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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
Trying to live as simply as possible
ABOUT ME
Life is an amazing thing.
I feel like a little kid very often when I'm facing the marvels of this world!
I get impressed very easily, by many things, flowers, a smile, beautiful eyes, a ray of sun, the smell of the rain, the sound of the wind..
I try to keep my eyes, ear and heart open all the time .
There is something very beautiful in everyone of us, and I want to discover it.
I believe in the natural goodness of people. And I think that if some behave 'badly' sometimes, its because they suffer, but i really think mankind is good intrisically.
PHILOSOPHY
It may sound like a cliché, but I am really trying to enjoy the present moment, and more than anything not to pollute it with anxiety for the future.
i believe in intention more than action;
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I try to do my best hosting, surfing, helping, whether it is through CS or not
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I hosted a bit and surfed a bit too...
I attended a few meetings and organized some too...
Interests
reading
nature
buddhism
languages
yoga
drama
vipassana meditation
hiking
...
- yoga
- meditation
- flowers
- reading
- hiking
- surfing
- buddhist
- languages
Music, Movies, and Books
There are 2 things that can drive me insane : Chocolate and books..
To give a few examples, these are the last book I read : Patrick Süskind, Shantaram, restoration plays in general, Julio Cortázar, Victor Frankl, Carole Martinez, Stephan Zweig, Henry James, Jean Michel Guenassia, Salinger, Arturo Perez Reverte, ...
Films: I'm the worst film critic ever..I always find something that I like in any of them! Well, almost..
Music: Neil Young, Simon and Garfunkel, AC/DC, Status Quo, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Dylan, Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Beach Boys, The Animals, Millie Small, la rue ketanou, les ogres de barback, renaud, Alpha Blondy, tiken jah fakoly, ismael lo, mozart, beethoven, offenbach, vivaldi, Devendra Banhart, Bowerbirds, Anthony and the Johnsons, Omar Perry, Les Cowboys Fringants, Beirut, Luar na lubre, cat power, the low anthem....
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
I have seen kids smiling;
I have seen the sun setting;
I have seen the sun rising;
I have seen amazing flowers;
I have seen people's eyes shining;
I have seen full moons;
I have heard beautiful melodies;
I have....
Teach, Learn, Share
Everyone, everything has something to teach me..so I'm trying to keep my eyes, ears and heart open, to receive these teachings, advice, etc... Whether I like them or not at first sight, there is always something I can learn!
Countries I’ve Visited
Austria, Czech Republic, French Guiana, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Martinique, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Senegal, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Countries I’ve Lived In
France, India, Ireland, Spain, Turkey