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 living in an small eco-community in the Cévennes (a small mountain region in France, 30min away by car from the small city Les Vans). I’m currently taking some time off and I am working on a small project of creating a children book about antispeciesism and friendship on an beginners level and getting my driving licence - I know finally after 32 years haha.

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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 am really into reflecting into reading, listening to podcasts, walking in the nature, listening to music, watercolor, and reflecting and challenging my perspective of life, spirituality and relationships.

I am living in a house in Elze (Malons et Elze) 30min away from Les vans by car. The house is located in a national park, so there is not much to do aside of hiking, and going to the river in the summer.

I have a spare room for quest with a double bed :)

Pourquoi je suis sur 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 cultures 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 couchsurfing and I hope I will be able to meet even more people.

Centres d'intérêt

Acro-yoga, Transpersonal psychology, sociology, nature, Buddhism, Christianity, 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.

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

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'homme, Ces jours qui disparaissent, ...

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

Surprise ... :-)

Ce que j'aimerais partager avec mes hôtes

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.

Pays que j'ai visités

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

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

Belgium, England, Finland, France