CURRENT MISSION

adventure to discover the world, always something new to see and to learn

ABOUT ME

Former head fencing coach for canadian olympic team for 25 years. Six times olympian. I went to more than 80 countries for compétitions or tourism. I got my pupils interested in travelling and discovering the world. Still interested by adventure and meeting people. After being alone 3 days on the Chilkoot trail in the Yukon in june 2009 ( including walking 9 hours in the snow), I am preparing to go to Toronto from Montreal by scooter.

PHILOSOPHY

Carpe diem !!!!

Life is short, world is big, no time to lose !!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Discovering the world has no limits.
And discovering a part of the world is discovering a part of yourself.

Meeting people is the most valuable action to do for me.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have friends all over the world, that was my first experience of couch surfing. I am ready for more.

Interests

Travelling,sports(swimming, golf,bicycle), music (anykind )crosswords, backgammon, reading ,movies, biographies, jokes teller, spirituality.

• coach
• walking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• surfing
• sports
• fencing
• swimming
• golf
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies ( human drama)

Music ( any kind)classical,rock,blues,punk,even some rap.

Books ( saga,history,adventure)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Chilkoot trail in june 2009.
Alone in the wilderness of the Yukon, in the country of the bears.Lost my way 2 times, drift along a river on a block of ice,uncounscious after a fall on the edge of a cliff,hypothermia,twisting my wrist on an icy fall.
And all that on one leg, (I wear an orthesis to correct my incurable disease of muscles Dystrophy).

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach , learn, share, it is all in me.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travelling experiences, life experiences. Sports experiences .

Jokes .

Crêpes bretonnes.

My knowledge of the country .

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Martinique, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Morocco, Senegal

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