Born and raised in France, then moved to California 8 years ago to work on artificial intelligence research and software engineering. I took a year-long sabbatical in 2019, driving through 35 US states in a camper van, and flew to 3 other continents. I now live in the Santa Cruz mountains in the middle of the forest.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I started hosting guests at my previous apartment in the San Francisco area after seeing how hard it is for travelers to find affordable temporary housing in this are. I also love to hear about other traveler's stories and points of views. Now that I moved to the Santa Cruz mountains, I'm happy to share this unique natural environment with others.

Read/listen to a couchsurfer's experience staying at the yurt: https://www.bsoundarya.com/my-yurt-escapade/

Interests

Photography, urban exploring, music production, programming.

• arts
• photography
• music
• engineering
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Electronic (DnB, Techno, Dubstep, Hardcore, Ambient, IDM). Brief career in music production and DJing many years ago
Books: sci-fi and non-fiction

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- I climbed on top of the Bay Bridge, twice
- I organized a secret art show in an abandoned San Francisco bunker
- I explored dozens of miles of tunnels under Paris
- I have been to Burning Man 5 times
- I had the pleasure to work with some iconic San Francisco personalities in the arts and technology

Teach, Learn, Share

I can talk for hours about many of my hobbies (photography, music, programming), and I am always curious about new ones.
I can also teach you French, obviously :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

My hobbies, stories, secret and amazing local places

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Macao, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, China, France, United Kingdom, United States