Hi everyone :)

I'm Mélissa. I'm 26 and I live in the center of Brussels.

After living two years in Spain (Barcelona/Girona) for my studies, I came back in my small hometown but quiet and cows were not my thing anymore. So I decided to go to live to the city. Therefore I moved to Brussels and I've been loving the city since the very beginning. Why? This city is not that big, it's actually a small size city but has the advantages of it. And most of all, it's a surprising multicultural city.

I work in an association helping migrants and I mainly teach them French. That way they can easilyier handle their life with autonomy. I also am in charge of the "homeworks school" for kids of the neighbourhood. My job amazes me day after day. I rub shoulders with many different cultures which I learn from, and those people have guided me to become a better human being.

I also hosted guys visiting Brussels the past few years. I met people from Spain, Germany, Poland, UK, Ireland, Canada... And wow, I can't get enough of this!

My love for discovering cultures is also translated by my love of travelling. I frequently am on the road to discover our wonderful planet. And when I do, I want to live as locals do. I've been travelling mainly in Europe and I went to Brazil too :) Next step is the amazing Egypt!

What else? I follow my intuition when I have to take decisions. I also medidate, not enough but I do my best ! I also train capoeira wich is the greatest sport ever: making friends who turn being your family, learning portuguese and samba beside the martial art itself. I went to Bahia and Recife in February 2017 :) AXE total!

I like spending time reading, watching series, crafting, knitting, learning new languages. I fluently speak english and spanish, my monther tongue is french! I can handle italian, catalan, dutch and portuguese :) I love learning new languages and I'm currently trying to know arabic !

Currently in holiday, I'm looking for discovering how locals live all around the world. I'm looking forward to meeting you guys.

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If you read me till here, I guess you now know a bit about me. I'll read your page too so I won't send any extra long messages describing me as everything is said here :) let's be as simple as possible in the wisdom and gratitude ❤️

instagram: petitmelissa006

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Well I am here cause it's obviously a great way to meet new people and cultures while you're travelling. I love wandering and most of all I love living what locals do so please, show me.

Interests

Reading, listening to music, walks in the nature, DIY, cooking, yoga, meditation, my cat Brandon, partying, chilling with friends, capoeira..

• cats
• diy
• capoeira
• cooking
• yoga
• meditation
• walking
• partying
• movies
• reading
• music
• sports
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Alternative RnB, Reggae, Rap-Rave music, indie pop...

Belgian cinema is great: have a look to Felix Van Groeningen's work.
And as long as a movie is made to show a particular universe and teach something, I'll watch it.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I turned vegan in 2015 and I do capoeira <3

Teach, Learn, Share

I could teach french and spanish as well. And I'd love to cook my amazing lemon pie 🍋

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cooking while talking about how we can revolutionnate the world.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Spain