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Overview

  • 13 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning German, Spanish
  • 38, Female
  • Member since 2012
  • Biologist working part time in a NGO / and Marine Mammal ...
  • Biologist /Marine Mammal Observer
  • From Yverdon-les-Bains, Vaud, Switzerland
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Enjoy life and discover who I am :-)

ABOUT ME

I think I am an open mind girl who like travelling, adventure and discover new things!

PHILOSOPHY

On n'a qu'une vie (du moins a priori) alors mieux vaut en profiter et ne rien regretter!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love travelling, meeting new people and culture.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have met a lot of extraordinary people by couchsurfing, mainly by Cs events but also when I was staying in a housemates and welcoming couch surfer (Pedra Sina residence in Madeira) or couchsailing in Malaysia.

Interests

I am passionate about whales and dolphins, travel, photography, nature, yoga, meditation, sustainable development and self improvement.

  • wildlife
  • photography
  • yoga
  • traveling
  • camping
  • swimming
  • biology
  • science
  • beaches
  • whales
  • dolphins

Music, Movies, and Books

Le Cinquième Rêve de Patrice van Eersel
The Power of Now - A New Earth - Eckart Tollé
My octopus teacher

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Taking care of a castle in France
Living with bedouins in Petra, Jordan
Vipassana in India and discover Auroville
Living in La Reunion
Swim during the night surrounded by photoluminescent Plankton in Railay Beach, Thailand.
Salar of Uyuni in Bolivia
Hitchhiking in Hawaii and being host in the Aloha spirit.
Swimming with a particular dolphin in Bunbury
Having a helicopter ride with a wildlife pilot in South Africa
Doing a safari in Chitwan National Park in Nepal
Sleeping in the desert of Jaisalmer- India
Swimming in the Aare in Switzerland every summer.
Seeing the piton de la Fournaise in Éruption in la Reunion.

Teach, Learn, Share

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If you need any advice about Switzerland, Madeira, Australia, la Reunion or some countries where I have traveled don't hesitate to ask me.

If you want to improve your French and help me with my English or Spanish, just contact me!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I used to live in Bern but since 3 years I am living in La Reunion Island.

I am often travelling for my works and not often at home, but you can drop me a line with pleasure to catch up in la Reunion or around the world 🤗.

Regarding Bern...

Top places free and/or cheap in Bern:
For the view: Münster and Rosengarten
For Nature: Walking/swimming along the Aare from Eichholz camping to Lorraine Bad
For Swimming : Marzili and Lorraine Bad (free)
For the city: anywhere in the old town
For eating cheap and fair : Ass Bär (second hand bakery) & Gmüse garten (second hand shop for vegetables) in the old town.
For second hand shopping : Bärner Brocki (the best in my opinion, but there is many other in Bern).
You can rent bicycle for free or for a very low cost in several point in the city (in exchange of an ID card) in Summer. one of the sation is near the Hirschengraben station.

There is several flea market (Flohmarkt) like the one the first Sunday of the month in the Reitschule or the third Saturday of every month from May to Oktober in the matte (Mühlenplatz).
And the market days are every Tuesday and Saturday at the Waisenhausplatz and Bärenplatz.
Nice alternative Bar: Thurnalle, Reitschule, café du Nord
Nice hotel: Landhaus
Places to eat traditional Swiss specialties: like rösti, cheese fondue, raclette: Loetschberg and Tramdepot (Swiss price :-)).
Places to eat well: Aarbergerhof, der Thurm.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, France, French Guiana, Greenland, India, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nepal, Norway, Peru, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, Iceland, Portugal, Réunion, Switzerland, United States Minor Outlying Islands

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