CURRENT MISSION

Travelling time is over now. Time to find a job ans resettle before new adventures.

ABOUT ME

Brian is no common name for a french: even french people don't think I am french at firstsight.
It is hard to properly describe myself in few sentences. Better to meet and have a cup of tea or a glass of wine together!But I will try:

I am curious about so many things. I can be very talkative about anything: cooking, history, culture, economy, science, languages, but most of the time stupid stuffs. I like to try new things, especially food, languages and sports.

I recently quitted my job and I went travelling around Asia during a year. Since I was in remote area like tiny islands, I did more real surfing than actual couchsurfing.
My blog: vaguevagabonde.fr

PHILOSOPHY

Like most of people in CS, I am driven by the will of curiosity for knowledge. We can learn something new everyday, even more by trying new things/activities/food/books, meeting new faces and going to new places. Sometimes you have to leave a bit your comfort zone. That's what I did by quiting my job and going travelling around a year.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

By offering my smile and my energy to CS people. And before my trip, by offering one to two places on my couch when I could. I hosted regularly people during two years in Toulouse, France. Then I went travelling a year in

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I heard by friends about CS and I met some couchsurfers from others friends in Toulouse. Those experiences made me wanting to host couchsurfers. That's what I did when I could. Everything went well and I made new friends from it.
Then time to travel came and I went travelling for a year around Asia (mostly the east pacific coast). I got host by very nice people: young koreans working in Seoul, a japanese family in the centre of Tokyo, a family in China,..
In Angers, France, I have been part of the CS weekly meetings organizers and I am looking to help wherever I settle
Moreover, once I will be set up again, I will try to host people on a monthly basis.

Interests

Everything and anything. Chatting and drinking wine? For sure ;). I love surfing ( not only on a couch, on waves too or on the snow ). I am a sea lover: I could spend so much time looking at it and swimming like a kid surrounded by the waves. I love outdoor activities since I am a kid: hiking, rock climbing. I got the chance to pratice paragliding, alpinism and free diving. I am looking forward to do these activities again.
Of course, as CS member I love as well meet people and exchange with them. I wish I could manage a way to earn money & having enough time to travel. When I am alone, I like to read a lot and prefer books and chosen movies to TV.

• culture
• books
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• drinking
• movies
• tv
• traveling
• socializing
• blogging
• alpinism
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• sports
• rock climbing
• paragliding
• swimming
• history
• languages
• science
• study abroad

Music, Movies, and Books

A movie: Le grand Bleu (the big Blue);

A musician: Jimmy Hendrix

A book: White Fang by Jack London

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I got some pretty good adventures to recount, lets meet if you want to know more.

Some of them:
Firing crappy fireworks for New Year's eve in cold Poland
Cooking pancakes with the help of a hair-dryer
Playing the Vice-commander of the Royal Guard during a traditional ceremony in South-Korea
Drinking snake blood, venom and soup in Taiwan
Swimming in a cloud of sardines in Philippines
Surfing in paradise areas

Teach, Learn, Share

Teaching surfing, if you are up for a weekend on the Atlantic coast. Or rock climbing, there are many climbing spots around Toulouse .
I taught french to some friends when I was in Erasmus in Poland, it will be a pleasure to teach few things about french or french culture.
I am up to learn anything! Please tell me about secrets & genuine talents you can share with me!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Ireland, Philippines, Poland

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