CURRENT MISSION

Living, meeting, laughing, learning, sharing

ABOUT ME

Hi, my name is Emilie, I'm French.
I love traveling and meeting new people.
I'm natural and easy-going. I like laughing, talking, walking, reading.
I traveled around the world from July, 2007 to July, 2008 and lived in San Francisco, USA for 16 months.
I am now in Lyon, France.

PHILOSOPHY

- CARPE DIEM
- Failing is a good way to learn.
- Everything is possible if you really want it.
- Never judge someone you haven't tried to understand.
- You can learn from everybody. EVERYBODY.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I was hosted by great couchsurfers during my trips and I hosted a lot of nice travelers in San Francisco and Lyon.

I was quite active in Couchsurfing events in San Francisco (Weekly gathering, Hot chocolate movie nights and Foodie events).

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I love the CS project. It's an amazing way of meeting interesting people from different cultures.

I was hosted by :
- Deric in Russia
- Shuichi in China
- Lena & Eliecer in the USA
- Kindra in the USA
- Paula in San Diego, California (USA)
- Teri in Arcata, California (USA)
- Anna in Lille (France)
- Deborah in Kapa'a, Kauai (USA)
- Mark in Kapa'a, Kauai (USA)
- Mary & Jim in Honolulu, Oahu (USA)
- Rose in Portland, Oregon (USA)
- Evan in Chicago, Illinois (USA)
- Angelle & Will in Washington, DC (USA)
- Meredith & Hunter in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
- Lydia in New York in New York (USA)
- Jamie & Peter in New York (USA)
- Hélène & Olivier in Boston, Massachussetts (USA)
- Elodie & Yohan in Lyon (France)
- Sylvie in Brussels(Belgium)
- Sylvia in Brussels(Belgium)
- John in Amsterdam (the Netherlands)
- Roberto in Amsterdam (the Netherlands)

I hosted :
- Tatiana from Spain
- Maud, Jessica, Marion & Carole from France
- Kyle & Mack from the USA
- Catherine from France
- Léo, Géraldine, Antoine & Tristan from France
- Swen, Brecht, Linde & Geerd from Belgium
- Julia & Dominic from Germany
- Borris from New Zealand
- Erika & Janne from Finland
- Hakan from Turkey
- Xeo from Canada
- Luisa & Daniel from Italy
- Mickaël & Dominic from Québec
- Oihane & Oihana from Spain (basque country)
- Nadia & Mike from the USA
- Sarah from Australia
- Nadège from France
- Pauline and her husband from Taiwan
- Pauline from France & Feli from Argentina
- Jessy & Johnny from England
- Carine & Christophe & Jeanne from France
- Julien from France
- Peter from the USA
- Zoe & Kelley from the USA
- Steve and Abbie from the USA

Interests

I like traveling, meeting peopole, chatting, having a dring and/or meal with friends, tasting new food, walking, reading, singing, writing, drawing, taking pictures...

• writing
• singing
• dining
• chocolate
• walking
• flying
• reading
• traveling
• drawing
• hunting
• volleyball

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite movies : "L'auberge espagnole", "Eternal Sunshine", "Totoro", "Narco", "Garden State", "The taste of tea"...
Favorite singers/bands : Cocorosie, K's Choice, Tom McRae, Beth Gibbons, Emilie Simon, Aldebert, Kimya Dawson, Peter Von Poehl
Favorite books : "Une vie" by Guy de Maupassant, "L'amour dure trois ans" by Frédéric Beigbeder, "Les fabuleuses aventures d'un Indien malchanceux qui devint milliardaire" ("Q&A") by Vikas Swarup.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- I slept in the Thar desert (थार मरुस्थल, India), near the dunes, under the stars. I got there riding a camel and I didn't even have a tent.

- I watched the sun rising on the Machu Picchu after a tough three-and-a-half-day trek along the Inca trail.

- I swam with a marine turtle and a shark on the so beautiful Great Barrier Reef (Australia).

- In the magnificient scenery of the Iguacu Falls, I spotted a toucan flying above my head.

- On a beautiful island on the Titicaca Lake, I watched kids playing volleyball at 4050 meters above sea level.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Norway, Peru, Russian Federation, Réunion, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, United States

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