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  • 151 references 127 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning German, Russian, Spanish
  • 43, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Sport, Studies, Work, Travel, Culture
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Plan my next trip ...

ABOUT ME

I am a tall but kind french guy. I really like my country and especially sinceI left Paris for Southeast of France and Provence. I passed a mechanical engineering diploma in 2005 and a Master of Management in 2007 before travelling during 6 months around the world and to experience the world via the CS way. I visited Thaïland, Malaysia, Singapour, Australia, New-Zealand, United States, Mexico and Canada. During this trip I met a lot of 'weird' but interesting people. Then I keep working in the IT and PLM area before decided to quit again for 6 months to enjoy the South America with our little princess... I'm a very sportive man who try to develop his skillz to the outdoor activites to really enjoy nature and wildlife. I like all kind of music, I like reading and discovering new things in this area. I am in love with a very beautiful french woman and we are taking care of our 12-yo princess and 7-yo "baby" boy...

PHILOSOPHY

Cool but decided to make my own life a really beautiful life.

DON'T DREAM IT, DO IT !!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have been hosted by very friendly guyz&girlz all around the world during my world trip and now I take a real pleasure to host people from everywhere.
Hope i am going to improve my deutch and my russian oral skills by this way.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A lot of very interesting meets, chats and crazy experiences to keep enjoying and understanding the countries we travelled and the whole world. As Forrest Gump says "Life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you are gonna get!"
That's for me the exact definition of CS.

I could write a book to explain the kindness of my hosts or surfers from everywhere around the world.

Interests

Sports, Outdoor activites, Reading, Music, Road trips, New Technologies, Travelling literature, Central Asia history ...

  • music festivals
  • traveling
  • music
  • reggae music
  • hiking
  • handball
  • engineering
  • travel
  • meeting new people
  • hiking in the mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Fightclub, Apocalypse Now, Las Vegas Parano, Twelve Monkeys, Stalker (of the best director movie I ever seen: Tarkovski of course) and a lot of French movies.

Music: Zone Libre vs. Casey, Kill City, Courtney Love, Rock music, French rap music and everything in festivals or concerts.

Books: Beat generation, Music chronicles, Gonzo journalism and of course the French and Russian Literature ... everything about the Silk Road, Central Asia history and travelling literature.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Win the national french handball championship, Skydive in New Zealand and in Mimizan with OJB, Travel around the world, Become the happy father of two nice children, move to Provence, experience a live Zone Libre concert...

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Handball, French language, French History, French songs ... how to prepare the Mauresque and give tips about good spot in Provence 😊

What I Can Share with Hosts

Some fun and positive vibes

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Macedonia, Malaysia, Martinique, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Russian Federation, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

France

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