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Overview

  • 31 references 22 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in French; learning English
  • 68, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • professeur d'histoire; history teacher
  • universitaire; University of Liege
  • From Verviers Belgique
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About Me

PLEASE , BEFORE TO REQUEST, READ "Why I am on couchsurfing " !!!

CURRENT MISSION

" Celui qui voyage sans rencontrer l'autre ne voyage pas , il se déplace " .
Alexandra David Neel

("A person who is travelling without meeting people is not travelling just moving ! ")

learn from other people

ABOUT ME

Je suis la maman de deux grands fils.
Je me veux tolérante et ouverte, curieuse des autres cultures. La rencontre avec les autres est pour moi une source d'enrichissement et de bonheur.
I have two sons ( 26 and 32). I'm very curious to meet other people and know different cultures.Meeting other people is really a joy for me.

PHILOSOPHY

We can be so happy by making others happy !

Chacun est responsable de ses actes.
Everyone is responsible for his own acts.
For me it's important that people are as authentic as possible.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I hope to offer authenticity, human warmth and the opportunity for people I welcome to my home to have new experiences.

I've been meeting a lot of people from different countries with a lot of sort of cultures I learned so much with them that I feel richier in my soul. I thank Life for that...

I already welcomed couchsurfers from Libanon, from Holland, two from Brazil, five from France, from Austria, Israel, Benin, Australia, ...It was great !
My own experience with CS was in Libanon, Turkey, Netherlands, France, Israel, Egypt, Poland, Marocco and United States, Canada ....What nice people I met !!!

22th March 2017
Who did I change " accepting guests" into "maybe accepting guests " ?

Some years ago, I used to host people from anywhere, young or older, man or woman, or family. I never refuse hospitality . I remembered of so good moments with people wanting to exchange , to know about my culture , my way of life ... My gift was hospitality ( and often dinner !); their gift was exchanging about Life , experiences, ...
Since a certain moment, I meet a lot of people wanting only accommodation for free. For me, that is not the spirit of couchsurfing ( even if I can understand that accommodation for free allows a lot of people to travel ).
That s why I decide to host people who seems to have the values I think important : generosity , authenticity , curiosity towards other people ...
I you recognize yourself in it , YOU ARE WELCOME ...

Interests

Lectures,théâtre, musique, nature, découvertes des autres cultures... j'écris des chansons et de la poésie...Je chante dans un groupe folk.

Apprendre, toujours apprendre...learning always learning
Literature, play theatre, sport, writing poetry and songs ( I'm the singer in a folk band)...travels, meet other people, cooking, nature...

  • writing
  • literature
  • poetry
  • dining
  • cooking
  • sports
  • tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Je suis ouverte à tout.
I'm open to many kinds of music and literature. Music and books give beauty and serenity in my life.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I think that "simply being in life" is an extraordinary experience !!!

Teach, Learn, Share

J'ai eu plusieurs fois l'occasion d'être guide touristique dans ma ville et cela me ferait plaisir de faire découvrir les richesses culturelles de Liège aux voyageurs de passage.

I'll be glad to show the town where I live ( nice places, cultural events, traditionnal food...) and share good moments with new people.

What I Can Share with Hosts

The good side of Life : authenticity , generosity , joy , curiosity , culture ...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Senegal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium

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