My name is Julien, I am a young French engineer and have been living in Montreal (Canada) for 4 years. I will be travelling Central & South America from the end of february 2018, for at least 9 months. I will start with Guatemala, and aim at going south until Ushuaia! :) I studied mostly mechanical and energy engineering, and specialized in aerospace. I graduated 2 years ago and have worked in companies since. I quit in October 2017. But I now want to re-orientate my "career path" as I wish to use my competences to act against climate change/for the protection of the environment and thus work in the renewable energies/sustainable development field. I want to feel that my work is useful for the future of the society. I would also like to develop new knowledge/skills in permaculture, bio-agriculture in general, low-techs... I speak french (native language), english (bilingual); I can have basic conversation in Spanish for now but hope to improve down the road. I also have basic knowledge in German. I have been living in shared apartments for around 7 years, so I know and like how to live in a community. I have a lot of humour and always try to joke around and make puns.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It is a fantastic way to travel, meet new people and share experiences, knowledge, culture!

Interests

I love to travel, discover new people from various background, new spaces, new cultures. I am adventurous, full of energy to do all kind of outdoor activities/sports, and love being in great spaces outside.
I climb, I surf, ski, ice-hockey, I play basketball, squash, tennis...

I never say no to a drink with nice people (or two, or...) ;)

I used to play the guitar a lot, but haved stopped. But I would like to start playing again as I think I still have some strong basic skills.

• movies
• board games
• socializing
• bouldering
• music
• live music
• guitar
• surfing
• skiing
• sports
• basketball
• rock climbing
• tennis
• racquetball
• badminton
• squash
• travel
• biking
• craft beer
• ice hockey

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
A very large range of types of music from classic rocks, progressive rocks, hardrock, to electro, hip-hop, rap, some classical sometimes... I love music in general and love to discover new artists.

Movies:
I really enjoy cinema even though I don't watch as much movies I wish... I guess I watch too many series instead!
Best film directors include: Stanley Kubrick; Christopher Nolan; Quentin Tarantino; David Fincher; Tim Burton; Denis Villeneuve...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Road trip down the East Coast of Australia, living in the car.

Once in Byron Bay (AUS), I was casually swimming at some 10-20m from the shore, when I found myself surrounded by a shoal of fishes. Like thousands of fishes that darken the water around; but you can't touch one as they are moving so quick.
And then came the dolphins, hunting for the fishes. So I basically just ended up swimming around the fishes and dolphins, a few meters from me! While everyone on the beach came to the shore to watch the dolphins. :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I am very curious and so I love to learn new stuffs, develop new skills in general.

Currently, I'd be interested in learning about bio-agriculture especially permaculture; also I would like to be introduced to some kind of meditation/yoga-like disciplines.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I used to play the guitar a lot; even if I haven't played in a while, I still have some strong basics I could teach.
I could teach you some basics in French.
I know some simple recipes that I could show you.

Also, I have a pretty strong background in maths, physics, mechanics, and good computer basics if that can be of interest.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Croatia, Cuba, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Mexico, Spain, Thailand, Tunisia, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, France, United Kingdom