I've been on couchsurfing before, hosted people and been hosted. Deleted my CS profile for a while, then came back. Have run a second hand English bookshop for 7 years. Now traveling for a while, figuring out life day by day. Currently living part time in a tiny village 2000m high up in the Alps, close to Italy. Took on studying again 5 years ago, philosophy, anthropology and now Governance in northern Indigenous Areas. I like to walk, discover, contemplate, be active, knit, arts & crafts (I take part to local markets 2 or 3 times a year), jewelry making with things I find in the nature, watercolour, singing, swimming, steam baths and many more.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I see couchsurfing as a way to discovering a place through local people. Giving more importance to humanity than to money. Offering what we've got. Being grateful to be hosted and happy to host, real exchange.

Interests

Not A passion, I like discovering mostly everything. Handcrafts, local, nature, skills and people of course!

• arts
• dancing
• cooking
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• knitting
• painting
• fishing
• kayaking
• swimming
• cinema
• nature
• climbing
• organic farming
• music,

Music, Movies, and Books

Some of my favorite
Authors :
J K Stefànsson, M Yourcenar, A Brink, Pasolini, George Steiner, Jørn Riel, Roald Dahl, Pamuk, J. Gaardner, A Baricco, Erri de Luca, C Keegan, Pierre Loti, Fille, Gide, Maupassant, H Haddad, K Blixen, E Lepage, D. Graeber, E. Lepage, U. Eco etc.

Film makers:
Kusturica, Mialeanu, Kiarostami, Bergman...

Music
World, polyphonic, acoustic, baroque, voices, gipsy, rock, choirs, folk etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

witnessing the sharing of the meat of a freshly caught polar bear between local people in Greenland

Teach, Learn, Share

definitely

What I Can Share with Hosts

many things ! walking around, talking or not talking, cooking, doing workshops...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Dominica, Egypt, England, Germany, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Martinique, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Iceland, Ireland