I'm Guillaume, a 28 years old traveler from France, and just finished a 2 years break traveling the world, road-tripping through most of America and exploring about 20 countries. I'm now back in Melbourne, Australia, where I live and work, hopefully on the long term.

I'm easy-going and love meeting new people, even though sometimes a bit shy at first. Always positive and energetic, I enjoy outdoor activities and nature even though I appreciate city life as well.

I love laughing, spending time with friends, taste beer from around the world and enjoy good coffee. I like waking up either very early for surfing or hiking, or very late and stay in all day after a good night out. Sunset is my favourite time of the day. I prefer warm to cold and sun to snow, but enjoy too much skiing to stay away from winter forever. I love science and nature, and was glad I could combine both in my latest job.

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My gap year, summary

After leaving my researcher job in Australia in June last year, I started with Fiji, then back to Europe passing by Denmark, I went home for a couple of month in south of France and Spain. I spent a short 10 days in Algeria before packing up for the big trip.

I passed by Norway and Iceland on my way to Canada, where I bought a camper van in Montreal. After driving from Canada to Florida, crossing the USA to California and driving back up the west coast to reach Vancouver, I sold the van and flew to Mexico for more than a month. I then went to Belize, Panama, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and finished my travel in Brazil in June.

I then headed back to Europe where I mostly stayed in south of France and north of Spain, but also visited Italy, Slovenia, Ireland, Scotland and Sweden.
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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Even if I created my profile a while back, I've only started to use CouchSurfing in November 2014. So far, only great experiences, making new friends and unforgettable memories mostly across the Americas and Europe.

I'm travelling a lot so I only had the opportunity to host very few people at home in France. Hopefully more soon in Australia !

Interests

I love traveling, meeting people, photography, surf, ski, hiking, camping, canyoning, american football.

You will have understood that I'm an outdoor person and a nature lover, but I also enjoy city life, great coffee, discovering new beers and go out partying with my friends, as well as reading a good book with a hot chocolate around a fireplace.

Ah, I almost forgot to mention computer science, which is of course my passion, which I translated into a career I love. Waking up and actually looking forward to what you're going to do at work is one of the best feelings!

• books
• photography
• chocolate
• beer
• coffee
• partying
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• skiing
• sports
• american football
• soccer
• extreme sports
• astronomy
• computer science
• engineering
• geography
• languages
• philosophy
• science
• software

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: I enjoy pretty much anything, with a preference for acoustic music, Spanish guitar, classic rock, jazz and blues. My all time favorite song: Guns 'n Roses "November Rain".

MOVIES: I love TV shows (Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Californication, etc.), but I also enjoy action movies, thrillers, French comedies. I love plot twists !

BOOKS: Anything as long as it captivates me. My latest reads are: The Travels by Marco Polo, The Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Travels with Charley, The Beach, 1984.

FAVOURITE FOOD (extra category that I found relevant): Italian, Thai, (not too spicy), Indian, and - of course - French food, with a preference for the south-western gastronomy which I grew up with.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Saved the life of a sea turtle near the great barrier reef, jumped off a 21m waterfall, worked on research on climate change adaption... I don't know if this is amazing, but these are things I am happy I did and will forever stay in my mind!

Teach, Learn, Share

I would be happy to share pretty much anything I can when meeting fellow couchsurfers & hosts. I can help in French or English languages, and in computer science and programming.

I would love to learn how to play a music instrument, how to ride a longboard, learn more about astronomy, and also improve my surfing.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travel experiences, French language, computer science stuff...

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Andorra, Australia, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, England, Fiji, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France