaching new things.
Laughing, having fun, playing games (card games, board games, role playing games or video games), watching movies or a good serie.
Talkg aroung a cup of tea.

[THE LESS QUIET SIDE]
People say I'm weird in a weird way when I drink :)

  • animals
  • humanities
  • books
  • literature
  • reading
  • rock music
  • metal music
  • ecology
  • teaching
  • cinema
  • nature
  • circus
  • sport
  • gaming
  • vegetarianism
  • humor
  • harry potter
  • taekwondo
  • lord of the rings
  • gameofthrones
  • monty python
  • world of warcraft
  • miyazaki
  • humus
  • narnia

Music, Movies, and Books

[BOOKS]

I love classics such as Malraux, Camus, Celine, Sarraute, Hugo, Conrad, Flaubert, Annie Ernaux, Racine, Corneille, Lautréamont, Shakespear, Danielweski, Chris Ware, Claude Simon, Lobo Antunes, Baudelaire, Darwich, Bouvier, Nerval, Césaire, Cossery, Nabokov, Buzzati, Bram Stocker, Laurence Sterne, etc.

But also fantasy : Narnia, Lord of the Ring, Alice in wonderland, Harry Potter, Tara Duncan, Tobbie Lolness, Artemis Fowl, Deltora Quest, Terry Pratchett books, Philipp Pulman books, Eragon, la Horde du Contrevent, etc.

GOODREADS : https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/91921239

More precise list :
La violence et la dérision, Albert Cossery
Le cul de Judas, Antonio Lobo Antunes
Beloved, Toni Morrisson
La Horde du Contrevent, Alain Damasio
Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on eath, Chris Ware
La vie et demie, Sony Labou Tansi
La nuit remue, Michaux
Anima, Wajdi Mouawad
The real life of Sebastian Knight, Vladimir Nabokov,
Alice's adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
La prophétie des pierres, Flavia Bujor
La condition humaine, André Malraux
Les filles du feu, Nerval
Fureur et mystère, René Char

[MOVIES]
My favorite moovies are from Monthy Python, David Lynch, Tarentino, the Wachowski sisters especially Matrix and Cloud Atlas, Hayao Miyazaki, Jean-Luc Godard, Stanley Kubrick, Wong Kar Wai, Joon-ho Bong. My favorite movie is Parasite from Joon-ho Bong.

LETTERBOX : https://letterboxd.com/LilySovacole/

[SERIES}
Game of thrones
Black Mirror
Sherlock Holmes
Doctor Who
The Man in the Hight Castle
The Simpsons

[ANIME}

Death Note
Mushishi
Psycho Pass
Sword Art Online
Wakfu
Full Metal Alchimist
Elfen Lied
Puella Magi Madoka Magica

[MUSIC]

I'm fond of rock music, metal, but also celtic, folk, rap, and I've got some nice tracks from different types of music.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've done some great hitchhiking experiences such as ... hitchhike a taxi, a truck, a caravane, etc. Once we had a ride with a mad guy who made us do incredible stuff :p

My leg got broken in Rotterdam in the middle of a trip. Is it a sort of adventure ?

I've done some surf in ... the dunes, in Egypt. It was cool !

I've build a wall on a hill to grow plants with an association. So yup, don't know how to solve equations but for the wall, it's okay !

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to become a teacher so I love to learn and teach new things. I would be glad to share my passion with you !

What I Can Share with Hosts

I really enjoy listening to people talking about their projects, their life, how see they the world : your singularity (which has nothing to do with originality) is what I'm looking for.
I like chating, playing games, but also to walk around and discover a new place :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, France, New Caledonia, Spain

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