Ashgabat, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
@solenne
Miembro desde 2007
CURRENT MISSION Ending up somewhere between the post-Soviet world, Africa and the Middle East ;) ABOUT ME I love traveling, hitchhiking and living abroad! I can spend hours looking at maps and dreaming... I also love learning languages, meeting new people, talking, dreaming, hiking, biking,...! These are now 22 years that I don't live in my motherland, living every year in a different country and I enjoy it a lot. I never feel homesick and never get tired of traveling. I guess I'll continue for long because I want to explore as many places as possible and still many remaining, like Africa, South America, Antarctica, Oceania, etc ;). But I must say that my favorite places so far are the Russian-speaking world, from Central Asia to the Caucasus, the Middle-East and Africa :). It is a few years that I am teaching French as a second language. This job have given me the chance to live for a few months in many countries and not very common places like Belarus, Iranian Kurdistan or Yakutia, where I was often the only foreigner around. From August 2025 you will find me living and working in Turkmenistan again and I will certainly stay here for 2 or 3 years. Unfortunately I am unable to help for Turkmen LOI or visa, but, if you happen to be around, I will be very glad to invite you for a tea, a plov, a beer, a ride or a hike ;) My instagram: instagram.com/solenne.horellou Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/solenne.horellou YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UC_6dgq9BUf2ZbYZLvVuG3Tg?view_as=subscriber Twitter: @SolenneHorellou WeChat ID: Solenka3 PHILOSOPHY I try to enjoy each day and to do a lot. There are so many great places to see and great people to meet!
Interesado en Cocina
Fluente en Inglés
Aprendiendo Bielorruso
Embajador
El lugar al que viajé que más me cambió fue...
Iraqi Kurdistan
Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I surf a lot when I am traveling. When I settle in a new place, CS groups are also a great way to connect with local people, find helpful people and make friends. I love hosting and refuse only if it's impossible. I have organized CS meetings and events in my hometown, but also in other places where I lived. I truly love CS because it has definitely changed my life, for better. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE Regular user of CS and HC :-)), more often hosted than hosting. CS is like a drug ;)
Música, películas y libros
I love plenty of different movies, music styles and books and I usually try to get into the movies, music and literature of the place/country where I am living. But, as to books, a big plus for travelogues/books about travels :)
Una cosa increíble que he hecho
HITCHHIKING!!!!! I love it! Hitchhiked from -45 to 45°C, under snow, rain, wind, etc ;), in mountains as in deserts, in big cities as in the middle of nowhere, wherever in Mexico, Siberia, Thailand, Middle-East and all over Europe ;)
Enseña, aprende, comparte
I can teach French (supposedly my main job :) and some other languages. I can cook, tell travel stories, teach how to hitchhike or survive abroad. I love talking :)
Lo que puedo ofrecer a los hosts
I will be happy to host in my remote town in Gabon
Mis intereses
I love LIFE, traveling and people! I also love cinema, photography, cooking, talking for hours, hitchhiking, CS/HC, hiking, mountains, skiing, biking, meeting people and friends. I can hardly stay for long doing nothing and I hate routine. Some little interviews, articles and video: https://www.globestoppeuse.com/autostoppeuses-fantastiques-solenne/ https://forgingsignificance.com/solenne/ https://99fm.iwits.me/uncategorized/a-hitchhikers-account-of-namibia/ https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/actu/douze-ans-sur-la-route-pour-l-inlassable-auto-stoppeuse http://www.akb.bzh/spip.php?article1204&lang=fr https://dinwadunia.ma/contributeur/ https://interviewsculture.wordpress.com/2018/05/08/solenne-quand-je-disais-que-jetais-francaise-le-visage-des-gens-silluminait/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_6dgq9BUf2ZbYZLvVuG3Tg https://www.facebook.com/productionsabstract/videos/2163701863877763/ http://news.ykt.ru/mobile/article/80113 https://fr.sputniknews.com/amp/russie/201811221039009307-francaise-solenne-horollou-siberie-yakoutie/?fbclid=IwAR0zI6AWI8oiVW4OAQiycqQ5MNWKki8AMwZpzu-QzN6O-hT6_XUDaOqTs8w https://www.alarabiya.net/ar/saudi-today/2019/12/14/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%B4-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A3%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%88%D9%82-%D8%AC%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%86