CURRENT MISSION

See the world, meet new people, discover new places and expand my horizons!

ABOUT ME

I am a Montreal native, a proud french Canadian or should I say, "fier d'être québécois!".
I consider myself as an open minded person, easy going and always willing to try new things.
I want to see new places and meet new people because I am convinced traveling has made me a better person; it has enriched my life by allowing me to discover new points of view, other realities, other cultures!

PHILOSOPHY

"I know that so far I have yet to know that much, hence, there is always something new to learn!"

"With hard work and dedication, anything is possible!"

"I am a firm believer that people are all equal and
should all be treated as such; with respect and humility!"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Yes, in Greece (Crete and Athens). I am now convinced that couch surfing is the best way to meet people were you travel. It might be intimidating but it is most rewarding. What I have learned from these CS experiences is: "Don't be shy the CS initiative, get involved, meet people and make your trip even more worth while and full of rich encounters!"

Interests

Traveling, going for coffee, jogging, coaching high-school basketball, watching soccer (Spanish league!), reading well-crafted, stirring and inspiring books, movies that make me think, drinking good wine (or some good old cognac), cooking spicy food, sushi, Indian food, French food, dancing
to some nice Caribbean music (Kompa to Soca), shopping for shoes, ...

• books
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• indian food
• coffee
• drinking
• shopping
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• surfing
• basketball
• soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

Books (I am a beginner when it comes to reading literature, so I read anything that is recommend to me! These are some of the books I liked so far!):
1984 by George Orwell
Le Parfum by Patrick Süskind
The Day After Tomorrow by Allan Folsom
L'Insoutenable Légèreté de l'être by Milan Kundera
Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
Adventure Capitalist: The Ultimate Road Trip by Jim Rogers
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
L'âge de Raison by Jean-Paul Sartre
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
The Origin of Wealth by Eric D. Beinhocker

Movies (in no particular order):
The English Patient (1996)
Schindler's List (1993)
The Pianist (2002)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Babel (2006)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Se7en (1995)
Love Jones (1997)
He Got Game (1998)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
2046 (2004) by Kar Wai Wong
In the Mood for Love (2000) by Kar Wai Wong
Au revoir les enfants (1987)
The Godfather (1972)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Notebook (2004)
Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
The White Ribbon (2009)
The Hurt Locker (2008)

Currently reading: The Origin of Wealth by Eric D. Beinhocker
Last movie I saw: Les Misérables with Jean Gabin (1958)

Music: Hip hop (jazzy loops, smart lyrics, from Tribe Called Quest to Madlib and other underground artists), R&B (from Brian Mcknight or John Legend to Dwele), jazz (from Thelonious Monk to Chet Baker), soulful house (sets from Dj Benji B or Gilles Peterson), Kompa, zouk, blues, soca, reggae (roots rock music, the slow stuff), meringue, salsa (but only when I get better!), down tempo loundge, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Barbados, Cyprus, France, Greece, India, Jamaica, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada

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