Working in a documentary festival in Paris, in love with Mediterranean and East Asian culture (Greece and China specifically), love music, nature, history and learning!

Love discovering new thoughts and feelings, discussing about life and art, psychology and people and so on.

Other than that, when I am in nature (most of the time whatever the scenery is) I am amazed by how simple it is to feel the beauty and the moment.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I constantly think that one's soul is not to survive without renewing itself. I am quite afraid to stop discovering and learning new things about life. One of the best ways to overcome this fear for me is to try and learn from people and cultures; try and understand social norms and thoughts. That's why I enjoy the most to connect to people and listen to their stories.

Interests

• arts
• literature
• theater
• concerts
• dancing
• drinking
• music
• blues
• hiking
• volleyball
• languages
• travelling
• cinema
• nature
• chinese
• friends
• freedom
• wilderness
• funk
• china
• kung fu
• sun
• punk
• wisdom
• chinese language
• french language

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I like James Brown, Pearl Jam, System of a Down, Buddy Holly, Toots and Maytals, Ruhi Su, Cui Jian (崔健) , Buena Vista Social Club, Büyük Ev Ablukada, Otis Redding, Ali Farka Touré, Athena, Huun Huur Tu

Movies: Stalker, catch me if you can, dogville, into the wild, the wild pear tree, lots of animations from miyazaki, coffee and cigarettes, dead man walking, total eclipse (about Rimbaud), some kim ki duk movies, 12 angry men, wes anderson movies, volver, istanbul under my wings

Books: I am really influenced still from the Surrealist Manifesto of André Breton. I like the books of André Gide, I like "Walden Lake" by H. David Thoreau (a lot), I like Dostoyevsky, I like plays by J.P. Sartre, I like Orhan Pamuk ( especially a strangeness in my mind), last temptation of christ (Kazantzakis) ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I was a student I had the chance to direct a play (the Blinds my Maeterlinck) and I failed hard. But it was an amazing experience with a lot of creativeness, sharing, learning about each other and about oneself and lastly putting imagination and passion at work.

I had taught English in an orphanage in China. Playing with the kids/the connection and love that we managed to build at the end of the year is so precious to me.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Experience and culture: Turkey, China, France

Travels and stories (all below)

All my interests

I can teach beginner 8 step praying mantis kung fu :)

Languages

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, France, Turkey