Baguette, fromage, croissant, Olala

☀️Welcome to Paris, ugly you!☀️

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💫✨Paris is in Christmas mood: walk in the night near Lafayette Galeries or Champs Élysée to enjoy the incredible Christmas decorations. The lights are mind blowing 😍

🔥 List of free museums and monuments for young people under 26 in Paris : https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-visit-in-paris/exhibit-museum/guides/211190-free-museums-and-monuments-for-young-people-under-26-in-paris-and-the-ile-de-france-region

🔥Events in Paris this week —> https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/

🔥Bucket list of 45 must-have expériences in Paris : https://www.earthtrekkers.com/paris-bucket-list-best-experiences-paris/

🔥Rent a bike and follow this map to visit the relevant places: https://maps.app.goo.gl/cEvmptXXNfhAhouq7?g_st=iw

🔥 Things you should not do in Paris: https://www.creativetravelguide.com/what-not-to-do-in-paris/

🔥 If you have time, you should go to Versailles (to see the beautiful castel) and even Bordeaux which are really closed to Paris by train. You will not regret it!

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Who am I? 😎

I am a business Lawyer (not the serious one 😌), born in Togo, where I lived for 17 years. I am in France for almost 10 years now.

👌🏾100% positive reviews
(by 110 Surfers from 32 countries)

🥙 love for exotic foods/ drinks
(will be happy if you make me taste a food from your country)

🏃🏿love for running and dancing (salsa, bachata and Kizomba)
(wanna join a running session?)

🗣️ interest in learning several languages
(would love to practice Spanish this year)

🤓 interest in learning/ doing new things
(currently learning rollerblades)

📓 interest in reading
(what is the most interesting book you have ever read?)

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What do I offer?

🗼Great location near the center of Paris

🚆4 métro lines accessible from the appartment

🚲 2 vintage French bicycles (Peugeot) with 2 helmets available (here are 4 great cycling routes for exploring Paris : https://parisjetaime.com/eng/article/paris-cycling-exploring-a1064). If possible we may visit Paris by night (by bike 😉) or I may take you to a running session

How do I enjoy Paris?
(Please send me a msg if you try anything here)

👓A place with a panoramic view on Paris: Rooftop of Galeries Lafayette / Montmartre or Belleville Parc

🥖A pic nique spot : near the Eiffel Tour (there is a renovation work currently going on), near the Seine river, Jardin des Tuileries

🎺A Jazz club: Le 34, la Gare

🍻A cheap bar: le Château d’Eau, le Mauri7

🍜Great noodles: oh my noodle (hand made!) ✨

🌮A cheap restaurant: Bouillon Julien, Bouillon Pigalle

🍲A vegan restaurant: Jah Jah

🥙 An Afro cuisine restaurant: Riz Djon djon

🚶🏿A place to walk: la coulée verte or the canal Saint Martin

🏃🏿A place to run: around la Seine, Canal Saint Martin

🍸A good cocktail bar: restaurant Manko, Rehab Saint Honoré

🥰A dating spot: Metaxu, Montmartre

🏞️A park : Bois de Vincennes, Parc des Buttes-Chaumont

📖A bookstore: inside the opera

🏙️A rooftop bar: rooftop of Moulin rouge

🥃A rhum bar: café rhum marin

💃A place to danse and listen to music: La Bellevilloise, le cabaret sauvage

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Couchsurfing is not:

🫳🏾A free Airbnb – sharing and caring are part of the philosophy of CSF. Take the time to send a proper message or I may not respond.

🫸🏾Grindr – I am an ally of the LGBTQ+ community and NOT GAY. I appreciate your respect for that.

🤷🏾‍♂️I am not a planner, so I can’t tell you from now if in 4 months I will be able to host you.

✍🏾At the end of your stay, please take 1 minute of your precious time to write a honest review. It helps other people to select properly their host and we will really appreciate if you do so.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

Meet new people and share their experience ;
Make travelers discover Paris ;
Continue discovering Paris with travelers ;
Share amazing moments with amazing people.

兴趣

Traveling ✈️
Hiking ⛰
Listening to Music🎷
Eating traditional dishes 🍱🍛🥘
Dancing 🕺🏾
Making people laugh 😂
Running 🏃🏾

• salsa dancing
• bachata
• wine
• cheese
• beer
• traveling
• cars
• music
• live music
• snowboarding
• sports
• road trips
• mountains
• food
• biking
• netflix
• danse
• local history
• foodies
• wine and cheese
• afrobeat
• burgers
• salsa cubana

音乐、电影和书籍

Music:

🥁afrobeat obviously, salsa,
🎷Jazz, R&B,
🎻classical music (for meditation or reading)
🥂Brazilian musics, blues, kizomba, zouk...

Movies:

Pursuit of happiness, Collateral beauty, Bad boys (Will smith)
The Great debaters (Denzel Washington)
A walk to remember (Mandy Moore, shane west)
Law abiding citizen (Gerard Butler, Jamie Fox)
Find me guilty (Vin Diesel, Peter Dinklage)
Jason Bourne (Mat Damon)

I like going to theater too
....

Books:
Sapiens
40 rules of love (Elif Safak)
11 minutes, the Alchimist (Paolo Coelho)
Unlimited power (Antony Robbins)
Things fall appart (Chinua Achebe)

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

West Africa road trip ( Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Bissau Guinea, Guinea, Mali, Burkina-Faso and Togo) in 18 days!

It was such an amazing experience! I wish I could write a book on it and share my experiences with people who would like to discover West African Countries.

教，学，和分享

Teach: french, music ( how to play some notes on a guitare)

Learn: new languages, how to cook, psychology

Share: oh no I share nothing 😏 except food, my appartement

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

Well, there are lot of possibilities:

1. a night bike tour and visit monuments in Paris (https://maps.app.goo.gl/cEvmptXXNfhAhouq7?g_st=iw)
2. share croissant, baguette, fromage and red wine
3. have a drink in Montmartre with a nice view on Paris
4. Make food together (show me your cuisine)

I think at some point, human beings are like mirrors. They reflect what people in front of them represent/show.

Hence, my attitude may be on line with who you are and how you show yourself to me.

If you are a deep person then you will discover my deeper side. If you like partying and dancing I am your man. If you are shy I will respect that and I will never try to go over your boundaries. If you are a foody person, if you are interested into discovering Paris and also a part of the other cultures I know about, I am telling you: you are not going to be disappointed 😎

我游览过的国家

Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Croatia, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Senegal, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo

我居住过的国家

Burkina Faso, France, Morocco, Senegal, Togo