Hello there 🌟

I'm Chris, currently travelling back home (Switzerland) from Japan without flying. It's definitely longer but closer to my ecological values and way more exciting too!

I used CS with the world's best travel partner for a year but since we parted ways, I created a new profile.
🙌You can have a look at our reviews here: "Mathieu & Christelle" (surprisingly often being referred to as "his wife"😅 )

The other day, I received a fortune cookie that said:
"Believe in miracles - they happen everyday." (cheesy, I know)
To remain enthusiastic about life, I try to find sparks of magic in the smallest things and moments of my day. Maybe that's what it's all about.
That same day, I came across another phrase on a storefront:
"Don't listen to people who tell you you can't eat a whole pizza.
You don't need that kind of negativity in your life."
Cheesy in another way. Still, it's a nice motto to live by.

🍄I would describe myself as curious, sensitive and creative. I might be reserved at first, but then I'm cheerful and try to make jokes. Hearing about other people's interests and passions motivates me. I despair of injustice, I'm feminist.
Also, I'm vegetarian (no meat, no fish)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

When I travel, I visit a few tourist sites, but that's not what interests me most.
I prefer to take my time: strolling for hours in a neighborhood or a market, watching people go about their lives from a park bench.
Meeting people in CS gives me a better understanding of what it's like to live there. It gives you a subjective yet important insight into social organization, people's beliefs, their dreams, what motivates them... While also sharing my life, we build a unique interaction.

Interests

🧶🧵I'm a beginner in embroidery, collage and knitting (which I started on this trip).
🎮I enjoy taking photographs, playing board games and video games.
🍝I don't know yet if I'm good at it, but I like cooking.
💃I had practised Rockabilly Jive and Solo Jazz for two years (still very much a beginner). I really enjoy dancing.
🎶 I sing in two choirs and in my shower.
💭I also like listening to podcasts and reading essays. They can be on different subjects, but mainly on sociology, feminism, ecology, cinema and history.
🏔🏓🏊‍♀️I'm not very sporty, although I like going hiking (a good excuse to be in nature) and I'm always down to try new things (the latest being tennis table, played in a sports club in Japan. Everyone looked at my forehand skills with a benevolent smile😆). During this trip, my growing interest turned to swimming, but it's not always easy to find indoor pools. I hope to continue practising it in Switzerland.

Music, Movies, and Books

🎶 I listen to many different things. At the moment, I'm obsessed with KOMPROMAT a French electro-punk duo.
📽So maaaaany movies! Alien, A Monster calls, Pulp Fiction, Memento, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Le Portrait de la Jeune Fille en Feu and Dirty Dancing =)
📖One of my favourite activities. I try to read at least one book from the country I'm visiting (any recommendation would be great!)
💚 Alice Rivaz, Annie Ernaux, Wendy Delorme, Virginie Despentes, Mona Chollet, Corinna Bille, Madeleine Miller, Herbert, Le Guin, Damasio,...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

this journey I guess!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share stories about my travel and my many reflexions about it!I can teach you French and some card games.

What I enjoy a lot is listening about hobbies and interests. I'm quite curious, everything is interesting and worth learning from!

What I Can Share with Hosts

cooking (I like cooking apple pies and lemon curd pies)
laugh (hopefully)
hands for cleaning, gardening
board game partner
watch movies
dancing partner
societal discussions
sports partner (football, volleyball, swimming,... anything!)
knitting, embroidery and collage 💆‍♀️ relaxing moments (with a cup of tea, it's even better)
photography partner
go for a drink
share experiences, ideas, thoughts
chill

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, China, Croatia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway, Portugal, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Switzerland