CURRENT MISSION

trying not to make a plan and stick to it. And have fun on the way

ABOUT ME

I left France in August 2010 and I have been drifting like a fart in the wind since then, without purpose or direction.
I feel like I need change in my life all the time.

I have two jobs, I work as a freelance translator online and also work as a diver on some underwater archaeology missions (a sunken ancient city in Egypt and shipwrecks in the Philippines).

PHILOSOPHY

Life is about the choices you make and the chances you take.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I stumbled upon this website while looking for a place to surf nice waves while enjoying the comfort of a sofa. Not really what I was looking for but I liked the idea anyway.

Interests

I stopped flying paramotor when I broke my leg a few years ago.
Now mostly into water sports (surfing and kiteboarding).

• documentaries
• technology
• surfing
• scuba diving
• sailing
• skydiving
• kitesurfing
• sciences
• surf
• psychedelics
• paramotor
• uaps

Music, Movies, and Books

In no particular order:
Punk rock, classic rock, Jack Johnson...
The Simpsons, South Park, The Office...
David Lynch, Old Boy, Into the wild, Fight Club, Alejandro Inarritu, Black Mirror.
Jared Diamond, Bill Bryson, Malcolm Gladwell, George Orwell, Graham Hancock

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Flew over some stunning landscape (Auvergne volcanoes, beautiful Philippines beaches) with my paramotor (and also got a triple fracture of the femur in the process). Also did a demo flight for Manny Pacquiao above his house in General Santos, his hometown in the Philippines.

Did a scuba dive 100 meter deep and almost passed out.
Got attacked by armed pirates on a yacht in Papua New Guinea.
Swam across the equator at night in the middle of the ocean for my 30th bday while on a sailing trip.
Watched the amazing show of an active volcano at night in Vanuatu.
I've had a few jobs, some of which were really fun to do, like melting gold bars in french Guiana, translating The Simpsons movie to French, photographing whale sharks in Australia, playing a background viking in a movie in Malaysia, looking for ancient artefacts underwater and finding gold coins from the 8th century.

What I Can Share with Hosts

We could share a pizza maybe.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Réunion, Scotland, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, French Guiana, Indonesia, Peru, Philippines, Thailand