"Travelling is going from oneself to oneself through others", Tuareg proverb
"Utopy is not the unrealizable but the unrealized", Theodore Monod.

CURRENT MISSION Traveling around the world until February 2019 for my documentary project, The Gold Diggers Project : How wastepickers take the power around the world.

ABOUT ME I think I am an open-minded and easy-going woman, with a "glass half full" state of mind. Pretty activist, I believe that the respect of nature is the root of every struggle, from the protection of nature and populations, to economical and geopolitical questions. I love confronting ideas (in a respectful way of course) and learning from others. There's no way to be bored with me! Apart from discussions to put the world to rights, I love going out. In the countryside of course but also in bars for concerts. Life without music is like life without cheese, tasteless ! I'm now carrying out a pretty (too) ambitious project : a worldtour and documentary project about wastepickers called The Gold Diggers Project (please calm down men, it has nothing to do with what you think). Who are wastepickers ? People who make a living by collecting recyclable waste, and who, consequently increase our recycling rate, fight against waste pollution and contribute to save our primary resources. Despite the fondamental utility of their job, they lack of recognition, and even in some countries (like in France), they suffer from marginalization. My project is in the continuity of my involvement with Parisian wastepickers that I did apart from my job in wind energy. You can learn more about my project : * my website : https://www.thegolddiggersproject.com/ * my youtube channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcw5VH6u7_RphRYUku6YR6w * my facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/thegolddiggersproject/

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Apart from food ( Didn't I say I was gourmand ? :) ), people you meet are what makes a trip, a nice memory. Then for me, CSing is the best way to travel !

Interests

During my free time: sport, watching movies, reading books
Topic of conversation : music, movies, about society and politics...

• books
• concerts
• partying
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• music
• sports
• track and field
• beaches
• mountains
• hicking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music : Rock music (lo fi, progressive, indie, stoner ...), to Classical music (Claude Debussy, Tigran Hamasyan ...), through Electronic music (Bonobo, Todd Terj, Nicolas Jaar ...), Rap music (Gang Starr, Saian Supa Crew ...), Jazz (Snarky Puppy, Herman Duke, Chassol, Thundercat ...), World Music, French music (Francis Cabrel my hero).
I am a huge fan of M.I.A.

Cinema : Independant cinema, Wes Anderson, Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, French cinema, Charlie Chaplin, Josh Brolin, Denis Villeneuve ...
Last films which marked me : Last Days of Summer, Call me By Your Name, Eastern Boys, Funny Game, Jacob's Ladder.

Books : Forty Reasons of Love, Journal d'un Corps, Samarcande, Zulu

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Wow, all trips are amazing ... so let's say the most original moment ...

I danced in the middle of the Shiraz castle's square, with men who were dancing and playing music.
Tourists women joined me. Around 20 smartphones were filming us. Men's eyes were full of admiration and respect, especially because they thought I was Iranian.
Actually, I didn't know what we did was illegal.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am very curious, so I love to know about cultures, and let's say about everything. As a child, I usually made my parents crazy because of my questions
I also love challenges, and to learn new things.
Now, like many urban people of my age, I'd like to learn doing things with my hands !

What I Can Share with Hosts

My sense of humour, of sharing, my dynamism.
Experiences of traveller.
Cooking with people
Spend time with them, while : going out in places they like, watching a film, sharing music.

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Guadeloupe, India, Iran, Italy, Mauritania, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Russian Federation, Réunion, Senegal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Western Sahara

Countries I’ve Lived In

Algeria, France, Sweden