Yesterday is history
Tomorrow is a mystery
Today is a gift 💚

I'm originally from France, but travelling the world as a Low-Cost Traveler since 2007 😃

I've spent more than 10 years meeting the most interesting people at the most unexpected moments, through hitchhiking, couchsurfing or simply by approaching locals! In the meantime, I'm working as a freelance travel planner to help people to discover our beautiful planet 😊 (https://spicy-world.com)

Happiness is extremely important to me. I'm happy in life and consider myself as a happy soul, the most important goal for me to achieve!

I'm a very simple, easy going, open-minded and respectful person! I try to share as much of my happiness and philosophy on life as I can. I love when I meet someone with whom I can have interesting and deep conversations.

Taking care of the planet is extremely important to me, and I try my best to minimize by footprint by cutting down plastic consumption. I'm in love with nature, mountains, and THE SKY!!! I could stay up for hours watching it, especially at night.

I enjoy wild camping, cooking/eating, hiking, sharing, photography, and putting a smile on someone's face!

Lastly, I enjoy spending time with kids! Normally, I try to go to a school to play with them, interact and teach them something new!

My Instagram about travel 😉 :
https://www.instagram.com/the.spicy.world/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The way I choose to travel means getting involve with local people to understand the culture/way of life of the country you're travelling to.. and because I love people in general 😃

Interests

❝ Find your verb
What do you want to do later? You've been asked this question for years..
And for whoever asks you, it can only be reduced to one thing: your job !
I have another question for you: what is the verb of your life? Not the job, no, the verb !
It’s the verb that will trace the different PATHS of your life.
Find the verb of your life ❞

• photography
• socializing
• hiking
• camping
• tourism
• hitchhiking
• mountains
• food
• travelling
• football
• trekking
• universe
• wild camping
• low budget travel
• lowcost
• low-cost traveller

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: I enjoy watching movies from different countries, particularly true/real life stories and documentaries (Lion, Into the Wild, Spotlight) and I'm a big fan of Quentin Tarantino's movies!

Music 🎶: Cumbia, Latin music, Reggae and almost every kind of music from all over the world.

Books: I was never a big reader, but lately, I've been reading quite a lot of books about meditation:
✎ Eckhart Tolle: The Power of Now (A MUST READ for every single human being)
✎ Frederic Lenoir: Petit traité de vie intérieur / Mal de terre (with Hubert Reeves)
✎ Bruce Lipton: The Biology of Belief
✎ Yuval Noah Harari: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

✔️ To live life in the present moment as much as possible which means being truly happy (the most important goal in life that we tend to forget).

✔️ Spending over a week deep inside the Amazon Rainforest - experiencing the power of Mother Nature in the densest rainforest in the world through fishing, hunting, and living in awe of the many creatures around me.

✔️ Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro - highest mountain of Africa at almost 6000 meters.

✔️ Meditation: Wim Hof Method (staying over 4mins in ice cold water at 0 degrees). The best thing I've done for my body and my mind so far.

✔️ Wild camping in front of an erupting volcano in Ecuador (totally forbidden, stupid and dangerous... but I was young 😊)

✔️ Meeting amazing souls and truly beautiful people around the globe of different ethnicities, religions, and cultures.

Teach, Learn, Share

I graduated from culinary school and have spent over 10 years working in restaurants all over the world. I enjoy cooking for others, learning about different products and sharing cultures through food. If I stay with you, we can cook together!

Language exchange: I have experience in teaching English and French, but also can teach Spanish! I love to learn new words/phrases in different languages and would be happy to share new words or language practice with you!

I travel with a professional camera and have experience in editing photos, website development, social media management and communications.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Culture, traditions, language, deep conversations and of course, food and an exciting time😊

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, France, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay