Don't really have a home at the moment, but will gladly welcome you there once I do.

For a bunch of reasons that are better discussed over a beer or a scotch, I decided to somewhat flee the wreckage of my life back in Quebec, later April this year. 2023 was NOT a kind year to me.

The good thing about this is that it led to a (at the time of writing) ~5000km of cycling, from Sherbrook, QC to... to somewhere in BC. Or maybe Yukon. Or maybe North West Territories. Or maybe... you get the idea. I call the project "Franck's Great Escape" (free translation from French, "La Grande Fuite de Franck").

Happy to share a talk, beer, cyclo stories & generally good company with hosts along the way.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I used to be on this site many years ago (7 years +) but can't retrieve my account. Not sure how it is now, but they really worked on the website!

Many reasons - I like all similar platforms for others things like car pooling & other sharing ideas. I think it's great that all you need to meet people/exchange ideas/services is an account. You meet people you probably never would otherwise, this is also what life is about - the randomness of it, creating the space and the chances for things to happen without necessarily having a plan.

Perhaps my travels & advantures can inspire people I meet along the way. I sure observe this can be the case, when people come and ask me questions about cycling & the bike as I engulfe half a dozen donuts just because I saw a Tim Hortons and I once again fooled myself into going as "I'm really just going to be bumming the free wifi for a few minutes".

Interests

A lot into rock climbing theses days, but quite a bit into running as well. Varies from time to time.

• photography
• running
• cycling
• rock climbing
• programming

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Not really up to date on movies but from back in the day: Schindler's list, Clockwork Orange, Big Fish, 13 Conversation about 1 thing, Pulp Fiction, Fight Club, Koyaanisqatsi,

Music: Radiohead, Ratatat, Skrillex, Xavier Rudd, Bonobo, Beirut, Charles Aznavour, Johnny Cash, The Do, Tina Turner, ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I ran 113km in 26 hours.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm big into outdoors, pretty resourful there at this point actually.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Traveling stories, good humor & general entertainment. Always into climbing, hiking & such, so if looking for a partner I'm likely to up for it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chad, Chile, France, Ghana, Greece, Indonesia, Jordan, Mali, South Sudan, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Burkina Faso, Canada