CURRENT MISSION

Meeting Other cultures, people from all around the world, and enjoy the life all symply !!

ABOUT ME

Hi CSer !!

Welcome on my profile; I'm not so good to give a full description, (it is quite difficult to write about yourself in a few lines) but let's say that i am better in talk...!

What am I looking for in CouchSurfing ? Well, I always want to meet new people, and this sounds like a really exciting way to do that and to create meaningful connections around the globe.

Concerning myself I currently live close to the capital of Lower Normandy: Caen which is a nice city close to the beach & D-Day sites. I orignally come from the south-west of France (Toulouse); and people always ask me: "why the hell did you move on the north in this rainy area.. ?" Ha ha..

Ok, concerning Normandy:
Lower Normandy is considered as a nice place to visit for its life's quality, and more generally for the seashore and our beautiful beaches. It is also a perfect opportunity to visit the D-Day (2nd World War) related famous places (Omaha Beach, Utah Beach, Memorial Museum in Caen, ...)

I will be very happy to visit with you the best sightseeing and, if you want also, the nightlife in my city which is really good.

Cooking is also one of my best favourite hobby, so come, take a seat and let's share experience!

In any cases, don't be shy and come up with smile ;-)

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Peace & Happy Couchsurfing!
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Nico...Alias CassouletNormand (Why? Because in South-West of France (Toulouse more exactly), "Cassoulet" is a famous dish from there)

Here below is the recipe of "Embuscade" - this is a Caen Special Cocktail (put in following order in your glass):
- Grenadine Sirup (spoon)
- 20% calvados
- 30% White Wine (bad one if possible ;-) )
- Lemon (zest)
- 50% beer

If you come in Caen, you will have the opportunity to try it in all the city...Enjoy !

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PHILOSOPHY

C A R P E D I E M

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

- Participation in CS2 - Caen Hosting
- Giving advices to nearby travelers
- New members Greeter/Welcomer
- City Ambassador (Caen)
- Moderator of the following groups:
Basse-Normandie Group
Caen City Group
Emergency couch request in Caen
Caen - Bonnes adresses pour boire et manger

MEETINGS :
I try to organize meetings in Caen, but this takes quiet a lot of time to organize..

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

*************************************** PEOPLE WHO CRASHED ON MY COUCH ********************************************************************** Location: Antibes, FRANCE******************************************* 2007 ************
1) Anette & Anne - Germany -(1 night)
2) Aley & Claire - USA - (3 nights)
3) Tiffany & Katrina - USA - (3 nights)
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Location: Caen, FRANCE*******************************
************ 2008 ************
4) Damian & Jim - USA (1 night)
5) Benjamin - France (1 night)
6) Emilie & Seth - Canada & USA (1 night)
7) Samyr & Michelson - Brazil (1 night)
8) Dan - USA (2 nights)
9) Uri - USA (2 nights)
10) Stephanie - Canada (2 nights)
11) Lisa - USA (2 nights)
12) Mark - The Netherlands (2 nights)
13) Garth & Trace - Canada (2 nights)
14) Joseph & Lucie - France (1 night)
15) Kerrin - Australia (1 night)
16) Marion - France (2 nights)
17) Stéph - France (1 night)

************ 2009 ************
18) Dan & his bro - USA (1 night)
19) Francesca & Silvia - Italy (2 nights)
20) Morgan - USA (1 night)
21) Chris - USA (2 nights)
22) François - France (1 night)
23) Stacey & Tim - Australia (2 nights)
24) Elior - Israel (1 night)
25) Joe - Canada (2 nights)
26) Ricky - USA (2 nights)
27) Josh & Johnny - USA (1 night)
28) Jolyn - Singapour & Jessica - USA (1 night)
29) Bryan & Alissa - USA (1 night)
30) Martin - Belgium & Josephina - Sweden (3 nights)
31) Parag - USA (2 nights)
32) Annie & Astrid -Sweden (1 night)
33) Karolina & Iliya - Belgium (1 night)
34) Alaor - Brazil (1 night)
35) Lisa & Maria - Austria (3 nights)
36) Alina & Veronika -Germany (2 nights)
37) Victor - Spain (1 night)
38) Denise & Christina - Germany (2 nights)
39) Nicholas & Derek - USA (1 night)
40) Adrien & Viola - Belgium & Hungary (2 nights)
41) Cameron - USA (2 nights)
42) Andy - USA (2 nights)

