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  • 37 references 28 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, German; learning Spanish
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Selling HP products to French market from Barcelona
  • French/American Business schools and Travel
  • From Saint-Eienne, France
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About Me

Travel means meetings and creative discoveries; after a year and a half roud the world I found an opportunity to relocate in Barcelona and work for HP while learning Spanish and enjoy Cataluna!

In 2013 I decided to quit my job in France for a year around the world. East Asia, North and central America and then Africa were meaningful stops over my journey. I've met so many random but beautiful people along the way, not to mention rockstar couchsurfers!

Now I'm finally ready to give it back and host again, as I did for a few years in France, and it's always been a great time.
I don't have much space in my room and we live in a crowded house, but I'm exploring Barcelona on night time and week-ends so feel free to contact me if you want to join.

My personal philosophy: "I'll find a way" Kinda always did so far!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I never considered myself a Tourist. I just like to get lost in a new environment and ending up with new connections. Everyone is able to be your new friend as long as you're ready fot it.
For me it's all about getting off the path and gather with fellow CSers to get to know more cities / cultures.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first CS was in 2010 in the US as a Surfer and was a great experience. As I came back to Strasbourg in France I was blessed to have a great place fit for CSers and hosted more than 50 different people, from all over the planet which is so exciting to discover so many cultures and folks. And I obviously was more motivated getting back on the road when I had so many travelers!

Interests

US culture
French gastronomy
Entrepreneur's journeys
US National Parks as well as big cities
Music
Travel
I could say that CouchSurfing also became a passion!
Bar crowl
Sports
Ubuntu / African vibe

  • culture
  • humanities
  • dancing
  • environment
  • cooking
  • partying
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • sports
  • soccer
  • entrepreneurship
  • parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Live first, work second - Rebecca Ryan
ReGeneration: A Manifesto for America's Next Leaders - R.Ryan
A whole new mind -Daniel Pink

In French:
Le Tour du Monde en Stop - Ludovic Hubler
La Bible du Grand Voyageur

Music:
All kinds, for real, anything from famous worldwide artists to local groups I could have a chance meeting.
Some random favorites: Marcus Miller, Ommm, Bob Marley, Daft Punk, Kanye west, Louise Attaque, Ta-ku or Madlib ... I recently discovered some rich South African house music!
And if you read this please tune up to Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's free (to wear sunscreen). Great life advice!

Movies is about the same, I like discovering it all kinds. If I had to pick a realisator / actor it would be Clint Eastwood!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

AfrikaBurn is so far the craziest experience I took part in...
Santa Barbara with whale watching,
Graduating in the US like I used to watch in movies,
Hosting so many different CSers,
Quitting my job for more travel!
Being randomly invited to share lunch with a local Mekong's delta family, in Vietenam,
Experiencing the Motown musical on Broadway,
Play soccer with kids on the Phnom Phen streets,Cambodia;
Being on the front porch of Earl Chinna Smith enjoying reggae vibes in Kingston, Jamaica before hitting the famous street party!
Being awaken by earthquakes in Costa Rica or Turkey
Dancing the greek nightclubs until sunrise!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: French culture, how to cook for example.

Learn: worldwide cool places I need to see; I'm eager to learn how YOU cook your own classics!

Share: my travel experiment

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Luxembourg, Panama, Russian Federation, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Spain, United States

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