I am a French woman living in Guatemala for a few years. I'm a cultural journalist./I lived in Spain, Portugal, Ecuador and Peru. I have friends all over the world. I have always lived in shared apartment (with Spanish, American, German, Australian and Portuguese and Ecuadorian people).I traveled all over Europe (Sweden, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, + 10 other countries, saw the Northern Lights in Iceland, make the way to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, ...) in Africa (only in Algeria, before discovering more!) and Central America (diving in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica)
The year 2017 is a year of great change as I am going world-trip to meet artists and attend cultural events for my work. But I can not travel without knowing the locals and talking, cooking, partying, visiting, drinking coffee, walking, laughing ....I am convinced that conversing and practicing is the only way to learn a language well and to know each country.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have spent the last 10 years traveling (for my studies, work or pleasure) and it is very important for me to integrate myself into the life of the inhabitants of the country.
In 2017, I do a world trip. I write for international cultural magazines. I will meet artists and attend cultural events. I do not have work schedules or really definite schedules. I want to ENJOY this trip 100%.
However, I want to take time to walk, to visit, to talk, to drink a coffee, to laugh, to party, to cook, with the people who will share a moment of their life with me.

Interests

• arts
• culture
• literature
• performing arts
• street art
• photography
• music festivals
• cooking
• meditation
• walking
• traveling
• music
• sports
• swimming
• extreme sports
• art history
• journalism
• road trips
• adventure travel
• parks
• cinema
• nature
• friends
• dance
• party
• media
• artist
• art galleries
• city
• journalist

Music, Movies, and Books

With all the trips I have made, it is very difficult to choose a kind of music that I like. I'm an eclectic person (opera, classical music, pop music, folk, salsa, cumbia, hip-hop, fado, flamenco, etc. But if I can dance .... it's better !
I like the old classics of American, French, Spanish... cinema. There are so many choices.
I love the independent cinema even if a good blockbuster does not hurt.
But I think, I have a favorite movie. It is the Japanese movie directed in 2008 by Yōjirō Takita: "Departures". A pearl of Japanese cinema!
For literature, I am interested in all genres (biography, history, essay, poetry, theater, art, photography, travel .....) I am a curious and bookworm. I have books in French, English, Portuguese and Spanish.
I even have a book in Polish (while I do not read Polish). I took it from a bar in Warsaw because I loved its book cover!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Diving in Honduras / plongée sous-marine au Honduras/ Bucear en Honduras

-To slip a cable hundreds of meters above a river in Ecuador/ Canopy au-dessus d'une fleuve en Equateur/ Canopy encime de une rio en Ecuador

- To make the way of Saint-Jacques de Compostelle with a stranger/ Faire le chemin de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle avec un étranger/ Hacer el camino de Santiago de Compostela con un extrano

- Living with 25 strangers in a house in Iceland (photographic workshop)/ Vivre avec 25 étrangers dans une maison en Islande(Atelier de photo)/ Vivir con 25 jovenes de diferentes paises en una casa en Islandia

-Surfing in Lima (Peru)/ Surfer au Pérou/ Surfear en el Peru

- Paragliding in Peru/ Parapente au Pérou/

-Semana Santa in Spain/ Semaine Sainte en Espagne/ Semana Santa en Espana

- Backpacking in Europe with a friend/ Voyager en sac à dos avec un ami / Irme de viaje en mochila con un amigo

- Art festivals (Guatemala, Costa Rica....)/ festivals

- Living in 5 different countries before my 30th birthday/ Vivre avant mes 30ans dans 5 pays différents/ Vivir antes de mis 30 anos en 5 paises diferentes

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach french! / Learn everything (languages, play music,.....)!/ Share my love of art, travel, ....! = All in a good atmosphere

What I Can Share with Hosts

I know (a little) cooking, (much) going for a walk, drinking a coffee, ... (passionately) visiting the most unimaginable places and experiencing unique, (crazy) dancing, talking about art, travel and all other themes ... (not at all) bore me, play an instrument (but I can learn!), be an artist (but I can try)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Poland, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Ecuador, France, Guatemala, Peru, Portugal, Spain