To keep it simple, I'm french and was born in France. When i was three, my father and thus the hole family moved to Canada since he found a job there. 3 years later, since he was born in New Caledonia, and the company he worked was developing ideas for this far far away pacific island, we moved there.
So basically I grew up there until I got 19/20 years old, when I entered an engineering school in France, near Paris. I'm now in Italy, for a year half from now, attending architecture courses at Lecco.

Don't see how I could have made my way through this shorter without loosing clarity.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm planning on going on long walks, for something like two to three weeks trips either in July or September for now, and it might come in handy to have an idea before getting on the road of where i might sleep at night, and of course spend a cool evening with cool and nice people I don't know.

I'd be more than pleased (no, really !) to host cool people too, and I have only two limitations to this : a girlfriend quite attached to our cocooned apartment, and generally almost not enough time to sleep at night due to the architecture work. That's why i referenced myself as someone who might host, but any surfer should contact me before so I can actually host or not.

Interests

I'm quite the social and talkative guy, with basic interests ... I like hanging out with friends, travelling and discovering new places, food and beverages of all kinds, reading, writing, coffee, coffee, coffee, chocolate, coffee, playing live, fencing, composing, architecture, engineering, cooking, dogs. I hate dancing (and suck at it, really, I mean, i dance atrociously bad), mint, wasting time, fights between people, swimming long distances (cause I suck at it), lacking coffee, politics, barriers, borders and segregation.

• dogs
• writing
• books
• architecture
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• chocolate
• beer
• coffee
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• guitar
• camping
• fencing
• swimming
• engineering
• languages
• science
• tourism
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Very numerous influences in music : Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits, Clapton, Andy McKee, José Gonzalez, Skazofrenia, Charlie Mingus, Coltrane, Jack Johnson, John Mayer, Gorillaz, Muse, Radiohead, Giovanni Mirabassi ...

Movies : haven't seen much (don't watch much shows either, and no TV at all), but liked Boyhood, Into the wild, Welcome to Gattaka, most Miyazaki's movies, etc.

Classic french writers and poets : Rimbaud, Hugo, Zola, Baudelaire, Valéry, René Char, Boris Vian, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

ULM flight to take a sight on the whales in the Prony beach in New Caledonia
Camping that went badly on an island in New Caledonia
Changed my Engineering science new SUV into a red and blue airplane during a night
Played live some of my own songs in front of an (almost) sober audience many times
Small novel I wrote got finally published after a competition in France

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach : Can help with the guitar and give some starting tips for really bad cooks.
Learn : want to learn more languages and find the pace I need for my life, so that i can finally find my inner peace.
Share : ideas, experiences, progress.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Daybed big enough for two persons, guide for a walk in the city of Lecco, some tips on Bergamo (thanks Albi !), a dinner at our place or an evening in the center with a good beer and an aperitivo, a walk on the Monte Barro, tips on cool spots around the Como Lake.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Italy, New Caledonia