I originate from Marseille, on the mediterranean sea. Educational choices made me exoding north, to Rennes (Britanny), Glasgow and then Paris. I obtained a position at Lille University last year. New french accent, weather (damn horrible), landscapes (flatter), architecture, activities, people's minds (open hearted), neighbours (exit italians, welcome belgians) ... and beverages !

Whem I am not doing research or teaching, I usually travel to my hometown or abroad. I had a unique opportunity at the end of my PhD to travel during 6 months in Asia, from south-east asia (Laos, Cambodia, Burma) to Nepal and Ladakh in India. This was a really magnificient experience that I wish I would have a chance to renew.

I do not really like qualificatives to describe me ... But let's give it a try : let's say I am curious about many things and very tolerant to other people's customs.

I usually travel with my wife, who has studied archeology (neolithic period) for a long time ... and still waiting to find a job in this area.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think CS is the best way to "learn" a country's culture and to have deep and uninterested exchanges.

Interests

I spend of my time with research, radio listening, newspapers reading, photography, and wasting my time on the web.

I like hiking, skiing, rock-climbing, cooking, listening music, going to cinema, reading polars... and recently kayaking, although the north of France is not really the best suited place !!

• photography
• cooking
• reading
• music
• hiking
• kayaking
• mountaineering
• skiing
• rock climbing
• cinema

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Enjoying sunrises in Borobudur (Java), Petra (Jordan), Sahara (Siwa, Egypt), Machu Picchu, Ladakh, Alps & Corsica.

Riding horse through Yurt camps in Kirghizstan.

Drinking tchatcha for breakfast before a long hike in Georgia.

Eating spiced blood, insects, chicken foots and all kind of strange stuff in Asia .

Hunting crabs and barbecued them on a robinson crusoe Island in Cambodia

What I Can Share with Hosts

I am (maybe ?) a decent cooker and I love preparing meals with my hosts or my guests, either from the country I am in, or from the mediterranean and southeast asia.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Cambodia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Peru, Sri Lanka, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt, France, United Kingdom