CURRENT MISSION

Keep challenging myself.

ABOUT ME

I am a 39 years-old Midwife and a foodie. Last year I decided to go back to school and study Traditional Chinese Medecine (Acupuncture, TuiNa massage, Dietetic, Qi Gong and Pharmacopea) That is a challenge :D

I've started travelling when I was a kid and have never stopped since. I love being in a new place, find out about its story (the big or the ordinary one), get to know new people, try new food.

I like the way couchsurfing bring people together. Great tolerance tool :)

PHILOSOPHY

Live your life. Make your choices.
There is always something positive in a situation. Sometime well hiden, but you can find it.
When encountering something new, try to understand it. That way you can really be connected to it, and enjoy it fully.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My door is open to others.
A lot of people slept on my couch, not especially using CouchSurfing.
I also slept on many couches while travelling or visiting Friends.

Also, I noticed that CS-people tend to be out-of-the-box, fun-to-hang-out-with, open-minded, surprising. I used to meet members of this Community, either when travelling or at home, through CS-events, meet-ups or parties.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The first time I officially CouchSurfed was in Vancouver Island in 2011. It was like meeting Friends of a Friend. Very good first impression.

Then California, Canada, London, Switzerland, Thailand, Louisiana, Italy, Russia, Taïwan, Japan... You get a chance to access the secret parts of an area, making your journey unforgettable.

Some CouchSurfers became my temporary roomies.
Some became long-lasting Friends.
With other you will feel no special connection, but somehow it's always an overall positive experience.

Interests

Cooking, Gardening, Yoga, Movies, Respected Birth, Hula Hooping, Riding my Bike, Hanging out in the Sun, Nature and anything that is shared with passion !

• singing
• cooking
• yoga
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• knitting
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• camping
• scuba diving
• history
• long-term travel
• beaches
• feminism
• climbing
• midwifery
• sustainable living
• alternative healing
• garden
• chinese medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

Books & graphic novels from Lupano

Movies from Miyazaki, Almodovar, Tony Gatlif, Tim Burton, the Boat that rocked, The Lord of the Rings, Sin City (1), Harry Potter, Va, vis et deviens, Trainspotting,

Game of Thrones, Viking, Marco Polo, Orange is the new black, True Blood, Shameless (US), Community, Homeland, Wilfred, Weeds, Nip/Tuck, Dexter, Scrubs, Desperate housewives, Misfits, Call the Midwife

Music : Radiohead, Nirvana, Red hot chili peppers, the Smashing Pumpkins, Doctor Flake, Protoje, Orange Blossom, Alt-J, Garbage, Daniel Waples, Gothan Project, Kasabian, The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Noir Desir, Placebo, Les Cowboys Fringants, Kings of Leon, SOAD, The Killers, Goran Bregovic, Beats Antique, Toots & the Maytals, les Fatals Picards, Peter Doherty,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Diving in the Indian ocean and hearing a whale singing under water.
Hooping and drumming at sunset in Wreck beach, Vancouver.
Wild camping in British Colombia.
Quitting my job and go travelling.

Teach, Learn, Share

Able to teach / share : Cooking, Hooping, Knitting, (natural-oriented) Midwifery, Chinese dietetics, massage...

Willing to learn : Cooking, Hooping, Massaging, Diaboloing, Climbing, Juggling, Acroyoga, Yoga, Herbalism, Harmonica, Sewing ...

What I Can Share with Hosts

French Crêpes and Quiche Lorraine !

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Laos, Luxembourg, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Réunion, Senegal, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Switzerland