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Overview

  • 83 references 51 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Polish; learning German, Russian
  • 29, Female
  • Member since 2018
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About Me

I am half French and half Polish which drives completely my personality and behavior. This double culture is the reason why I am so keen on learning from the other, compare our habits and cultural differences as well as speaking English (which I know from experience is pretty rare for a French).

During summer 2018 :
- I had my first solo road trip through Eastern and Central European countries
- I joined the CS community
- I became vegetarian and I am totally in to learn new recipes (also on my to do list to become a great cook).

2019-2022
I lived a year in Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) and two years in Luxembourg. This was related to my work in the field of construction.

2023-2024
Just came back from a gap year (left my job, left everything, took my backpack etc). I spent 6 months around Central Asia, Mongolia and Russia. The following 6 months I was in the Middle East/ GCC countries.

September 2024 - Settled down in Montreal (Canada) for a new construction project.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to meet new people around and exchange our travels and experiences abroad !

Interests

Walk around cities and parcs, check nice architecture, discover nice veggie restaurants and cafes, do pictures of my food and post it on instagram (I know, nobody is perfect), short hikes around cities overall TAKE THE TIME TO TAKE TIME 🕰️

  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • hiking
  • travelling
  • vegetarian food
  • vodka
  • slow travel
  • landscape photography

Music, Movies, and Books

Classical music to rest , mainstream and techno to party.

I used to read a lot when I was younger but dropped it totally for Netflix unfortunately.

I like very much to go to the cinema to see either French action movies or American dramas. (Not a fan at all of super heroes Marvel movies). I also like to attend classical music concerts and ballets.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- I jumped from a 80m crane above a river only attached by my ankles (had bruises for a week) (Poland)
- I went on a spontaneous party night from Tulcea to Vama Veche (Romania)
- I did a 33km night trek in the Belgian country side.
- I drove more than 6000km on a road trip in Oman most of the time solo
- Travelled 16000km by train for a total of 12 days spent inside the train (Russia)
- Visited Saudi Arabia for 2 months and had there the best time in my life with local people
- Left my job to travel

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share more and more travelling stories from CS to spontaneous meetings.

Of course I can try to cook something for you but don’t except Michelin star dish.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Luxembourg, Poland, Turkmenistan

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