CURRENT MISSION

Visit a new island each year!

ABOUT ME

I was born in Japan, raised in France and China and I studied in the USA. I have learned from every single one of those unsettling experiences and I think the mix of cultures forged an unexpected character.

PHILOSOPHY

Optimism

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

By spreading open mindedness and helpfulness. Let's make sharing the keyword of the 21st century.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Great experiences as surfers in Denmark and the US! And I definitely met very nice and interesting people as a host.

Interests

Reading and rowing. I also love to challenge old ways of doing things.

• performing arts
• concerts
• marathon
• running
• reading
• piano
• fishing
• hiking
• rowing
• medicine
• religion
• science
• tourism
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Science fiction and the classics. In the middle of Robinson Crusoe right now. I am an unconditional fan of Isaac Asimov.

Ecclectic music tastes with a focus on Jazz, Classical Music and http://letournedisque.com/

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In Madrid: entered with a friend in Teatro Lope de Vega with Sara Bajas when the event was fully booked 10 weeks ago.
In NYC: ran the half marathon after subscribing 2 months after the due date.
In Antalya, Turkey: got saved by our tour guide and his bus after hiking through a lost beach, a river, a fisher village, a wasteland and a replica of the Kremlin.
In Seattle: got invited by the father of a great piano player to a concert by Keith Jarett while waiting in line for last minute tickets.

Teach, Learn, Share

A few quotes

"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." - Asimov

"Mon père, je crois que vous vous trompez. La science-fiction est plus forte que la religion. Car elle ouvre les esprits alors que vous les fermez." - Werber

"Les chevaliers reviendront, dit Merlin, quand Galaad leur tendra des armes nouvelles. Et ils reprendront la Quête, non dans le sang mais dans la lumière, non contre l'amour mais avec lui." - Barjavel

"Mais l'Histoire montre clairement que ce ne sont pas les hommes qui s'arrêtent au moindre pas pour juger de l'échec ou du succès ultime de leurs entreprises qui poussent en avant l'humanité mais ceux qui, après avoir mûrement pesé ce qui est juste, consacrent toute leur énergie à le réaliser." - Murray Gell-Mann (Prix Nobel de Physique)

"Les européens ont tendance à culpabiliser à l'idée de s'amuser dès que l'on touche à l'apprentissage."

"Tolouse - To Lose - Tu Luz" "Happy-go-lucky" "Serendipity" "随便" "Sense and Simplicity"

"Google Chrome's early success shows that simplicity sells."

"More skilled people develop the knowledge which improves society and that makes them authorities. Good authorities impact society by their own positive example and help other people when they are asked to do so. They do not impose their opinions, knowledge, or values to other people. Such people are a high rarity today." - Random Internet Roaming

"In inevident spaces, details are paramount. Such spaces are entirely made up of significant details with a hidden meaning. Details are the key to the Mystery. Details are the drug of the imagination." - Olga Tokarczuk

"N'est pas photographe celui qui ne l'est que dans les seuls moments où il prend un cliché; il doit l'être toute son existence, quand il parle, se promène, travaille, mange, aime ou réfléchit. Des images sont devant nous en permanence. Les voir sans les prendre est parfois tout aussi important que les prendre. La photographie est une manière de vivre. On ne peut photographier valablement sans aimer. Être photographe? C'est aimer." - Jean Dieuzaide

"Quand on n'a pas de tête, on a des jambes." - Maman

"It is not a question of medicine and forests, my dear, he is a man of genius. Do you know what that means? It means he is brave, profound, and has great vision. He plants a tree and his mind travels a thousand years into the future, and he sees visions of the happiness of the human race. People like him are rare and should be cherished." - Uncle Vania - Tchekov

"Nous n'héritons pas de la terre de nos ancêtres, nous l'empruntons à nos enfants" - A. de St Exupéry

"Learn to understand your talents, and then work to develop them. That's the way to be happy." - Rabbit, run - John Updike

"We are the Knights of NI !" - The Holy Grail - The Mounty Pythons

"Anonymous allows each person individually to vote on each operation, a yes vote means they participate, a no vote means they do not." - Anonymous IRC chat board

"It is often easier to hire someone who has no experience in the job than have to undo 20 years of conditioning."

"When we think of work, we think of work as an act of service, as an act of love for humanity" - Rosenstein

"Frugality breeds resourcefulness, self-sufficiency and invention." - Amazon.com's leadership principles

"En France, fille aînée du cartésianisme et du taylorisme, la productivité et la performance absolue priment dans le travail. La structure détermine les postes, elle les attribue, et chacun est prié d'exécuter au mieux sa tâche. Résultat : les salariés des grands groupes, le nez dans le guidon, n'accordent guère de temps à l'entraide et au partage qui, de toute façon, ne sont pas évaluables. Et si les choses tournent mal, le système -seul responsable -remplace les titulaires des postes. En revanche, dans un groupe où la structure n'est pas toute-puissante, il est possible d'accorder une plus large place au partage d'expérience et à l'échange. On manage alors autre chose que du temps de travail. Les entreprises les plus innovantes sont celles qui incitent leurs acteurs, à tous les niveaux, à échanger et à s'écouter mutuellement. Et là, tout le monde se sent responsable !" - Pascal Picq

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, France, Japan, United States

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