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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
Travel, learn, enjoy
ABOUT ME
I'm open-minded, cheerful, optimistic.
I love travelling, as for many people, it's a real passion. I love history and cultural heritage, so each time I travel, it's a real opportunity to discover treasures. I wish I could travel and work at the same time, to be volunteer. But at the moment, it's still a project so, while waiting an occasion, I spend my free time to travel (alone or with friends) for pleasure and meet people.
PHILOSOPHY
I'm buddhist and contrary to some people could say, before to be a religion, buddhism is a philosophy. But I haven't find yet the best way to practice my philosophy of life. People wouldn't have to follow a buddhism dogma but buddhism must be adapted to each person. I think, as my mother say, two things must be respected to live being happy : don't hurt nor kill anyone and be happy with what we have.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I spent a great time in Italy last year. It was the first time and a very exciting experience. I met a lot of nice people and share great moments. I expect to learn more about each culture and be able to improve my languages skills.
Couchsurfing is a perfect combination to travel, discover new culture and having friendship.
Interests
History, playing piano, walking in countryside, shopping, horror movies
- culture
- walking
- shopping
- movies
- traveling
- socializing
- piano
- buddhist
- history
- languages
- religion
- volunteering
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies: Friends, The Devil wears Prada, Dexter, Amélie Poulain, La vita è bella, Charlie Chaplin
Books: Dario Fo, Maupassant, Nabokov
Music: Nirvana, Radiohead, Coldplay, Snow patrol, Yann Tiersen, Debussy
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Hum...maybe, when I was questioned by an immigration officer during a stopover in Philadelphia airport, while I was travelling with my mom to California. It was four years ago but that man almost traumatized me! I felt like he was trying to trap me. But, except this experience, I didn't know very bad or strange experiences to tell here. But, life is still not over, so the worst is yet to come!
Teach, Learn, Share
There's nothing faster than learning from our experience and other people. The more we travel, the more we open our mind. Through those situations, we realise how easy it is, to communicate with people of different social life, age, language, personality.
Countries I’ve Visited
Belgium, Germany, Italy, Lebanon, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam
Countries I’ve Lived In
France