Needing to get away for the weekend, we decided to travel to La Rochelle, a port city about 2 hours drive from Thouars. Fortunately, one of the professors at our school lives there, so transportation was easy enough to arrange. Accommodation, on the other hand, required a bit more planning. I had heard great things about couchsurfing, a website that enables travelers to stay on a budget while voyaging across the world, and figured it was time to give it a try. Hosted by Arthur, Manon, and Sylvain, university students studying Chinese and foreign affairs, my roommate, Sonia, and I were provided free accommodation in the city center, which worked out brilliantly. Food, drink, fête, repeat: an easy enough routine when surrounded by similar aged people who know the lay of the land.
The couch (on the left) and fellow surfer, Sonia (on the right). One of our hosts, Manon (front and center)
Sonia, La Gourmande, going for more food and drink
Our chinese host, Sylvain, preparing authentic Chinese cuisine and Jess, fellow student of asian studies, looking on
Real Chinese dinner, in the middle of France
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