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Overview

  • 12 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Serbian; learning German, Russian
  • 33, Female
  • Member since 2009
  • Full-time mum
  • No education listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Try to find the right way to live peacefully

ABOUT ME

It's always difficult to describe ourselves... I'm joyful and laugh easily without loosing my serious when it comes down to it; it's important for me to stay warm and open in this individualistic world. I love travelling, it allows for some nice cultural discoveries and an amazing personal enrichment that I wouldn't find somewhere else. I am a single mum of a one year and a half boy who is very curious and loves people. That definitely changed who I was a bit! Less time for bs and more focused on what matters: loving each other, discovering who I am, caring for the ones I care about.

I do not drink nor smoke, so if you're a party animal, you should look further.

I like simple things such as a hot cup of tea on a cold day, a walk in the forest, a good book or a yummie homemade vegan treat.

I am also a big fan of Montessori education and follow that with my little one. I think we have so much to learn by stepping back and letting little ones discover their potential.

I lived in the States, in Vermont, for a little over three years which is where my little one was born. I love Vermont!! It's my second home.

PHILOSOPHY

Know yourself

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Some years ago, I travelled for a little while so I didn't host... I made some great connections beeing hosted though! But when my little one grows up a little and sleeps better, I may have some extra space for someone.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had my first couchsurfing experience in Armenia, Yeghegnadzor. What a random place!;) Beautiful experience that made me more confident about the whole thing. I then used cs throughout my trip for a more local touch and loved the experiences I had, mostly. Very grateful that such platform exists!

Interests

Literature, art, travelling, living and vegan foods, yoga, volleyball, Montessori education and humour!

  • literature
  • raw food
  • vegan
  • yoga
  • traveling
  • spirituality

Music, Movies, and Books

Tchinguiz Aïtmatov, kirghize writer, "Djamilia"; Daniel Pennac!; "Jan Lobel aus Warschau" Luise Rinser; Amélie Nothomb; Maxime Chattam; and lots of others!

K, La Rue Ketanou, Amélie-les Crayons, Gotan Project, Ayo, Architecture İn Helsinki, Broken Social Scene, Beirut, Angus & Julia Stone, Jamie Cullum, Ray Charles, Goran Bregovic, Shantel, Bukovina Orkestar, Van Gogh...

"Big Fish", "Chat noir chat blanc", "Arizona Dream", "Into the Wild", "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", "Requiem for a dream"...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Giving birth to a human!! :) What a spectacular thing the body can do.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a passionate of raw and vegan foods and if you're not familiar with it I could introduce you to it! Make some yummy recepies, deserts; you wouldn't believe how good it can be! :)

I could teach you some Serbian. :) And we could talk about education.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Australia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Dominican Republic, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, India, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Serbia, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Malaysia, Switzerland, United States

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