Hi everyone!

My name is Monica and I'm a violinst turned guitarist turned jazz singer turned designer turned advertising & international studies graduate who is currently working as an Assistant Art Director in Paris.

I love learning and experiencing new cultures. I went on a year long exchange in Lyon, France. Loved adventuring out from the island to explore the beauty the rest of the world has to offer. I'm pretty easy-going and will love anything to do with music whether it be from broadway musicals to festivals to session players. Or even just getting to know people, everyone has a story and everyone is super interesting! It's hard for me to not like someone :)

If you want to stalk me more here's my blog on just music that I like, amateur photographs that I've taken, and drawings that I've done: mlaylas.tumblr.com / mlasuardi.myportfolio.com

I also really like eating.

Hasta la vista

x

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love couchsurfing for the people and culture :)

Interests

Taking amateur photos (mlaylas.tumblr.com), design, drawing, I'm also a muso (violin, guitar & vocal), love francophone culture, the British royal family and drinking tea.

I also like making crepes.

• culture
• books
• design
• beauty
• festivals
• cooking
• drinking
• technology
• blogging
• drawing
• music
• jazz
• guitar
• violin
• communications

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: From Bridget Jones to The Science of Sleep to Breathless to Vertigo to Lord of The Rings

Music: From Joni Mitchell to Nara Leao to Bon Iver to Pharrell to America to Simply Red

Books: From Virgin Suicides to The History to How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls to Perks of Being a Wallflower to Is Everyone Hanging Out Without me? (And other concerns)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Live in rural India for 2 months

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to play guitar! Speak English, French or Indonesian. Share some good ol' Australian music. I can definitely help with cooking and even more with the eating ;)... and of course help with the cleaning. I'm always keen to learn new things whether it be skills or just knowing about new things.

What I Can Share with Hosts

If you're a:
- musician
- artist
- in communications
- or none of the above but would love a helping hand

I would be more than happy to help a sista/brotha out.

I also like telling stories and will you tell you anything that you would like to know! I'm a pretty open book.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, India