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Overview

  • 39 references 23 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Italian, Spanish; learning Arabic, Catalan, Valencian, German, Portuguese
  • 38, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • Teaching French/Spanish at CIS, Bangalore
  • LIFE
  • From Le Sentier (Swiss mountains)
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Enjoy every precious moment of life, meet amazing people, laugh, love, learn, discover, suffer, struggle :) FEEL

ABOUT ME

One day as I was spending some delicious time in Panama, an old man told me that life was about "struggle, movement and action". If you forget this then you forget to live. I guess that summarize my vision of life. I've always been a curious person, I try to follow my dreams, even if they are not always easy to achieve. What I most love about travelling is capturing moments, opening my eyes to what is in front of me. Let myself be guided by my feelings and emotions... And of course the adventurous part, the unknown and the NO ROUTINE is what I love most. Not knowing what is going to happen in the next minute... It's exciting and scary at the same time. This curiosity drove me towards my new nationality: Citizen of the world:) I love sharing; it can be from a simple smile, a good laugh to a deep conversation. I've never found an agreement with the "metro boulot dodo" as we say in French and guess some kind of force pushes me to continue the road in the far lands of our beautiful world. I am not a huge fan of our capitalist society (most of all politics and tiring jobs) but I definitly love history, education, languages and art. I like observing how we learn, how people live in other places of the world and realize we are not so different ...in some ways... I always thought life was about living it and not suffer from it. About freedom and crazyness. I want my life to be awesome and try my best to achieve this goal :))

PHILOSOPHY

Don't worry. Be happy. Live your life fully. Fight for your rights* LOVE > My philosophy: If you want to know about the culture, the people* Learn their language. It's the best and easiest way to get to know them and understand them*

"Tourists don't know where they have been. Travellers don't know where they are going..."
Love: "El amor es para los valientes y al final solo triunfan los que lucharon... Sin dolor no te hace feliz, y sin amor no sufres mas" Street sign, Esteli, Nicaragua

"Los malos triunfan cuando la gente buena queda callada. Por favor, no callen", Granada, Nicaragua.

Les quatres accords tolteques:

-QUE VOTRE PAROLE SOIT IMPECCABLE
Parlez avec intégrité, ne dites que ce que vous pensez. N'utilisez pas la parole contre vous-même, ni pour médire sur autrui.

NE REAGISSEZ A RIEN DE FACON PERSONNELLE
Ce que les autres disent et font n'est qu'une projection de leur propre réalité, de leur rêve. Lorsque vous êtes immunisé contre cela, vous n'êtes plus victime de souffrances inutiles.

NE FAITES AUCUNE SUPPOSITION
Ayez le courage de poser des questions et d'exprimer vos vrais désirs. Communiquez clairement avec les autres pour éviter tristesse, malentendus et drames. A lui seul cet accord peut transformer votre vie.

FAITES TOUJOURS DE VOTRE MIEUX
Votre mieux change d'instant en instant, quelle que soient les circonstances, faites simplement de votre mieux et vous éviterez de vous juger, de vous culpabiliser et d'avoir des regrets. "

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have had the chance to be hosted by many amazing people and now it's my turn to return the favor by hosting who ever comes to visit me in crazy india :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hospitality Club
Guest: Italy, Argentina, Brazil, Portugal, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Mexico, US
Hosting: Switzerland, Spain, Morocco

Interests

arts in general (music , cinema, series (the big bang theory, how I met, etc..,theatre, photography, books), languages, travelling,, doing new things, MARTIAL ARTS, Reggae/Dancehall, hip-hop, AND YOGA. Cultural events. I like old items. Old cars/bus/trains. Old books. Old buildings (just not old men lol).. /I love the sensation that islands provide. It's unique and beautiful. And now I can say, I HATE COLD/RAINY WEATHER!

  • arts
  • culture
  • books
  • photography
  • education
  • yoga
  • clubbing
  • politics
  • movies
  • traveling
  • cars
  • music
  • martial arts
  • teaching
  • history
  • languages
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Too much, too many. + don't have a good memory for names lol :P

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sandboard the youngest volcano (cerro negro) in NicaraguaAte Iguana in panama, very good btw, and grilled grasshopper in Mexico, not good..... Jump from a 10 meters rock into a Canyon* (scary), learn how to dive on utila )Had a crazy conversation with a crab on popoyo beach, so stoned Zip-lining in la Fortuna* (So much funnnn)Spend 3 weeks travelling in Honduras without meeting a traveler... say a turtle lay its eggs on the beach and this not through a volonteer program lol. Swam with two whale sharks. Was surprised by a snake during a peaceful session of yoga on the shore of the lake atitlan.

Teach, Learn, Share

Life is about learning, teaching and sharing. I hope I'm on the right path... Guess so. Travelling is a good way to achieve this goal...I learn a lot from other people, I try to teach them what I can.....Open my school or work for good projects with great people (too many jerks from my point of view)

Countries I’ve Visited

Anguilla, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominica, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Italy, Morocco, Spain, Switzerland

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