CURRENT MISSION

learning about South America

ABOUT ME

I'm a researcher and teacher of French and Spanish literature, spending my time reading, watching films (and discussing them), and learning more about the world.

PHILOSOPHY

stick to things you do

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

in exchanging ideas and probably in cooking for you!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

some first ones in Spain, which were great, and then as a host in Germany.

Interests

literature, film, traveling, writing, cooking, ecology, art, languages, feminism,
meeting people, cultures and countries and admiring their architecture, hiking and trekking

• arts
• writing
• literature
• architecture
• womens rights
• cooking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• hiking
• ecology
• teaching
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

french films from the 50s, 60s, 70s (A bout de souffle!...), French and Spanish literature (Proust, Galdós, Balzac, Racine, ...), historical TV series (Isabel, Carlos, Maison close), essays on literature

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

climbing the Piatra Craiului (Carpathian Mountains), Romania

a road-trip through the northwest of Argentine

a hiking-tour through the high solitudes of Norway, seeing 1 or 2 people a day and sleeping at -2 degrees in the tent next to a glacier.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany