We are a French couple : Marie-Hélène and Alexandre.
We are 28 and 27 years old and we are starting a world trip, from November 2018 to December 2019.
We have planned to travel through Europe, Asia, Latin America and Southern Africa during 14 months.
We are curious about the world and the many cultures that we will discover during more than one year.

ABOUT MARIE-HELENE :
I am architect and before to start travelling, I used to work in an agency specialized in renovation programs.
I generally get along very well with people who have sense of humor.
I don't like tricky questions and staying there doing nothing.

ABOUT ALEX :
I'm a curious guy, who always want to learn new things (to do or to discuss). I love to challenge my opinions by exchanging with people who has point of views that I never thought about.
I am totally fond of music (of every kind, but only artists with talent :p) and I play a bit of guitar.
I also love to cook. Discovering culinary culture is an important thing for me when I travel.

VALUES
We have deep ecological values. That's why one of our main challenges this year is to offset our carbon footprint by planting trees during our trip. We would be SO HAPPY if you could help us with this mission, by helping us to know more about local flora or how to find a good place to accomplish this mission.
We also trust in cooperation, empathy, curiosity. Music and food cultures have this power to make these values travel :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The concept of CS is so great!!
This is the best way to meet people from different horizons.

We couldn't imagine to cross so many countries during one year without actually meeting people from the lands and cities we will visit. That's why we joined the CS community.
We would be glad to learn what our hosts' daily life looks like.
At the same time, it would be a pleasure for us to share mutual experiences or new ones!

When we will come back in France, we will re-open our doors to host other travellers ;)

Interests

Marie-Hélène :
I like visiting museums and when I have the time I love painting and drawing.
I also really enjoy skiing, pop rock music and playing the guitar.

Alex:
I am fond of music of every kind and I also love to cook (and of course to eat ;)
I love partying, dancing and chatting with people and reinvent the world :D
I also play tennis and sometimes I climb (never tried outdoor...)

• architecture
• cooking
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• skiing
• ecology
• trekking
• permaculture
• climbing
• vegetarian cooking
• construction
• woofing
• drawing and painting

Music, Movies, and Books

Some artists we love (from our Deezer favourites):
Al Green, Archive, Biga Ranx, Blur, Childish Gambino, David Bowie, Dire Straits, Electro Deluxe, Elton John, Flavia Coelho, Franz Ferdinand, General Electriks, Ibrahim Maalouf, Jamiroquai, Kendrick Lamar, LCD Soundsystem, Led Zeppelin, M.I.A., Mac Miller, Manu Chao, N.E.R.D, Nas, Panda Dub, Polo & Pan, Queen, Ratatat, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rodrigo & Gabriela, Tame Impala, The Beatles, The Heavy, The Rolling Stones, Wu-Tang Clan, ZZ Top

Some movies too :
- L'auberge espagnole, Cédric Klapisch
- Astérix et Obélix mission Cléopatre, Alain Chabat
- Kill Bill, Quentin Tarantino
- Fantastic Mister Fox, Wes Anderson
- Inception, Christopher Nolan

A few books :
- Le petit prince, Antoine de Saint Exupéry
- 1984, George Orwell
- 99 Francs, Frédéric Beigbeder
- Le tour du monde en stop, Ludovic Hubler
- Debout les morts, Fred Vargas

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Our trip around the world allows us to live amazing adventures such as:

- learning meditation on a rooftop in Myanmar,
- volunteering in an ecological community to replant trees in India,
- climbing several mountains above 5000m in the Andes as Chacaltaya in Bolivia,
- boating in the middle of dolphins in Ecuador,
- sharing excellent diners with exceptional couchsurfers...

And we hope that much more are coming !

Teach, Learn, Share

We can teach the languages we know: French, English and Spanish
We can cook and share recipes we love
We can give guitar lessons and share good songs and playlists
We can share a lot of travelling tips, as we travelled a lot around the world

What I Can Share with Hosts

We have a blog on which we share our adventures:
https://www.polarsteps.com/mha/1116858-j-t-emmene-au-vent

We also have an Fb and Instagram page if you want to follow us:
https://www.facebook.com/jetemmeneauvent/
https://www.instagram.com/jt_emmene_au_vent/

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Ecuador, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Laos, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Czech Republic, France