CURRENT MISSION

To see the world before it sees us

ABOUT ME

I started travelling when I was little with my mother. Now I'm a lot less little, but still away as much as possible. When not on the road, I'm more or less attached to a computer, as a motorcycle training manager and lobbyist. I'm living either in southern France or Paris, and am probably plotting a trip somewhere, on foot, on motorbike, on a derelict bus or a high speed train, in a nearby town or another hemisphere, or to a galaxy far, far away. Well, maybe not that far, actually. Unless New-Zealand counts?

PHILOSOPHY

I have not lost my mind - it's backed up on disk somewhere.

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams

An eye for an eye, and the world will be blind - Ghandi

Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. - Terry Pratchett

The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be. - Paul Valery

Quand j'ai un peu d'argent, je m'achète des livres, et s'il m'en reste, j'achète des vêtements et de la nourriture. - Erasme

Ships are the safest when staying at the harbor, but that's not what they are built for. - Unknown

You can't control the length of your life, but you can control the with and the depth. - Unknown

A travelling madman is better than a seated wiseman. - Mongol saying

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've been hosting friends and travelers for a long time, way before discovering CS. With a busy plannings, I will not be able to host surfers very often, but I'll do my best, and might find some time to show you around or exchange some language lessons.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The best experience of almost-CS that springs to mind is the wonderful stay I had a few years ago in India, attending a friend's wedding in a remote place, hosted by the groom's family. And of course that marvellous stay at friends' guest house on lake Tarawera, New Zealand. Leaving a place has never been this hard, and we're not even sure we've actually left, since a part of my hearts has stayed there, waiting for us to return.

Interests

Litterature, cinema and of course travels. Avid motorcyclist, karateka and likes role-playing and strategy games.

• movies
• traveling
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Way, way too many to list.
But Victor Hugo and Terry Pratchett stand out...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swimming with a whole bunch of wild dolphins off the coast of Kaikoura.

visited 51 states (22.6%)Create your own visited map of The World

Teach, Learn, Share

Can teach Computers, Motorcycle riding, basis of Karate, French, and would like to learn more about Motorcycle repair and maintenance, and anything you have to offer since we all can teach and learn.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, United States

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