Hello everyone ! My name is Maeva and since 2014, I am a Sign Language Interpreter in the south of France. From January to December 2019, I am living/travelling in the US with my boyfriend, then after that we will be back in France and host again in the South East of France, near to beautiful criks !

I love to travel and meet new people from over the world, share with them about culture, travel, hobbies... I do think the best way to travel is being with locals more than do the most popular touristic attractions. This is why I am also on Help Exchange and I have been a Helper in China (helping a family and their neighbors to improve their English writing and speaking) and in Taïwan (help in an hostel and meet so many people from Asia and over the world as well !)

I think myself as a friendly person, open-minded, respectful, attentive and curious about people, cultures and languages.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As I said, I love to travel and I had the opportunity to do it a lot and I always try to meet people by going to hostels, do some help exchange or even stay at people's home (guesthouse, AirBnB with a shared room...) I did host people when I was living in France myself, and it has always been amazing to meet new people, learn from them, share stories and experiences... I heard about Couch Surfing from people I hosted and some friends too, so I decided to give it a try ! And I really enjoyed my first experience, me and my boyfriend truly loved to host people to during our short stay in Washington D.C. ! For now we are travelling in West America so we hope we can meet some local via Couch Surfing !

Interests

Travel
Meet and share with people from over the world
Meet and share with people from Deaf Community
Run
Hike
Go out for a drink
Visit a city by walking
Organize big "apéro" (very French culture !) home and invite some friends
Go to see sport games

• wine
• beer
• running
• happy hour
• languages
• sign language
• travelling
• sharing
• games
• deaf culture
• meet new people

Music, Movies, and Books

Music : Any kind, I am not an expert, so I am very open to it !
Movie : Thelma and Louise (from Ridley Scott)
Book : The Four Agreements, A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, A Toltec Wisdom Book (from Don Miguel Ruiz)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Snorkeling in Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Enjoying a two days cruise at Halong Bay, Vietnam
Walking on the Great Wall, China
Being a hostel helper in Taïwan
Riding a bike on the Golden Gate Bridge, USA
Cooking Chinese Food with a local and her family
Running Half Marathon in Marseille, France
Seeing Northern Lights, Lapland

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach : some French words, French culture, basics from French Sign Language and American Sign Language
Learn : some basics from your language, your culture, your city
Share : time together, more or less according to your availability, stories and information about travels and any subjects we like to talk about, home or outside with drinks and food, visits...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories and information about countries we have visited, French and American sign languages if you are interested to learn a few basics and I will be happy to bring drinks and food we can share !

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, England, Finland, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Martinique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Martinique, United States