CURRENT MISSION

Raising kids

ABOUT ME
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After some years of introspection trying to understand what I wanted to do on this planet, I chose practical experience over theoretical answers. This is how I left home and went travelling around the world; more precisely, I decided to finally listen to my heart, go live my life of nomad and practicing what I am good at, being joyful, enthusiastic, marveled in front of the world's wonders, meeting new people, smiling to them and giving them my heart. That's how answers came like a miracle and the understanding of one thing, one word, Love. Therefore, the primary goal of my travelling is to look for Love and Good in everybody I meet and wherever I go because I deeply think that God dwells within everybody's heart and it's only a matter of radiating it.

But don't get me wrong, I am not religious at all, on the opposite, I am too free-minded and independent to close myself up in one doctrine. Let's say I'm spiritual;) I'm now travelling with little money exactly because the less I have, the more I have to let go of my expectations and accept what is offered to me by people, being their help, a good conversation, an invitation home, a smile. I learnt that nothing is difficult in life as long as we trust the universe and its infinite kindness to provide us with what we need (not necessarily what we want) - as long as we are being grateful for it. It does not mean that everything is easy to get but if we put our heart to it, everything is reachable. I'm an optimistic, this is probably a big plus!

I am very curious and eager for knowledge and even though I don't master all these subjects, I am interested in sociology, art, languages, psychology, history, geopolitics, philosophy, everything I can put my hands on, really;)

Life is also about fun! So I like singing, dancing, hanging out with friends, drinking red wine when I am in France, cooking, oversleeping ;)
Lo I love cycling, walking, skiing and I can never be happier than lost alone in nature or on the top of a mountain with good companions.

I found my happiness in living a simple but truthful life by not having but simply being. For now I have my house on my back and my life includes a lot of reading, laughing, chatting, cycling, hitchhiking and sleeping under the stars at the moment :)

PHILOSOPHY

Open your heart to the world; change your desires instead of the world's order; never expect anything from life, always be grateful for what life offers you and receive it as a gift every time. Doing so, you will soon see that you get everything you need (not what you want but what you need) and you will feel unconditional love and pure joy dwelling in your heart. happiness is here and now.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My home is open!
I have all sorts of tea and sometimes Russian vodka (when I live in France!)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

After hosting lovely people in France and going to the great Moscow CS meeting, I'm now surfing on couches, always pleased to see how easy-going and open-minded CS people are =)

Interests

My greatest interest is without doubt travelling! Meeting local people, learning about the culture, sometimes a bit of the language, talking, learning, etc.

And arts (I fell in love with post-impressionism, Henri Rousseau, but also Odilon Redon, Signac, Sisley and Chagall as well as with Russian painters, Shishkin, Vereshiagin)

• culture
• cooking
• red wine
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

books by Bernard Werber I read all of them !
Iniation by Elizabeth Haich and many more books.
I also like watching TED talks.
The Fifth Element, I think I watched this movie 50 times or so when I was young. But now I've grown up ;)
I am a big fan of movies by Albert Dupontel.

I will just list my favorite musics of all time: Brief Encounter by Higher Contrast, Who I AM by Panda Dub, Mother of Living by The Myrrors, A Time for us by Nicolas Jaar, for the one I can never get tired of listening to.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Getting arrested by the Afghan police because a passenger in the bus thought I was a terrorist hiding under a burqa...

Teach, Learn, Share

My open-mindedness-good-heartedness, my life experiences, a smile, my genuine personality:)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can't host at the moment unfortunately... Unless you want to join me in my travel and share my tent and a bit of company on the road:)

I am looking for a travel companion !

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Russian Federation, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, Russian Federation

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