CURRENT MISSION

Freedom is more than having the power to do anything, it's having the choice of doing it or not.

ABOUT ME

Let's go with comparisons: I love to learn but prefer teaching; I like to read Science but have definitely devoured Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; I can talk but I do listen; my music library has Shakira in between Pierre Lapointe and Beethoven; I will live in Quebec but that won't keep me from travelling the world, speaking english and be Canadian; if you want to go trekking in the Alpes, hanggliding in California or diving in New Zealand, I'm your man!

PHILOSOPHY

Wisdom is knowing what to do next.
Virtue is actually doing it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I came back from Switzerland where I couched twice and really liked it. Now that I'm stable in Montreal, I'm opening the door to others and have met many very cool people! For the moment, it's harder to offer a couch (with a 7month kid) but we might open up again this summer, if you can bear waking up at 7AM!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

First shot at CS2 was in Paris with my wonderful host Caroline! Speaking english in the french capital is extremely exotic (and courageaous) since nobody understands you (or wants to understand you). Since then, I've surfed in the US (Boston) and a bit in Europe. CS is a wonderful network of wonderful people so no doubt it'll be my first option while travelling!

Interests

At random: Science, education, digital photography, outdoor treks, music (anything except death metal please), multimedia, politics, conflicts, solutions, good food, movies, ice cream... name it!

• photography
• education
• dining
• boating
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• scuba diving
• biology
• teaching
• mathematics
• physics
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Lost In Translation, Love Actually, The Game, HPs, 24 (not a movie but still), As good as it gets, The Professionnal (Leon), Jeux d'enfants, Bon Cop Bad Cop...

Music: Norah Jones, Beethoven, Robbie Williams, Damien Rice, Imogen Heap, Madonna, Pierre Lapointe, Gorillaz, Colplay, Diana Krall...

Books: The Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy, HP, Monte Cristo, ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Getting a 25-cigarettes-a-day 14 year old girl smoker to quit in a month. And not start again.

But also, the first time you hangglide, you'll know what freedom is.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love science, if I can be of any help please let me know. I study in Biophysics, which is basically a mix between Biology (using chemestry as a tool) and Physics (using maths as a tool). I'm now working in a photo boutique and I'm really enjoying digital photography! One of my dreams would be to teach kids (8-14) during a boat trip for a couple of months. One teacher for everything, life on water! Wow...

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Denmark, Guatemala

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Switzerland

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