I love to have people (that I like) around, I'm almost always in a good mood. I'm a calm person but can be very talkative.

I don't work much but have several activities, you can join me most of the time. I also spend a lot of time at home, sewing, cooking, gardening, practicing the trumpet.
As I am the happy (and sometimes exhausted) single mother of a 8 yo daughter, I'm busy on week evenings, so if you stay around, I will appreciate your help for cooking dinner and the cleaning.

PHILOSOPHY
Life has to be a collective adventure, otherwise is meaningless.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've used couchsurfing a lot, had some friends here, with another profile. This one is new and without my personal information because of couchsurfing privacy policy. There are some alternative website like : http://www.bewelcome.org warmshowers etc... hospitalityclub.org

Some of the people I met through couchsurfing, changed my perception of the world, drove me into roads that I had no idea about. I will never forget them, and even if I'm not in contact with all of them anymore, I carry their warmness in my heart and will be thankfull forever for what they taught me.

So please, come !

Interests

I love hiking, singing, dancing, learning new things, knitting, reading, Linux, talking... especially about politics.
If you can bring with you some of your traditional songs or dances I'll be more than happy. Otherwise, just bring your curiosity and your stories, that will be more than enough !

• singing
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• crafts
• gardening
• politics
• reading
• knitting
• trumpet
• hiking
• languages
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I like traditional music from many places (especially Maghrebian, Kurdish, Breton, Balkanic, Armenian), jazz.
Some names : Silvia Perez Cruz, Mehmet Atli, Ala.ni, Leyla McCalla, Daniel Waro, Boris Kovac, Darko Rundek, Nick Cave and the Bad seeds, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Yom, Erik Marchand, Annie Ebrel, Tigran Hamasyan, etc...

I like surrealism, and, in general, authors that are able to express deep feelings with simple words.
Boris Vian, Orhan Pamuk, Albert Camus, Agota Kristof, Erri DeLuca
And my favorite subject of the moment : islamic feminism (Leila Ahmed) immigrants history...

Last good movies I watched : At first sight (brasilian movie), Once upon a time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan), The Cyclist (Makhmalbaaf)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Get bored in the mountains during 9 fucking months in Armenia. I would definitely do it again.
Discovering Kurdistan and its people.
Meet my actual close friends

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you knitting ! Or languages, or how to make bread or some traditional songs from here and everywhere.
Most of the time, I learn from couchsurfers totally unexpected things, and it's perfect this way.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my time, take you to the seaside, show you the nice places to hike around, some tea, food (I'm a good cook I think), discussions...

Countries I’ve Lived In

Armenia, France, Serbia