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Overview

  • 80 references 60 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning German, Spanish
  • 38, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • I like to cook, to read and spend time surrounded with pe...
  • I have a PhD in Marine Ecology and Fishery Sciences
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Settle in Hamburg and start a family in a near future.

ABOUT ME

I'm a 32 years old French girl with a Mexican mother. I am married to Florian (https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/tieflow) which I met in Hamburg during a couchsurfing meeting :)

I'm doing 3 years cycles since I left the parent house...: 3 years in Toulon (FR), 3 years in St Etienne (FR), 3 years in Haarlem (NL) and 3 years in Boulogne/Mer (FR) for my PhD. Since 2015, I am living in Germany, first in Berlin and now in Hamburg.

I am postdoctoral researcher and travel a lot on my own for work (and generally try to take to opportunity to do some discovering after that). I love to discover new cultures and customs and I am very interested in locals lifestyle (even if I cannot deny that I generally also visit the main touristic attractions).

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoy ! Feel, live and learn :D

I am concerned with the ecology and ethics in our modern life style as my profession may indicate ;)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I like to meet new people so couchsurfing it's really suitable for me. I like to cook so I'm pleased to cook a nice dinner for my hosts/guests. And as I like to eat and I'm particularly eager to try local specialties :). When I hosted people I always did my best to make my visitors comfy and if I have time make them visit some place and meet some people.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

After finishing a working contract in January 2012 I began my CS adventure.
I was living in The Netherlands and began by hosting for few month. Slowly I became a relatively active member and after a 1 month trip in August I became a convinced surfer :) First I only thought about traveling purpose but soon I discovered that it's a great way to meet people in my own city and also to not arrive in a new place completely alone. For instance, I used CS while visiting apartments in Boulogne/Mer and began to have social life even before moving there, I went to a meeting when I arrive for an exchange in Hamburg and met my husband :)

Interests

- music
- cinema
- reading
- dance
- cooking
- animals
- board games
- traveling
- science
- alternative culture
- outdoor sports
- climbing

  • animals
  • culture
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • recipes
  • yoga
  • movies
  • board games
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • sports
  • science
  • hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music is really eclectic (goes from classical music to electro music passing by hip hop, rock ect...). These last times I am craving for a hip hop concert and a ballet :)

I read mainly fantasy (R.R. Martin, Eriskon) and like horror (suspense, not gore) and actions (funny ones) movies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Death Valley in Nevada
Rafting and cave exploration
Eurotrip : 4711km in 1 month, hitchhiking and CSing :)
Backpacking in Cuba and Haiti while living with locals.
Hiking the Pico Turquino in 3 days.

Teach, Learn, Share

To learn : Anything :D
To share : Hitchhiking and CS experiences; traveling experiences, recipes; French movies... anything I can.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Nothing and everything :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Germany, Haiti, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Netherlands

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