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ABOUT ME

Hi!

I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Social Sciences, enjoying life in Nantes, the most beautiful and lively city of France as everyone knows. I consider myself as an open-minded person (like 90% of people here right ?), always up for a good chat and a good meal with new people. What I like in traveling is discovering all the cultural aspects of the place I'm in, and I think it's necessary to hang out with locals to achieve this goal. My greatest flaw? I sleep a lot, but you'll soon see how energetic I am aside from that!

PHILOSOPHY

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever” could be my motto

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

- 2012: I discovered Couchsurfing thanks to a friend of mine who wanted to organize a trip to Lyon. I had my first experience then while I wasn't registered on the website yet.

- 2013: two weeks of traveling with Couchsurfing, both in France and foreign countries (Belgium, Netherlands)

- 2015: Couchsurfing stay in Seville + meet-up in Cordoba

- 2016: went to some Couchsurfing events + used the hang-out application for the first time in Bucharest

- 2018: I became a host!

Interests

- Social and human sciences (sociology and history above all)
- Arts (photography, literature, cinema, music, exhibitions in general)
- Foreign cultures and traditions
- Making things better (yep that's a hobby)

• photography
• concerts
• reading
• social science
• cinema
• playing ukulele
• museums
• exhibition

Music, Movies, and Books

Music : Bob Dylan, Beirut, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Django Django, Lescop, No Blues, Christine and the Queens...

Movies : Arizona Dream, No Country for Old Men, Persepolis, Comme un Avion, The Lobster, Paterson...

Books : french writers like Romain Gary, Boris Vian, Jean Cocteau but also writers like Jeffrey Eugenides (The Marriage Plot is my fav)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Walking on the top of Pyla's Dune, with no tourists around, in the darkness of Christmas' Eve
- Biking around Bristol's beautiful harbourside, with its golden river at sunset time
- Eating wonderful greek food after swimming in the warm sea of Balos, Crete
- Waving at the Hamish cows of Scotland, in the middle of a James Bond's landscape
- Listening to an organ concert in the Meszquita - Catedral of Cordoba
- Chasing pelicans at the Danube Delta with a fisherman's motorboat

But actually I like to enjoy simple things even while travelling. Nothing makes me happier than having a good meal and a nice walk in a warm city by night.

What I Can Share with Hosts

When I'm a traveler, I can cook world food from Algeria, Senegal, India, ... And also some french food, even though I'm less gifted in this field (weirdly enough). I usually bring some sweets from France to my hosts, because even though I don't know how to cook them, they're truly delicious !

I'm an enthusiastic person always eager to play board games and have a good chat, sharing some views about society

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, England, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Romania, Switzerland, United Kingdom