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Overview

  • 34 references 32 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, German, Portuguese; learning Hindi, Italian, Japanese
  • 43, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Explorer of the Galaxy is my occupation :)
  • Mécatronique / Génie mécanique / Back and Body massage / ...
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About Me

### IMPORTANT : Will be able to host from the 24th of August ###

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Please note :
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Cher couchsurfer, merci de prendre le temps de lire rapidement mon profil avant de m'envoyer une demande de canapé.

FIRST

Never forget how beautiful life is.
... especially when people are able to offer hospitality to any couchsurfer around !
Importance of Poetry and Kindness.

CURRENT MISSION

- Découvrir mon futur métier et une nouvelle voie professionnelle
/ Finding my next job and a new professional path.
- Apprendre et découvrir
/ Learning and discovering.

ABOUT ME

Masseur, entrepreneur, voyageur, sportif, rêveur, photographe, coordinateur logistique, officier de marine,... J'aime faire de nouvelles rencontres pour découvrir de nouvelles cultures, et d'autres réalités.

Masseur, entrepreneur, traveller, runner, swimmer, dreamer, photographer, navy officer, logistics coordinator, ... I love meeting new people to get to know other cultures and other realities.

Arrived in the suburb of Paris for work [Sept. 2013] -
From the flat, you'll need around 30 minutes to get to the very center of Paris by subway/underground.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Now living in the South of Paris, a city called VANVES.
The center of VANVES looks life a French village : it is calm and beautiful, there's a good bakery, a traiteur .

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A Budapest [2014], deux premières expériences comme couchsurfer : un excellent souvenir à cause de la disponibilité et de la gentillesse de mes hôtes.
J'ai accueilli plusieurs personnes géniales et de tous pays (Argentine, Allemagne, Moldavie,...) lorsque j'étais à Marseille et toujours d'excellents souvenirs !
En principe, je privilégie des invités venus de l'étranger - y compris francophone - pour découvrir d'autres pays que la France.

Had two wonderful experiences as a couchsurfer in Budapest. I was touched by the kindness and availability of my hosts.
Had also the opportunity to host quite a few people during my one year Marseille stay. Quite always good moments shared.

Interests

La course à pied / trail running
La randonnée / Hiking
Et bien-sûr les langues étrangères ! / Foreign languages !

+ Photography, biking, choir singing, music listening, chatting, laughing,...

Meditation enthusiast.

  • singing
  • photography
  • wine
  • cheese
  • running
  • massage therapy
  • meditation
  • music
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • sports
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music :
Henry Purcell
Bach
Dvorak
Prokofiev
Rachmaninov
Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski
René Aubry
The Black Eyed Peas
YOM and the wonder rabbis (Guillaume Humery)
Nirvana
ACDC
Metallica
Queen
Art Blakey
Saint Germain
Daniela Mercury
Marisa Monte
Emel Mathlouthi
Daft Punk
Jacques Brel
Georges Brassens
Barbara
... (and many other)

Cinema :
Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire,...)
Stanley Kubrick (Paths of Glory, Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey,
Barry Lyndon, The Shining,...)
Coen Brothers (Blood simple, Fargo, The Big Lebowski,...)
Luc Besson (Léon, Nikita,...)
Akira Kurosawa
Hayao Miyazaki
Quentin Tarantino
Charlie Chaplin
Luchino Visconti

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

La visite d'un temple Bouddhiste en Corée du Sud,
La visite du barrage hydro-électrique d'Itaïpu au Brésil,
La descente d'un Wadi au Sultanat d'Oman,
... and much more !

Teach, Learn, Share

Introducing to meditation
Teaching some French, some German
Photography
Could introduce you to running if you feel like discovering this beautiful sport !

What I Can Share with Hosts

A 10 minutes shoulder/neck/head/arms massage, especially if you are tired from travelling and backpacking
(don't be surprised if I offer this service, it's professional training for me)

A peaceful flat
A jogging / light running session together
A session of meditation
Some cheese, baguette and French wine
Some smiles and possibly good mood :)
A few tips about Paris and France
A positive view of our world

Countries I’ve Visited

England, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Senegal, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Germany, Switzerland

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