Hola! Bonjour! Hai!Ni hao! Well, hello everyone! I'm Mélisa, 33,from Mauritius!Other than that I’d rather let you be the judge of this ! 🌞

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I enjoy travelling and immersing myself in local cultures, activities and things that are different from what I’m usually used to. As challenging as it may sometimes be, I like things that push me out of my comfort zone so that I can learn and grow 🌱Then yeaaahhh I also read that it was a good way of getting some off the beaten track recommendations. Who can say no to these?!

Interests

I like anything related to art and design. I also like outdoors and curious about most things in general.

Music, Movies, and Books

I'd say, Music: It depends of the mood but there’s this one song that always brings lots of joy whatever the mood is : Good For Me from Above and Beyond.

Films: I love a good thriller, nice story line that have you hooked like Rear Window, Shutter Island or Silence of the lamb. I’m also a lover of love so I do enjoy a bit of romance and films that move you to the core such as Amélie, Atonement, The painted veil , The conductor or The boy in striped pyjamas and Finding Nemo? Haha

And Books: I’m a kid at heart, The Little Prince ( Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ) will forever be my number 1.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I like the ocean, fish and sharks so I guess these are among the most memorable ones : A fisherman taught me how to spot wild/ untamed whale sharks at sea and how to approach, get close to them. Then stumbling on 10-12 reef sharks while free diving , it was a little scary at first but then all you see is their magnificence. 🦈✨

Teach, Learn, Share

I could show you how to draw /paint, some french or how to cook some Mauritian food! That's all I can think of at the moment but I'm sure there'll be much more once we get to know each other or talking …

A driving playlist? Let’s carpool sing 🎵 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/17WSq3T1ZWDMmj6LtROJ3N?si=nrpPva7QTame6J0KUdB8Fw&pi=e-pGPeOBlxSJS7 feel free to share yours ! (:

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, Réunion, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Malaysia, Mauritius, United Kingdom