Hi :-)
I am Dounia, from Flanders, the Dutch speaking part of Belgium.
I've been living for quite a long time in France, at first I came for my bachelor and Master in Sociology and then I stayed along ;-)
I’m currently taking some time off before moving to an eco-community in the Cévennes (a small mountain region in France, 30min away by car from the small city Les Vans), where I’ll be working with friends on a permaculture garden project, simultaneously I study transpersonal Pyschology.

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I love discovering new places, meeting new people and cultures and I love sharing too :)

I enjoy talking about different life experiences and travelling experiences. I'm always up to share different points of view, different live styles, debates, music, food, culture or just a smile.

For the moment, I'm pretty much into yoga, reading, folk dance and I just discovered acro-yoga and might be interested to discover much more about it.

Soon I will be living in a little house in Elze (Malons et Elze) 30min away from Les vans by car.
I am living with some friends of mine, in a national park, so there is not much to do aside of hiking, getting to know each other, sharing a meal or going for a swim in the river, but if you are excited about those things your always welcome.
I have a spare room with an extra bed for hosting ;-) And if you have any question don't hesitate.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because it is an amazing way of meeting people, different cultures and traveling :)
Couchsurfing is great experience to get to know new people from different horizons ^^
I think it is amazing because you get in touch with people from different culutres and background. It is a way to become more open-minded towards new situations and persons. It is a great possibility to travel trough stories of other people and to share our own stories with others.

I already met many amazing people though couchsurging and I hope I will be able to meet even more people.

Interests

Acro-yoga, Transpersonal psychology, sociology, nature, Buddhism, veganisme, education, zoology, illustration, vegan food, folkdansing, yoga and much more :)

• culture
• illustrations
• concerts
• education
• vegan
• yoga
• meditation
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• hiking
• camping
• teaching
• gender studies
• sociology
• nature
• buddhism
• tantra
• veganism
• acroyoga
• culture exchange
• rawfood
• folk dance
• nature walks
• zoology
• transpersonal psychology
• cisv
• psychology.

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Sona Jobarthe, Léonard CohenArtic Monkeyrs, Manu Chao, AnnenMaykantereit, Amadou et Mariam, Danit, Ayla Schaffer, Billie Holiday, Cat Stevens, Jackson C. France, Abalye Cissoko & Volker Goetze, Billie Holuday, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Ben Howard, Andrew Bird, Tool, System of a down, Bach, Anouar Brahem, Simon and Garfunkel, Jethro Tull, Nico, Melanie De Biasio, , Jake Bugg, Rodriguez, Ben Howard, David Bowie, CocoRozie, Petit Biscuit, Jack Johnson..
of course it is not possible to list here everything ;-)

books: "Deschooling Society" (Yvan Illich) ",, "Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill" of Mathieux Ricard, "Rhinocéros" of Ionesco, "A Book of Life" (Martin Gray) "The earth children" of J.M Auel, "Summerhill" (d'A.S. Neill), "Le petit prince", "Le deuxième sexe II" (Simone de Beauvoir), Nothing to Envy (Barbara Demick), "No death no fear" (Thich Nhat Hanh), "Drama in the Womb" (Alfred and Bettina Austermann) , Royal Assassin (Robin Hobb), Hunt Gather parent ( Michaeleen Doucleff)

Movies: Isle of Dog (Wes Anderson), Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke (Hayo Miyazaki) District 9, The Danish Girl, La Belle Verte, Her, Poesia Sin Fin (Jodorowsky), Compartment No. 6, Harold and Maud, Dances with Wolves

Comics: Persepolis, SOS bonheur, L' Arabe du Futur, Le bleue est une couleur chaude, De maagd en de neger, Habibi, Peau d'Âne, ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Surprise ... :-)

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love sharing my experiences about Steiner school pedagogy, veganism and much more.
I am glad to share my enthusiasm around a drink, a meal or a walk.

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, England, Finland, France