Like any self-respecting undercover agent, I can't tell you who I am on a public network...

So let's guess it... The first thing to know about me is :

When I meet someone, I prefer asking who he/she is, what are his/her hobbies than what his/her work is... I might find many interesting subjects to investigate then... In addition, my conviction is that appearences do not make the man (or the women), and as a proof : I like to introduce myself as a cave-troll disguised in fairy princess...

So what ? How can I encourage you to meet me ?

I can give you 5 clues which are the things I always bring with me when I travel :

1. my hat : because my hands and my feet are always freezing and I read somewhere that heat leaves the body through the ears !
2. my sleeping bag and pad, actually I'm an off-road sleeper !
3. my positive energy : I'm always enthusiastic !
4. My tiger-eye necklace which protect me from negative energy (and I consider it lovely ^^)
5. Bruno, my life partner : First of all because (as it says in 1.) my hands and feet are always freezing, but more importantly, even if he takes a bit more space, he's more efficient than a swiss army knife !!

Not enough information? No problem ! You deserve a special "3 free-clues offer" :
3 things I never take with me when I travel :

1. A watch : time is a concept I don't understand despite all I tried (But I have Bruno and he's the best timekeeper ever !! )
2. A handbag : I'm negligent with my things and prefer keeping everything in my pockets (and if necessary, I have Bruno who have always a backbag with him !)
3. A GPS or a Map, because I don't know how the first work or how to read the second (but I have a Bruno with a google maps integrated option!)

To conclude, If you're not convinced yet, I tell you a confidence : my friends call me "Chouby", but if you want to know more about this story, you will have to meet me !

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Why I'm here ? I can't envisage a good trip without meeting people...

- I prefer participate than look at and make "selfies"
- I want to meet others, discuss and laugh !
- I wish to discover other cultures with a "child-like curiosity", try, taste, learn, understand and enjoy on everything !
- Share what I have (or what I can) and enrich myself from relationship

Music, Movies, and Books

I love listening to music, especially acoustic :
Soul (betty lavet, aretha francklin, curtis mayfield, otis reeding..)
Reggae music (Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Toots and the Maytals, the Congos, Max Romeo...)
Jazz (Ernest Ranglin, Django Reinhardt, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Mélodie Gardot...)
Rock (Queen, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Genesis...)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Make roadtrip on the west coast of united states when I was 17,
Decide to spend few months in London when I was 20 to work in a famous hospital,
Taste crocodile meat in Namibia,
Make sea kayak in Croatia even if the weather plan to turn,
Search my car at 3AM in Paris with friends after a party, because nobody remember where we parked it...

...Life is an adventure, and I expect the best for the immediate future !

What I Can Share with Hosts

Share recipes ! I love cooking for others ! Maybe because of my portugese origins !
Just let me know what you like !

Go listening to music or play music together !
At home we have an old vinyle collection and many instruments : drums, percussions, guitars, trumpet, trombone etc!

And all other things we can share !

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Croatia, Egypt, England, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Namibia, Portugal, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, France