I grew up in morocco, in French schools, and within Jewish and Muslim communities (yes!) during my childhood.

I learned music, piano, did a quick stop at Sorbonne in musicology (one year), had my band as a teenager where I always took the vocals, but sometimes also the drums or rhythmic guitar parts.

I speak fluent French, Arabic, Moroccan, and Spanish. And know a few words of bahasa Indonesia, german ..

I dance. And practice yoga (hatha, anti gravity and occasionally vinyasa). And surf. I live for surfing and love to surf.

I love books. I like the sacred, magic dimension of books: how a story goes silently from someone's mind, to somebody else's. Usually, you need to speak out loud to get the words out of your brain. Here the paper receives the confession silently, and someone else makes it loud. And lit. This is why I love books.

I need a spiritual and sacred dimension in everything I do.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For the experience. I haven't had any yet, so I hope it will be...interesting. I'm looking for experiences m which contribute in making me a better human being. More compassionate.

Interests

Surf. Music. Meeting people, and new places. Travelling. Reading. Running. Swimming.

• books
• dancing
• coffee
• yoga
• running
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• magic
• music
• guitar
• piano
• drums
• surfing
• swimming
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

That truly depends, one supplants another... Recently I have absolutely loved reading Jonas Jonasson, elif shafak and some Sufi literature, and dan brown =)

Music : too long as well. Nneka was the revelation of this year for me. Then Asa, janelle monae, I'm a jimi Hendrix fan, love Jeff Buckley, the Floyd, sometimes electronic music, pretty lights records, thievery corporation, classic blues, gnawa music, fusion music, smashing pumpkins, it also Bach when Glenn Gould plays, Rachmaninov, African music from Mali, desert music, Tinariwen, jazz... Fiona Apple, tori Amos, the Roots, erykah badu... Ben Harper, kravitz, Xavier Rudd, the whirl-y-gig mixes, Claude chall, Metallica... Echo brain , reggae music, chronixx, the pixies, joe cocker, the cowboy junkies, Dylan : when he was enlightened... The Motown record, midnight oil... Didgeridoo, ukulele, 9ra9eb (gnawa percussion), flamenco, tap, r&b, gwem&zaka percussion, 3oud...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I'm not sure. Praising myself is yet something I need to learn how to do...I guess! =)

Giving surf classes to kids in Australia is definitely one amazing thing I have achieved. I also had a little group of kids in Bali I was teaching to dance hip hop. That was great.

Performing in Bali as a salsa dancer was fun.

Taking the trip in tofino to the natural hit springs was one of the best things I ce done. I got to travel for free because I stayed on the deck...but that's another story =)

Giving dance classes to kids in distress to help them get to the circus school, for an association in Sale in my early twenties...

Going see 'cabaret' at studio 54 in NYC with my mother , in 1999.

After all...there are so many amazing things I was lucky and blessed enough to achieve in this life. ! =)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach basic guitar, I can teach music theory, scales & all that boring stuff =) I can teach all the languages I speak...and probably some basic surf!

What I Can Share with Hosts

For now as I'm travelling: not much when it comes to housing =) but if we happen to be in the same place I am more than happy to share a coffee or my skills =)

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, France, Morocco, Portugal