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Overview

  • 18 references 13 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning German, Indonesian, Portuguese, Spanish
  • 50, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Surfing instructor, skipper, translator
  • High Business School ESC Pau , France
  • From France
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To surf a wave on a couch!!

ABOUT ME

100% surfer, nature lover, always looking for waves or outdoor experiences , easy-going - except maybe when I am hungry or need to sleep !- but I also like to hang around with my friends in Seignosse or play guitar .
I have worked for 3 years for an environmental association (Surfrider Foundation), and very sad everytime a tree is cut down.
Been to more than 30 countries and go often to Indonesia for surfing.

PHILOSOPHY

After graduating from a High Business School, I decided not to follow the usual career leading to endless working in big polluted cities. I don't feel comfortable in cities anyway, and working is for people who don't surf! ! Now I work as a captain on sailing boats and also in France as a surfing instructor and get a lot of free time to go surfing...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am used to sharing my flat with a number of roommates , or on a boat with varied crew members, so Couchsurfing is an idea I like.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In Kuala Lumpur 2 times and Bali 1 time, very helpful people each time .I recently hosted CS 2 times in my flat, always a good experience ...

Interests

Surfing, sailing, mountain climbing, canoeing, playing guitar, listening to music (especially jazz and blues), tennis, drawing and painting, reading, fishing, parties, cats, travelling...

  • cats
  • cooking
  • yoga
  • reading
  • traveling
  • painting
  • drawing
  • music
  • jazz
  • guitar
  • blues
  • outdoor activities
  • fishing
  • canoeing
  • surfing
  • sailing
  • skiing
  • tennis
  • swimming
  • sailling

Music, Movies, and Books

Jazz, blues, classical, but also funk, rock or reggae.

Movies : Brazil ( Terry Gilliam),
Une Journee Particuliere (E.Scola)

Books : Les Mangeurs d' étoiles (R.Gary ) Patience dans l'Azur (H. Reeves) A brief history of time ( S.Hawking) Le livre du rire et de l 'oubli (M.Kundera)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swimming attached to a rope below the hull of a sailing boat in the middle of the Atlantic, surrounded by dolphins ...
Sailing around Cape Leuwin in Sw Australia in a home-made canoe with a sail.
Making the French Surfing Master Championship Final (+35) with 3 former European champions.

Teach, Learn, Share

You could learn surfing of course, but also sailing, painting, skiing, yoga, guitar ...

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Brazil, Chile, Fiji, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Portugal, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United States

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