Hi I'm Vanessa.

I was born and have been living in France for twenty odd years. I am polyglot as I speak French and Cantonese Chinese. I speak English fluently and have been working on my Mandarin Chinese.

I will be glad to talk to anyone about France and French culture and any topicz really.
I am not all that knowledgeable about Paris and its history, geography but I will be glad to show you around Paris if I am available. I have been to a lot of Parisian museums and know most of the touristic places. And if you are a foodie like me, I can recommend some good local restaurants and coffee shops . I also enjoy going to CS meetups in Paris and around, that's how I recently met my new awesome friends x).

Thanks for reading my profile.
Cheers :)

Vanessa.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I couchsurfed once with a friend three years ago in Binche, Belgium. Since I was accompanying her, I didn't know much about couchsurfing until doing it. The host had a private room and air mattress for two and bought us a drink. The trip were short but fulfulling.
When I shared this experience to my brother, he became interesting in this form of travel and have since been to many countries and meet couchsurfers from all over the world.
Now that I have finished my studies, I really want experience travelling more through CS, be in touch with locals, make friends and overall make connections with people from over the world :)

Interests

Mostly I enjoy grandma type things like cooking, baking, reading, taking naps and on.
But I can be very energetic too. I live for great food and music and of course sharing those moments with friends or any friendly person.
I also enjoy free and/or cheap good deals like going to a classical performance for free (oh yes you can in Paris) or going to a free event.

• concerts
• italian food
• cooking
• baking
• mexican food
• walking
• anime
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• language exchange
• eating
• tv series
• manga
• korean food
• making friends
• french food
• journaling
• japanese culture
• pastries
• hiking,

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Many genres! I listen to pop, pop rock, indie rock, folk rock, ballads, electro-pop, electro-swing, instrumentals/soundtracks in English, and sometimes Chinese, Japanese and Korean music. But rock is my biggest love of all. Lately I got into classical music and jazz. I really enjoy going to concerts and classical performances too.

Books: I don't read as much as I want. I have been reading in English for the last few years to improve my English and it is also more comfortable/interesting to read the original version. Genres like young adult novels, self help and educational books. I like using Audible with books to listen the accents and experience the book vividly.

Tv: Watch American, English, Korean and Japanese tv shows. My latest obsessions are Orphan black, Outlander, GoT and many more.
I am also a big fan of anime & manga. My all time favorite is One piece.

Movies: Too many favourites to mention. I like action, adventure, sci-fi, comedy, drama. I also go to the cinemas often.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I do not know if it is amazing or not but I lived in Shanghai for one year when I was 20 year old. I climbed for 8 hours the famous Yellow mountains. I also went to Harbin during winter time when the average temperature was minus 25 degress celsius! Considering that I am very cold sensitive, this trip was such a "fresh" experience.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach basic and intermediate French as I am French native and also have a Bachelor degree in lingustics. Languages are my passion <3

I would like to learn more languages, a few words to learning full time. For example I self-taught Korean but my level is very basic so I am always happy to practice with locals.

If I could, I would be happy to cook you a meal or two. Though not a great cook, I can cook and bake if I have a recipe available. My specialities are Japanese, Chinese, French and Italian food.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I cannot currently host anyone as I don't have my own place yet.
I can however meet up with anyone who wants to meet me.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Liechtenstein, Macao, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, France