CURRENT MISSION

Discover, Share, Learn

ABOUT ME

Hey! I'm Elodie and I'm French. I come from Lower Normandy, you know… the "cheese and Mont Saint Michel" land if you see what I mean! After living in Tours for my studies and traveking a bit (especially in Japan), I ended up in Paris, this beautiful city!

I think I’m a curious person, interested in anything I can learn (languages, drawing, art history) and trying to find a place in this strange world.

Benoît:
Hi Everyone ! I'm French, born with wine in Bordeaux. Living in France (extremelly unusual ! :D), Paris.

It's my 3rd year in Paris and my 4th apartement, I like to discover new places even when it's within the city.

Before Paris I had the chance to live in Japan (1 year and a half in Kyoto), studying and working a bit, and South Korea (Seoul).

Those "ancient" times where extremelly interesting, I could exchange almost everything with various people from around the world.

Today I live at the edge of metro line 1, and we would be very happy to welcome you and encourage you to visit our nice and sometimes arrogant city !

PHILOSOPHY

The best way to understand life is to experiment it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Sharing our experiences and culture is probably a good start!
Well ... Wa can also share our food, but at your own risk haha ! :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We hosted CSer

Interests

Elodie:
Travelling, Litterature, Drawing, Photography, Exhibitions, Languages, Handicrafts

Benoît:
Photography, Lomography, Philosophy, Litterature, Opera, Carnivorous plants, Music, Design, Travels, Fauna and Flora

• arts
• culture
• design
• photography
• dining
• wine
• cheese
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• opera
• art history
• history
• languages
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

Directors: S.Coppola, M.Gondry, H.Miyazaki, S.Kubrick, I.Takahata, C.Klapisch, T.Burton, J.Audiard, W.Allen etc.Writers: G.Orwell, E.Zola, M.Kundera, D.Pennac, J.K.Rowling (hehe), S.Zweig, L.Lowry, Y.Mishima, R.Dahl, P.Desproges, A.Nothomb, O.Wilde etc.Groups (rock, pop rock, electro):Air, Bibio, Bjork, PJ Harvey, Eels, Ghinzu, Phoenix, Massive Attack, The XX, Portishead, Radiohead, The Velvet Underground etc.

Benoît:
Among all : Y.Mishima, Y.Kawabata, D.Pennac, Molière, Sempé, J-P.Sartre, S.Zweig

Philosophy: F.Nietzsche, Darwin

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Speak in front of ~100 japanese people whereas we were beginner. It was a quite short speech!

Teach, Learn, Share

We can teach you french if you want to!
And of course, we'll try to answer any question you have about France and our culture.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Japan, South Korea