I'm french. I'm a young researcher in philosophy and art sciences.

I was born and grew up in Nice, on the french riviera. I did my superior studies in Paris at the Sorbonne and at the Ecole Nationale Supérieur des Arts Décoratifs, but also in Berlin at the Technische Universitat. Last year, I carried out a one year research stay at the University of California, Berkeley. I 'm now back in Germany in Hamburg/Luneburg where I carry out a new research stay at Leuphana University.

I like socialized with people and discovering others personnalities, cultures, cities. I love travelling, the adventure and living the unexpected. I also like walks and hikes in nature.

I have rather an artistic and intellectual temperament, but I like to adapt to others and discover their world and their personalities.

These are some biographical links :
- https://www.leuphana.de/en/institutes/icam/team/igor-galligo.html
- https://reflectiveinteraction.ensadlab.fr/igor-galligo/?lang=en

PHILOSOPHY
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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I already had severals great experiences thanks to couchsurfing in New-York, Vienna, Brussels, Croatia, Russia, Switzerland, Iran, Copenhagen, Athens, Manaus (Brazil), Krakow (Poland), etc.

I don't really like the status of tourist predestined to visit certain places, which have a more economic and political function than cultural. But I love discovering a country, a city, a culture through the knowledge and tastes of local people. What interests me is seeing a culture live, more than seeing its historical traces. There is nothing more exhilarating than discovering a culture through the people who are shaped by that culture and who also participate in enriching it. So don't ask me what I want to see, rather let me discover the places you like to go, that you like to live in, or you like to wander around, which say something about you, and I will discover you at the same time as your culture!!

Interests

I like to wander through popular neighborhoods, traditionnal markets and flea markets. I also like non-touristy places.

I like art (all types of arts with a preference for politically committed art).
I like design, philosophy, psychology, and politics too.

In my last artisticals activities, I worked on/with the light. I'was interested by the differents types of atmosphere that you can create with light. Today, I mainly practice abstract painting.

• #nature
• #art
• #philosophy
• #flaneur

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm rather eclectic in music or in movies, in particular electronical music, rap music, classical music, jazz (Mingus, Davis, Baker, Peterson,...), folk musics.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I admit it, I love walking alone on the cliffs, watching the sea explode against the cliffs.
But I love the big city too, places full of people.
I like community experiences. I like strong collective and social emotions.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach french, above all!
French cooking.
But also french classical, modern and contemporary art and philosophy.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Our cultural differences.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Martinique, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, United States

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