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Overview

  • 32 references 24 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning German
  • 49, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Nuclear engineering for a living / Writing on & playi...
  • Too much (2 engineer's degrees and 1 Ph.D.), though one c...
  • From Nancy, France
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Trying to be meaningful...

ABOUT ME

A blend of a tad of everything. You can't put me in a box with a label on it. I have a multi-personality according to who I am with. I believe each human being is capable of achieving on different fields and it reflects on my personnality and behavior. I can be very curious about any kind of things and get some interest in anything I might be told about. I can be rock solid facing adversity but still I am very sensitive. Also I feel very attached to my hometown and some special places I enjoyed living in (namely the SF Bay Area and Happy Valley). Anyone from SF, Berkeley or State College is my best friend !!!

PHILOSOPHY

Playing every play like it's my last.
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Enjoying my freedom.
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Setting high standards for myself.
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Never forgetting where I came from and what made me who I am.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Come stay at my place !

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Had my first hosts in August 2007. We had great time. Had my first guest experiences in September 2007 in the USA. Wonderful time as well.

Interests

Sports (soccer, football, flag, basket-ball, cycling, golf).
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Traveling : I visited parts of all the 6 continents but there are so many more places to go to...
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Sciences: I'm curious about virtually everything, specially any kind of subject related to sciences (I am a former astrophysicist but I finally gave up research to join the industry, where the jobs and the greens are !).
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Poetry writing: if you do not read French, you won't be able to read my book (entitled "Au fond, l'amour est mort").
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Sports writing: I write about College Football on the website of EliteFoot (http://www.elitefoot.com)
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Big cats, specially leopards.
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College football : We Are Penn State !
If you think Auburn is a hair color and Notre Dame is a cathedral church in Paris, don't talk to me ! - No, actually, if you didn't get the joke then don't talk to me...

Music, Movies, and Books

A book: mine. Or maybe the next one getting written (at least trying).
Much impressed by "L'étranger" from french writer Albert Camus.
Music: The Killers, Eminem, Bruce Springsteen, Muse, Radiohead...
Movies: pretty much any kind. Depends on the mood. My favorite might well be "A perfect world" (Director : Clint Eastwood / Actors : Kevin Kostner & Clint Eastwood).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Going to South Pole is (by far) the most amazing thing I've done so far. How could you beat that, aside from walking on the moon ?

Teach, Learn, Share

You are under the friendly scrutiny of CouchSurfing. You have the right to remain talkative. Anything you say can and will be used by your CS friends to enrich themselves. You have the right to talk to any CS members and have them present with you while you talk about yourself. If you do not know any CS member, some will be appointed to you, if you wish any, before you open up to them. If you decide to make a statement, you might be listened to at any time.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Antarctica, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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