CURRENT MISSION

Taking a break after finishing my current job and travelling around South America before going back to Europe, hoping to meet fellow chouchsurfers!

ABOUT ME

Raised between countries in a bilingual household, I speak French, English and Spanish fluently and hold both French and Australian citizenships. I have been fortunate enough to live throughout Europe as well as in Australia and lately in South America.

News-addicted, I'm also passionate about science, in particular space & astronomy. Other strong interests include politics, international relations, cultures, languages and travel. I dream about going into space one day. I'm curious, passionate, determined and always on the prowl to discover and experience new things.
I love life and appreciate the small things — like reading a good book for hours on a Sunday afternoon — as well as the bigger ones — like skydiving. I love great food and of course… great wine, and all delicacies of life.

The clear skies of Australia sparked my passion for astronomy at a young age, and to this day I'm a true nerd when it comes to all things space-related. It’s thus no surprise writing about space has become an integral part of my professional life. I'm currently working for the European Southern Observatory (ESO), the foremost intergovernmental astronomy organisation, in education and public outreach activities

PHILOSOPHY

I believe in a person's power to shape his own future. I believe that when you want something badly, and you work hard for it, and with maybe just a bit of luck, the Universe conspires to make it happen for you, and this is true magic!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

travelling for the next few weeks so looking for places to stay and people to meet to make it more fun and have a better local experience!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

none through the site, but plenty at weird people's places on uncomfortable floors, and plenty of fun stories and good memories!

Interests

life, travels, culture, history, languages, interactions bwn people, music, drums, astronomy, football, ball games, translation, fantasy, science fiction, literature, books, movies, social events, parties, sharing, laughing, learning,

• culture
• writing
• books
• literature
• education
• dining
• wine
• partying
• politics
• news
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• magic
• music
• drums
• skydiving
• soccer
• astronomy
• teaching
• history
• international relations
• languages
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Tolkien, Sword of Truth, Barjavel;s books, Pillars of the Earth, libros de Carlos Ruiz Zafon,
Daft Punk, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, Xavier Rudd, classic jazz, Fito y los Fitipaldis, and so many more
The hunt for Red October, The Last of the Mohicans, Moon, Pixar movies (Wall-E, Ratatouille), Miyazaki movies (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke) Patricio Guzman documentaries (Nostalgia de la luz, Allende, etc.) and so many others

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Jumping out of a plane!
Standing at the world's most advanced observatories, watching as the sun sets these huge machines made by the collaboration of so many countries peacefully observing the night sky just to learn more about the Universe works

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Chile, France, Germany, New Caledonia, Spain, United Kingdom