CURRENT MISSION

Be a conscious citizen of the world.

ABOUT ME

Environmental friendly, I'm also vegetarian.

I have lived in a few places around the world, visit some others and I think Montreal is the best city to be in this world. Donâ

PHILOSOPHY

"Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well."
Jack London

"Si l'on ne croit pas à la liberté d'expression pour les gens qu'on méprise, on n'y croit pas du tout"
Noam Chomsky

"Il faut imaginer le monde comme le rendez-vous des errants qui s’avancent sac au dos, des clochards célestes qui refusent d’admettre qu’il faut consommer toute la production et par conséquent travailler pour avoir le privilège de consommer, et d’acheter toute cette ferraille dont ils n’ont que faire ; réfrigérateur, récepteurs de télévision, automobiles et toutes sortes d’ordures inutiles, les huiles pour faire pousser les cheveux, les désodorisants et autres saletés qui, dans tous les cas, atterriront dans la poubelle huit jours plus tard, tout ce qui constitue le cercle infernal : travailler, produire, consommer. J’entrevois la grande révolution des sacs à dos. Des milliers, des millions de jeunes américains, bouclant leur sac et prenant la route, escaladant les montagnes pour prier, faisant rire les enfants, réjouissant les vieux, rendant heureux les jeunes filles et plus heureuses encore les vieilles, tous transformés en Fou du Zen, lancés de par le monde pour écrire des poèmes inspirés, sans rime ni raison, pratiquant la bonté, donnant l’image de la liberté par leurs actes imprévus, à tous les hommes et même à tous les êtres vivants."
Walt Whitman

"Nous n’héritons pas de la terre de nos parents. Nous l’empruntons à nos enfants."
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

"Le savoir ne réside pas seulement dans les livres, les laboratoires, les fiches, mais dans et par l'amitié, celle des hommes, celles des bêtes et des étoiles."
Claude Roy

"Le silence se meurt, le bruit prend partout le pouvoir ; c'est la seule calamité écologique dont personne ne parle."
Alain Finkielkraut

"Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe."
Robert Service

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Some people think CouchSurfing is about saving money while traveling. They are up the creek big time! I think it’s the right way to really discover the places you visit because you are in touch with locals that can give you good advices on what to see or not. Who better know the place than people living there?! We all have little secrets about our place we are open to share with nice people... It’s also a great place to make friends all around the world. Therefore, I'm disposed to host one or two couchsurfers for a couple days.

Since CouchSurfing is about sharing and discovering, we usually try to bring local specialties to our host as a contribution to our friendship. If we are coming to your place, don’t be shy to let us know your preference about Quebec products!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Here are the statistics!
Ha-ha! Who cares about the numbers! I just want you to meet my friends!

Surfed:
Zori (San Juan, Puerto Rico), January 2007
Amy & Tim (Boston, USA), May 2007
Gerard (Ottawa, Canada), February 2008
Mike (Anchorage, Alaska), August 2008
Marie-Maude (Whitehorse, Yukon), September 2008
Paul (St-Thomas, Virgin Islands), January 2009

Hosted:
Amy & Tim from Boston, July 2007 & January 2008
Erol from Germany, January to March 2008
Anja from Austria, April 2008
Kim & Nathaniel from San Francisco, May 2008
Becky & Cory from Ohio, June 2008
Jaison & Lien from Belgium, July 2008
Mélanie & Aurélie from France, July 2008
Pete & Shannon from UK, October 2008
Quentin from Belgium, March 2009
Vincent 姚 from China, April 2009
Kerry from Vancouver BC, May 2009
Samuel & Naika from Spain, June 2009
Jeffrey from Singapore, July 2009
Kathryn from California, July 2009
Hillary from Toronto, August 2009
Josh from Portland, November 2010
Danielle from Vancouver, November 2010

Centres d'intérêt

I consider myself as an environmental-conscious urban dweller and I believe in small individual actions to reduce our ecological footprint. Living in the city, I often need to escape the pollution, the work stress and the crazy-drivers-who-donâ

• diy
• vegetarian
• walking
• traveling
• cars
• hiking
• statistics

Morceaux de musique, films et livres

I try to read as much as I can. Unfortunately, the more I read, the more I feel like I haven’t read anything... Here are some authors I like (in no particular order): Jack Kerouac, Jack London, Fedor Dostoeïvsky, Isaac Asimov, Félix Leclerc, Ernest Hemingway, Donna Tartt, James Ellroy, Robert Service.........

I have played bass in a francophone punk band for almost 10 years, so my influences are mainly from this style of music (I mostly listen to indie and underground music). That having been said, I always appreciate good music; there’s nothing like going to a gig, enjoying real people playing real music! I hate the music stars and the lifestyle behind it.

I almost never watch TV. There are good things and bad things on TV, but it seems like the worse part is taking over the rest for me... No need to convince me, I do enjoy my few spare time cooking yummy lentils soup, reading some subversive stuff, walking around my neighborhood, taking care of my garden or having a beer someplace with my friends.

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

Experiencing what was the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-1898 on a 4 days hiking journey through the giant open-air museum called Chilkoot Trail (Alaska to Canada).

Realizing there’s a giant aurora borealis in the sky while picking raspberries in the dark near Havre-St-Pierre (Québec).

Walking for 4 days in the Sahara desert with two dromedaries and a young Moroccan nomad.

Enseignez, apprenez, partagez

I'm a true enthusiast of homemade products and DIY stuff. I'm no Jack of all trade, but I like to share ideas and learn tips from others. It's a great way to learn, reduce waste, save money and, most of all, gain self-confidence! It's by far the best solution to step aside our consumer society!

Pays que j'ai visités

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

Canada, France, United States

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