************ 2010 ************
43) Vanessa - France (2 nights)
44) Nathalie - France (1 night)
45) Cécile - France (1 night)
46) Nora - France (2 nights)
47) Mylène & Charles -Canada (2 nights)
48) Aurélie - France (2 nights)
49) Jenny - Canada (2 nights)
50) Reno & Flo - France (1 night)
51) Ken - USA (3 nights)
52) Sam & Keana -USA (3 nights)
53) Kalle - Finland (2 nights)
54) Alton - USA (1 night)
55) Galin & Philipa - Bulgaria (2 nights)
56) Gabija - Lituania & Julien - France (1 night)
57) Bartek - Poland & Adam - Poland (2 nights)
58) Sydney & Bryan - Canada (2 nights)
59) Céline - & Lucie - France (1 night)
60) David - USA (1 night)
************ 2011 ************
61) Flavien - France (1 night)
62) Zhengzhou - China (2 nights)
63) Rachel & Remy - France (1 night)
64) Robert - France (2 nights)
65) Antoine - France (2 nights)
66) Ted - USA (2 nights)
67) Daphné & Louis-Pierre - Canada (1 night)
68) Carolyn - USA & Natalie - Canada (2 nights)
69) Kevin & Chelsey - USA (2 nights)
70) Palo - Slovaquia & Maria - Germany (1 night)
71) Patrick - France (2 nights)
72) Erika & Tom - Australia (2 nights)
73) Barbora - Czech Republic & Mathiou - Slovaquia (2 nights)
74) Ed - Mexico & Vilia - Lituania (2 nights)
75) Tom - Canada (2 nights)
76) Aurore - France (2 nights)
************ 2012 ************
77) Michel - France (2 nights)
78) Bruno & Paolo - Brasil (2 nights)
79) Marta & Jacob - Spain & Germany (2 nights)80) Marie - Canada (1 night)
81) Charline - France (2 nights)
82) Matias - Norway (2 nights)
83) Tomas - Czech Republic (1 night)
84) Zane & Justs - Latvia (2 nights)
85) Dani & Roxi - Hungary (1 night)
************ 2013 ************
86) Gabriela & Arthur - Canada (2 nights)
87) Jaana & Anthony - Germany & New-Zealand (2 nights)
88) Matt - The Netherlands (2 nights)
89) Jessica & her brother - USA (2 nights)
90) Aleksander - Serbia (2 nights)
91) Amy - Canada (3 nights)
92) Michal - Czech Republic (1 night)
93) Daniel - Spain (2 nights)
************ 2014 ************
94) Darren - UK (2 nights)
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Interests

Travels is what I like almost all.
Starting Kitesurfing on the beautiful coast of Normandy
Drinking cocktails at 5am on the beach
Sports: Tennis, Football, Rugby, Longboard
I like to dance!!!

• dancing
• cooking
• wine
• white wine
• beer
• cocktails
• nightlife
• drinking
• sports
• soccer
• tennis
• rugby
• teaching
• sightseeing
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:

Red Hot, Muse, Greenday, Moby, REM, Stereophonics, Bloc Party, Oasis, Radiohead, franz ferdinand, jimi hendrix, Paul Mc Cartney, Steevie Wonder, The Beatles, The Kills, The Rapture, Sonic Youth, The Cure, The Rakes, The White Stripes, M83

Georges Brassens, Claude Nougaro, Serge Gainsbourg

Vitalic, Asian Dub Foundation, High Tone, Amon Tobin, Air, Boys Noize, Soulwax, The Hacker, David Guetta, Vendetta, Massive Attack, Laurent Garnier, Daft punk, the clash, justice, feist, LCD Soundsystem, Architecture In Helsinki, Au Revoir Simone, Digitalism, Sebastian, Trentemoller, The Black Strobes, Hexstatic, Dinner At The Thompsons, Caravan Palace.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Some nice CS experiences:
- Couchsurfed in canada during 6 days and 5 couchsurfers...so good, something that I would like to do again in Australia/NZ, or in South America

- Couchsurfed in Ireland with 10 others couchsurfers from around the world during one crazy night.

- Stayed in a English college as couchsurfer but also as english teacher for Chinese students. Really nice thing to do if you pass by China

- Hosted by a bedouin in Petra in his cave in the nature. Unique experience outside the touristic highway!

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, England, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guernsey, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Macedonia, Malaysia, Martinique, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin (French part), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Scotland, Seychelles, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Virgin Islands, British, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, France, Netherlands, United States

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