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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
Discovering the fantastic country of Mexico !
Keep trying to see the world with child eyes
ABOUT ME
Passionate about new projects and concepts which promotes sustainable ways of living.
I studied product design in a France and now I consider myself as an entrepreneur/consultant/designer. When we’ll come back in France, I plan to build an innovative (I hope) food service business making local high quality European products financially and easily accessible for all people (not only the most favored) !
My biggest fear is to fall into a daily grind life. That’s why we resigned from our job and appartement in Paris to move in Pays Basque when we will come back from Mexico !
Always curious and open for creative and spiritual experiences !
PHILOSOPHY
Never resign yourself to live a life you do not like. Try harder to appreciate every moment, even the ones you think they are useless, there is always something interesting or beautiful to see, hear or feel.
Pay attention to and take care of your body and mind. Try to maintain and reinforce the connection between them.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I tried CS twice, in Croatia and in Vietnam! It was both a great experience !
The thing I loved the most was discovering local cultures and habits, especially in Vietnam: I learned much in 2 days with my wonderful host Hang, than in the 2 past weeks spent in the country.
Interests
Meeting unexpected people
Exploring cities to find unusual and surprising places
taking photos
drawing and other artistic ways of expression
cooking and discovering creative restaurants
Outdoor sports : surf 🏄♀️, hike, horse riding
Savate (boxe française) and Krav Maga
Yoga
The sun (a simple ray of sunshine in the morning can make my day)
traveling !
- arts
- culture
- design
- dancing
- cooking
- recipes
- yoga
- reading
- traveling
- drawing
- music
- hiking
- surfing
- boxing
- swimming
- history
- food
- horse riding
- sustainability
Music, Movies, and Books
MOVIES
Mommy of Xavier Dolan (my best 2015 movie!)
Polisse of Maiwen
Dallas Buyers Club of Jean-Marc Vallée (best movie of 2014)
De Rouille et d'os of Jacques Audiard
On the road of Walter Salles
Happiness Therapy of David O.Russel
Clint Eastwood films
Woody Allen films
...
BOOKS
The art of Hapiness of Dalai Lama
Millenium of Stieg Larsson
Le comte de Monte Cristo of Alexandre Dumas
Deception Point of Dan Brown
Kafka on the shore of Haruki Murakami
...
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
An amazing weekend on the river "Loire" in France with my friends : we camped on a desert island, we made bonfire, we slept beneath the stars and saw a giant dead sheatfish!
I also participated once to a roam with the Red Cross at night to take care of homeless people in Paris : It was an intense experience I will never forget.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can TEACH you :
- some tips to take good photos
- what design really is
- good french recipes
I would like to LEARN :
- about your country culture/lifestyle/history
- how to whistle!
What I Can Share with Hosts
- a drink (always!)
- deep discussions
- my positivity !
Countries I’ve Visited
Albania, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, England, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Morocco, Portugal, Scotland, Senegal, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam
Countries I’ve Lived In
France