Hi! My name is Lucie, I'm 24 and I'm from France. I graduated last june with a Master degree in Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology and I decided not to pressure myself or rush to find a job/ settle down. I want to take my time, grow and I want to take the opportunity to experience different things.

My next destination is the Philippines and I feel very happy and lucky!

I'm open-minded, respectful and responsible. I'm a very smiling, caring and not a complicated person.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

I think meeting new people is one of the best thing about traveling. You can discover incredible people and share moments that you will remember forever. When I travel it's important to me to take the opportunity to spend some time in a same place (thanks to Workaway or Couchsurfing for example) to meet people and get the chance to experience something more meaningful than simply visiting touristy places.

Interessen

About the things I enjoy...
I choose to study psychology because I care for people and it was important for me to have a job that allows me to try to support others in some ways. I'm very empathic and sensible to solidarity. As a psychologist, I have experience working with adults and children dealing with mental illness or disabilities. My tesis was about depression and I was working on a group-therapy treatment program that includes psychoeducation, mindfulness-therapy, art-therapy, sport and nutrition to support depressed patients (especially those who can't or don't want to follow a medication treatment, or if the medication isn't working). In my free time I also volunteer.

Growing up with my dad playing/writing music and my mom painting in their spare time, I like art in its many forms. I played violin for many years, now curently learning piano. I also love photography, dance and movies. I'm a believer in the many benefits of art in therapy!

I really love cooking, sharing a meal and learning recipes from others. Especially if it includes fresh seasonal products and vegetarian-friendly meals! (But I want to mention: I don't judge people who are not vegetarian, I'm really open-minded about it and if it's not possible to eat vegetarian I will adapt myself, no problem)

I like being active and I especially enjoy outdoors activites such as kayaking, skiing, running, horse-back riding... and I love hiking!

Travel is something that is always on my mind. I'm grateful for my family, who gave me the love for travel when I was younger, going around in Europe or even in France (I do believe there isn't always the need to go far to see beautiful landscapes/cities and experience a different way of living) and as I grew up I started to travel with friends. As much I love it, I enjoy traveling on my own aswell, and I love what it brings to me and the people I get to meet.
One thing about traveling: mass tourism and what is does to the environment scares me. But I realise through the years that I don't have to follow this same path, there is many ways to travel, and I can find a way to travel that suits me and my values more.
I think my mind set when I travel is more to go somewhere without specific expectations or plan, live the moment, without any rush or check-list of the "30 must visit spots". Quality over quantity. I like the idea of taking the opportunity of immersing yourself in the way of living of the people who host you.
Studying one year in Bologna (Italy), and 2 years in Bruxelles (Belgium) was also a way for me to experience other countries while getting my degree

• photography
• running
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• psychology
• nature
• watching movies
• learning languages
• social justice
• learning
• new experience
• outdoors activities
• simple things
• environmental protection
• cooking and eating
• sunsets and sunrises

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Edward Scissors Hands is a special movie from my childhood. I also like drama and psychological or thriller movies.
I enjoy tons of different genres of music from rock and indie music to classic and rap. I do like old-school music.
I enjoy books about travel/adventure like Wild from Cheryl Strayed. I also find philosophical novels beautiful (The Alchimist from Paulo Coehlo, Le Petit Prince from Saint-Exupery)

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

Hiking the GR 20 solo in the beautiful mountains of Corsica

Lehren, lernen, teilen

I can share things about my country and french culture

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

Maybe hang out, share simple moments, share a meal, living in the present moment... I like simple things so I don't really have specific expectations

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Belgium, Croatia, England, Germany, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Wales

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Belgium, France, Italy