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Overview

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  • Fluent in English, French; learning Italian
  • 34, Female
  • Member since 2013
  • Art teacher, Barista
  • Graphic design
  • From Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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About Me

I am a frenchie who decided to drop her confortable life in Paris 3 years ago and has been travelling since. I mostly travelled in New Zealand discovering this amazing country and finding a new lifestyle more focus on art and people. I loved it so much that I decided to stay and now I am living in New Zealand.

Living out of your country is fun but I often miss my friends (Lilia, Chanel and Virginie) and family. That's why, this year I am back on the road with my best friends from Paris. We met when we were barely 18 yo in Art school and our passion for discoveries, travels, new experiences, art and people kept our friendship strong for almost 10 years.
We were dreaming about going on a roadtrip on the west coast of the US and its happening this summer.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

We decide to do some couchsurfing because we have done it before in Amsterdam and loved it.
I also have done some woofing (which work for few hours and accomodation and food for free) and with couchsurfing this is an amazing way to travel. After travelling long term, you don't want to be a simple tourist anymore but live the country from the inside through the eyes of the people who live there everyday. I think for us, that's why we will do some couchsurfing.

Interests

Travel, road trip, music, YOGA, going to concert, ART, graphic design, beer, books, walks, ski, swimming in the sea, surfing, , ANIMATION MOVIES, climbing mountain, riding old moped ect ect

  • arts
  • books
  • design
  • graphic design
  • photography
  • concerts
  • dining
  • beer
  • yoga
  • movies
  • traveling
  • drawing
  • music
  • surfing
  • skiing
  • rock climbing
  • swimming
  • animation

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

We have all lived amazing years together in Paris, the capital of Art, love and friendship: that's probably an amazing thing which will bond our friendship for ever.
We participated to an art project in Berlin commemorating the fall of the Berlin wall.
We went on a ski holidays together and we made an amateur scary movie because we were staying in the old Hotel of Virginie's ant
We went on a travel in Marocco and shared the life of the women in a tiny village in the middle of the desert.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Probably our big passion about Art. drawing, photography, lettering, animation ect
But we are also good friends to be around and hang out with. We are always keen for adventures and new things to do. We are also really respectful and tolerant . After all, the 4 of us are pretty different from each other ahah :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Russian Federation, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, New Zealand

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