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Overview

  • 3 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning German, Italian
  • 41, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • No occupation listed
  • No education listed
  • From Paris
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

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ABOUT ME

I come from Paris. I love travelling, and the best that can happen to me is to work abroad, because the way I like to discover a country is to stay there for at least a year, learn languages and about other cultures, and meet many people there!

PHILOSOPHY

Happiness is a state of mind. It is up to us to be wise enough to see it when we have it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I can surf and host, but the best for me is to share experience about the cities I live in. I also like to share my travel experiences :)

Interests

I love sports, learning languages and hanging out with my friends.
I also really enjoy handcrafting my stuff and cooking

  • arts
  • cooking
  • meditation
  • traveling
  • sports
  • martial arts
  • archery
  • languages
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I listen to almost anything you can (more or less!) call rock. It can range from Tom Mc Rae or Damien Rice to the Queens of the stoneage, a perfect circle, Nine Inch Nails or the smashing pumpkins. I spontaneously don't listen to other styles but I am very open minded so I'm ready to hear anything! Especially since for me music is strongly related to moments or states of mind.
As for books, to keep it short I will just say my favorite author is Stefan Zweig for his point of view on human behaviour and his great style.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A few months ago, I spend a month in a Korean temple, living (almost!) in the ways of the monks. Between meditation times, there were martial arts trainings and everyday either archery or walks in the mountains. This was the most healthy and soothing and recentering exprience I have ever lived. The people I met there all had different reasons to be there but everyone could feel the peacefulness of the lifestyle. It was hard sometimes, but it made me grow and put things in perspective.

Teach, Learn, Share

I kind of have a passion for languages. So I guess this makes the most natural thing for me to exchange. But I also have a few French recipies up my sleeve that I would just love to share!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Italy, South Korea, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Italy, United States

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