Hiking enthusiast, avid learner and a bit of an addict to adventure (I have my own definition of the term). Outdoor sports (hiking, climbing, watersports and more generally camping), adventure, philosophy, craft beers, scotch, philosophy while drinking beer & scotch, and social gatherings are my jam. I worked 1.5 years at an Outdoors retailer so I'm quite knowledgeable in that area, even thought there's always more to learn.

I'm a literary and media scholar at University of Montreal. Just finished my master's thesis on immersion, world building, Tolkien and pop culture (comics, Star Wars, et al.). And now I'm off to a RTW trip that I've been dreaming about for well-over a decade. Starting in Budapest, I'll then be heading East, slowly making my way to Asia through the Silk Road.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It is vital to me to meet locals where I travel. I figured CS would be a great way to experience culture, food and urban space without the "tourist filter", as well as meeting new people, learning about their hobbies and travel experiences. Also helps with learning new languages (currently working on my german, thought I haven't practiced much lately).

On a socioeconomical level, I also believe in collaborative communities, so there's that.

Interests

I just started doing some yoga after a streak of injuries. Still a complete noob thought.

• literature
• poetry
• yoga
• meditation
• partying
• karaoke
• hiking
• kayaking
• camping
• mountaineering
• boxing
• rock climbing
• philosophy
• cinema
• craft beer
• calisthenics
• scotch
• road biking

Music, Movies, and Books

Cinema: obligatory Kubrick, Coen brothers, Coppola, Denis Villeneuve, Paul Thomas Anderson, Tarantino and Rodriguez, pretty much every over-the-top B-series movies.

Music: Hard Rock, some Metal, some rap, and contemporary composers depending on what I'm doing.

Literature: oh well oh well, that's a hard one. Quebec literature : Réjean Ducharme, Hubert Aquin, Gaston Miron and the more contemporary stuff. French literature : Louis-Ferdinand Céline, André Malraux, Flaubert, Hugo. Also Kundera, Borges, Tolkien, and more.

Philosophy: Merleau-Ponty, Ricoeur, de Certeau, some Sartre.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Ha Giang loop by motorbike in Nothern Vietnam.
Hitchhiking to Budapest to wherever I am now.
Spontaneously go lobster fishing with some Turkish fisherman.
Sleep in a 3500 years old Phrygian ruins.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach: french; history of french literature; concepts from philosophy, media studies or digital humanities; Outdoor sports; basic Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator; basic HTML/CSS/XML/Markdown/Latex.

What I Can Share with Hosts

With the right ingredients, I can cook Quebec's famous poutine.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Georgia, Hungary, Romania, Senegal, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada