Ashgabat, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
@solenne
Member since 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!
Interested in Cooking
Fluent in English
Learning Belarusian
Ambassador
The place I traveled to that changed me the most was...
Iraqi Kurdistan
Why I'm on 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 ;)
Music, Movies, and Books
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 :)
One Amazing Thing I've Done
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 ;)
Teach, Learn, Share
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 :)
What I Can Share With Hosts
I will be happy to host in my remote town in Gabon
My Interests
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
