curious mind, nature-lover, hobby photographer, dreamer, writer, wanderer and nomad

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Sharing the virtue of hospitality. Travelling in a slowly and careful way.

Connecting with people from all over the world. Overcoming barriers.
Contributing to a more livable, colourful world.

Interests

• culture
• literature
• photography
• music
• hiking
• camping
• philosophy
• art
• travelling
• nature
• sustainability
• veganism
• mindfullness
• existentialism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Arcade Fire, Modest Mouse, Idir, Built To Spill, Car Seat Headrest, Eddie Vedder, Galaxie 500, Hollow Coves, Imarhan, Nick Mulvey, Pavement, Radiohead, Slowdive, The Jam, Buena Vista Social Club

Authors: Albert Camus, Sartre, Dostojewski, Pascal Mercier, Thoreau, Christa Wolf, Henry Miller, Hermann Hesse, Irvin Yalom, Byung-Chul Han

Movies: A Ghost Story, Pig, Paterson, Into the Wild, Capernaum

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

To have been employed in a refugee shelter as social assistant
Swimming in the sea in Thailand with illuminisent plancton
Sleeping in the desert, Couchsurfing with a half nomadic family, riding on a Camel
Growing a balcony garden and giving away plants for free
Trekking the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, getting invited to a tea ceremony with monks
Living one year in a rural village in Ghana, working in a primary school
Trying to swim after a turtle
Touched the nose of a giraffe
Couchsurfing in Iran, staying with families during Nowruz
Safari in Kenya, seeing elephants, lions, a jeetah, touching a kudu
Riding around Menorca on a motobike

What I Can Share with Hosts

stories, food, shelter, pictures, books, guitar, travel recommendations

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Benin, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, England, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Ghana, India