CURRENT MISSION

Saving the Beauty and exposing the Beasts.

Reaching happiness by receiving and providing smiles?
Growing as a person?
working to understand - constant and never ending loading?
making the impossible possible?
Saving the world?
Saving love?

ABOUT ME

Smiling - most of the time. But I can also be very mad and grumpy if I met mean-stupid people through my day (I don't know how to hep that)!
Quite crazy - always getting into ballsy adventures, to say the least
Curious - bubbling mind and jumping body
Easily stunned - very very easily stunned, and noisy stunned type!
Slow. Very slow. I embrace slowness!!!!

PHILOSOPHY
Among many other things that could be added, a random one:
I believe life is about learning how to improvise to make the impossible become possible. In each possible given situation?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I m a VERY good cook (but due to auto-immune condition I try to avoid some ingredients on an everyday basis) ; i love jokes, even though I am very not sure mine are good (In fact, i am pretty sure they aren't^^). I love coming back "home" with something to share, whether it is pomegranates or stories

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

That far, I 've mostly built great friendship in the countries I have been hosted! with humans and doggies^^
Had a few visitors in Iceland (one great friendship built up ), although the great majority of my "accepted" guests would usually cancel their request once in Iceland and realising where Isafjordur was, and how bad the road/weather can affect their plans^^

But it is also became hard to meet people... CS has been a great place to meet great people in the past... May it be again...

Interests

BEING IN WATER(s) (all types of moving water)
Sea/Mountains - dramatic landscapes
Gymnastic/circus (former high-level gymnast; created a gymnastic club allt he way up in the Arctic -- but now fully "retired" and broken)
People - meeting but also just quick eye contact can be very soul-feeding, or watching the spectacles of everyday life from afar
Laughing
walking slowly
everything that s aimed at bettering the world in a pure way

• dogs
• cooking
• movies
• reading
• scuba diving
• swimming
• religion
• beaches
• rivers
• water
• environmentalism
• foodsharing
• nature lover
• purity
• slow living
• philosophical conversations
• thinking about life
• contempler

Music, Movies, and Books

A lot of each... but no "favorite" ones (hate the "favorite" questions...) (that was a few years back, I ve mainly stopped watching moving: I am very slow and want to LIVE/CONTEMPLATE every single moment, OUT there)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Laying naked on a glacier in Iceland in february
Diving (no cage, just with friends) in great white sharks
Surviving unbelievable amount of pain unsupported for many years, while still studying/exploring the world (exploring the world with a backpack half filled with pain med, but still going)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you :
- a lot of stuff about the sea (also, how to stop fearing it, and even how to love being in it)
- diving (dive master here!)
- my language ( i m supposed to be a french teacher ; at least i ve study my language during 6 years...)
- recipes
- natural medicines
- i can try to teach you how to walk on your hands - we ll probably have to plan to meet up again ;)
- how to handle pain
- how to keep dreaming bigger

What I Can Share with Hosts

Almost everything

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

As of march 2022, I just had to come up with a painful decision and stop hosting til my health considerably improves or my housing situation changes.
Indeed, I am severly allergic to all types of fragrances/perfumes/chemicals. (heavy metals overload)
So if you are a user of any type of scented soap/deodorant/regular laundry detergent, it will likely generates some severe reaction, even if you don't use it within the house (the residus remains such a long time in material, you have no idea ...).
I just had a mixed experiences this week as I hosted 2 beautiful souls, but one of them is a regular user of man deo, and I had to deal with severe consequences. (However, I was really happy that it was with them this happened, because it was still worth meeting them, seeing their beautiful smile and souls)
I can't burst my bubble, so I'll take a break from hosting, as there is no safe way for me to protect myself as it is a small 1 room studio.

I am saddened of that clash between my hospitality values (I got opened a welcoming door many times, and really wish to give all that generosity back but it will have to be delayed) and my health needs.

However, if you are sure to be safe from all of these, feel free to shoot me a message.
Especially if you may just need a warm shower.

outdoor, i'll be more than happy to meet and greet, to show you around, tell you stories about here, give you advices on your next day or move.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Egypt, England, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Cambodia, Egypt, England, France, Iceland, Netherlands