Hi! I'm François, I'm 22 and I'm new here. I'm originally from Belgium, but have moved a lot throughout my life. Right now, I'm living in Paris, where I study philosophy. I speak fluent French and English, and have taken up German this year. I also understand a bit of Dutch. I enjoy travelling (surprinsing, I know), eating, reading, swimming, and wasting my life away watching videos of fluffy animals. I also like to go out and look at dogs. I don't dare to pet them though, I'm more of a passive beholder.
I'm usually reserved until you get to know me, but will always gladly listen and respond to any calls/questions directed to me.
I enjoy dancing as long as I don't get too self-aware about it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm on this site/app to travel with my bro Raphael this summer. I hope to meet a lot of new and interesting people and be confronted with cultures and experiences which will be thought-provoking as well as constructive, and of course to have lots of fun in the process!

Interests

• cats
• dogs
• wildlife
• books
• beer
• coffee
• traveling
• cinema
• humor
• techno
• local food
• sun
• chill
• belgian beer
• philosphy
• fresh air
• dogs and cats

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: right now I'm listening to Radiohead, Death Grips, The Black Madonna, Lil Yachty, Frank Ocean.... I don't have specific tracks in mind though.
Films: I watched The Handmaiden not too long ago which I found excellent. Otherwise I enjoy Aronofski films, especially The Fountain, studio Ghibli movies, and I've been enjoying the more recent wave of high-grossing yet thoughtful movies relating to science fiction such as The Martion, Interstellar and Arrival.
Books: I mostly read philosophy works. Some of my recent favorites are Adorno and Horkheimer's Dialectic of the Enlightenment and Foucault's History of Sexuality.

Countries I’ve Visited

Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, China, Cuba, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Macao, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Taiwan, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Canada, France, Hong Kong, Netherlands, United States