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Overview

  • 37 references 29 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Arabic, English, French, Spanish; learning Spanish
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2007
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  • science/life/dreams
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About Me

ABOUT ME

I'm currently spending a big part of my life solving differential equations but during my free time I try to reconnect with my artistic side like cutting my own hair, making pancakes and hommos with my imaginary friend Jérome, planting things, playing music and writing stories about monsters.

I'm living in Metz since a few years, a small french city with beautiful hidden details everywhere. My family comes from a tiny country that played a major role across the Mediterranean since 5000 BC and was part of more than 12 empires. I use 3 or 4 languages everyday and talk with friends from the 4 corners of the planet. Sometimes this situation mixes up things in my head but most of the time it helps me admire the connections and harmony between the people of the planet.

PHILOSOPHY

I'm still thinking about my vision of life and of the world when I have time.. and I'm not sure I've come up with anything clear yet.
Today I think I'm somewhere between Ghassanism, Anarchism, the theory of the worst-case-scenario and the Chinese relativity axiom

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

- Couchsurfing is a way of giving back to the universe a small part of what it has given to me.
- I usually try to stay away from the media and from Mother culture. I don't watch tv or read newspapers. Couchsurfers are my window to world events
- Couchsurfing taught me to improve my very bad communication skills

Interests

Recently I've been very interested in organic farming and researching/learning about permaculture.... especially after several volunteering experiences in South-America.
Luckily, I have a big garden now to experiment !

  • music
  • ecology
  • food
  • adventure
  • laughing
  • people
  • permaculture
  • outdoors
  • aliens
  • independant cinema
  • parrallel universes

Music, Movies, and Books

My music taste is quite diverse. Currently listening to post-rock, progressive rock of the 70's, folk music from around the around the world but I'm open minded music wisse. I enjoy live music and I'm learning to play the piano and bass guitar.
Some of my favorite bands and musicians : Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Pink Floyd, A Silver Mt Zion, Kala Marka, Orphaned Land, The Microphones, Mogwai, Yann Tiersen, Agalloch, Clint Mansell, Sigur Ros, Tool, Camel, Soft Machine, Lake Of Tears, Joy Division, Low, In Flames ...

Some movies I enjoyed: 1 Giant Leap - What about me, Searching for Sugar Man, Full Metal Jacket, Den Brysomme Mannen, Empires of Tin, Fight Club...

Books: Murakami, Chuck Palahniuk, Les ames grises, Ishmael "trilogy", Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Peeing in nature
6 month in South America

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guatemala, India, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Montenegro, Nepal, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Lebanon, Liberia

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