ABOUT ME

Hi ! I'm Sarah, alias Sissi an adventurous person. I like to challenge myself and to be out of my comfort zone. Like to learn and try new things.
I grew up in a multicultural atmosphere. Lived in different countries during the past years. I like meeting people from everywhere and knowing more about their culture. I'm always eager to have great discussions on every subject.

PHILOSOPHY

Travel is the best way to discover and better understand other cultures. I like meeting new people who become friends for life. I do think that each person is unique and has something in particular to offer to the world and to the others.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like to visit new places and to feel the atmosphere of the place I visit by meeting locals.

Interests

I am a big animal lover, especially, great apes 🦧 🦍
Passionate about travel, inspired by nature and in love with encounters. Love people, words and spicy food.
I like taking pictures to immortalize moments of life.
I'm interested in history, heritage & culture, as that shapes our world and is at core of our identity!

• animals
• culture
• writing
• photography
• politics
• traveling
• socializing
• history
• watersports
• food and drinks

Music, Movies, and Books

Here is the small selection

BOOKS
Ce que le jour doit à la nuit, Yasmina Khadra ; Le cerf-volant de Kaboul, Khaled Hosseini; Les identités meurtrières, Amin Maalouf; l’alchimiste, Paulo Coelho

MUSIC
Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Beatles, Jacques Brel, Manu Chao, Gnawa diffusion, Ray Charles, Wu-tang Clan, Charles Aznavour, Marvin Gaye, Georges Brassens, Queen, Lauryn Hill, IAM, Lomepal, FKJ, Damso, Bebel Gilberto, etc..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I hitchhiked in Albania, Ethiopia, Laos, Borneo and Papua !
Canyoning the hidden canyon in Ubud, Bali
Meeting Dani tribe in Papua.
Diving/ snorkeling for 3 days around komodo National Park, Lombok.
A 4 days trek along the Inle Lake in Myanmar.
A week around Omo valley in Ethiopia meeting the diversity of Ethiopian tribes

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: Algerian and French to people who want to learn my mother tongue

Learn: the culture and the stories of locals when visiting a city.

Share: my love for The world ; the way I see it ; my culture through music, Algerian & French history, the habits of Algerian & French people and so on.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My enthusiasm, my joy of living, my wanderings in the world. My taste for adventure!

https://www.sissi-traveltips.com/
My travel blog that brings together my feedback from crazy experiences, many useful tips and my inspirations journeys to the end of the world.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Laos, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Algeria, Austria, Ethiopia, France, Mauritania