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  • 9 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in French; learning English, Japanese, Spanish
  • 36, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • IT programmer
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Discover the world

ABOUT ME

I'm french and I borned in Marseille. I'm 30 years old.
I'm working since two years in a softwares company in Lyon so I moved in this interesting city.

I'm friendly and I try always to help somebody when I can.

My english isn't perfect but I think I can communicate with foreigners with this language.
I'm learning japanese too so I can speak japanese and I learned spanish during school but I never use it.

I hope we can exchange about our culture, our language and our country.

Don't hesitate to send emails if you need some informations about my region or if you want to take a drink together or if you need a guide to visit Lyon.

PHILOSOPHY

"Do not fear going forward slowly, fear only to stand still." (Chinese proverb)

"Carpe Diem : Enjoy the present and don't worry about the future"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet people all over the world and share good moments together.

Interests

I like to make parties with friends, to meet new persons and speak with them.

I'm fond of Japan so I'm learning japanese and I want to become bilingual french - japanese... But the road is very long. ;)
Of course, I read some mangas, watch japanese movies and listen japanese music. But I don't consider me to be an otaku.
The first time when I went to Japan, I have fascinated about this country : culture, architecture, and other things. Japan is a very opposite country about France.
So I like to discover and understand the earth where we live.

Finally, I like to walk in nature, play badminton, sing in Karaoke (but no English songs, only Japanese or French songs, i have a very bad accent in English !) and drink some beers with friends !

  • culture
  • singing
  • architecture
  • beer
  • partying
  • drinking
  • movies
  • music
  • karaoke
  • badminton
  • tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Music : David Bowie, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Kobukuro, Yuzu, Yui, Spitz (japanese bands and singers),...

Movies : At the moment, I watch a lot of asian movies. I recommend you to watch : Departures (Okuribito) -my best movie ever see-, Memories of Murder (Salinui chueok), Infernal Affairs, Kikujiro,...

Books : I don't read a lot of books but I like BD (french and belgian comics) and mangas. My favorites : Le Decalogue (Frank Giroud), Hidamari no ki (Osamu Tezuka), A zoo in winter (Fuyu no doubutsuen, Jiro Taniguchi). I want to read some american comics but I don't know anything about this art and I don't like much super heroes. If you know some titles with same themes like Jiro Taniguchi's mangas, tell me please. ;)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I did a working holiday visa during one year in Japan in 2015/2016. I worked in a hostel in Shinjuku (Tokyo).
During summer, I drove a rental car in Japan with a friend from Tokyo to Osaka during 10 days. We stayed in a camping during the trip. We saw a lot of natural and quiet places. It was amazing. I want to do the same thing in Kyushu or Hokkaido next time !

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Ireland, Japan, Northern Ireland, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France

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