Hello !

I'm Anis, born and raised in Paris, France. I came to the USA (Washington DC) for a 1,5 year mission with an IT company, and stayed since then. I've been enjoying my time here a lot, and I'm sure I'll continue to.

I enjoy working out to get to eat as much food as I can (running, swimming, biking).

I often volunteer when I get the chance (DC Environemental Film Festival, FilmFest DC, AFI DOCS Film Festival), and I ended up working every Tuesday at a Bike Coop (Mount Rainier Bike Coop). It's where I got the bike from the "One Amazing Thing I've" Done section.

Some others things that define me : I love appreciating the moment, whether it's a meal or a moment in a Museum, just closing my eyes and realizing how lucky I am to be here in this instant, free of any problems, and happy. It could be the reason why I'm into volunteering, because somewhere I feel like I need to give back some of that happiness to others.

Hope to talk to you soon.

Por qué estoy en Couchsurfing

I want to travel as much as I can during my stay in the US. I have also realized that the best encounters I've made here are through other travellers.

I want to experience life from other perspectives and try to add something positive in peoples' lives.

Intereses

• writing
• dancing
• cooking
• picnic
• baking
• running
• partying
• reading
• drawing
• swimming
• volunteering
• cinema
• manga
• museum
• biking
• learning
• creative writing
• international cuisine
• bike repair

Música, películas y libros

My go-to genres are Jazz and Electronic music (and subgenres), I usually try to stay open to anything.

Book-wise, I'm a big fan of Detective stories. Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, Maurice Leblanc, and recently Michael Connelly.

If we're talking about movies, there's no specific genre I enjoy more than others.
Some movies I loved : Pulp Fiction, Fight Club, Old Boy, Intouchables, Citizen Kane, The Big Lebowski, La Tour Montparnasse Infernale.

Algo increíble que he hecho

Got my bike stolen when I was volunteering in DC. You'd expect the amazing thing to be that I got back, right ?

I did not. 12 days after losing my dear bikey, I built my own bike at a bike coop. I went back there many times to help out ever since.

I also have other fun or scary stories to share !

Enseña, aprende, comparte

Teach : Mathematics (I used to teach a bit), French, how to make crêpes

Learn : Cooking/Baking, Dancing, something I didn't know I wanted to learn

Share : Interesting stories, Open mind & Positiveness !

Qué puedo ofrecer a los anfitriones

A meal, a drink, stories, knowledge (when I have it).
I realize you honor me by letting me stay in your own house, so I'll try to return the favor !

Países que he visitado

Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, Egypt, England, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, United States

Países en los que he vivido

France, United States