CURRENT MISSION

I’m a chef, taking a time off from the professional kitchens to explore food and culture around France.
I’m going to stay 4 days in Dijon, visit the Edmond Fallot mustard factory and take walks around the city.
After that I’m going to visit a friend in Mâcon for a week.

ABOUT ME

My curiosity in getting to know: “what do we eat and why?” took me to a journey in many different kitchens as a chef. The endless combinations of cooking are wonderful. Dishes tells stories.
And for those stories its why I’m traveling.

I lived in Dubai for 5 years working in a hotel, then I’ve been working in Ireland for 6 months, after I did a volunteer project for 3 months in an eco-village in the Netherlands and now I’m about to finish one month experience cooking in a family house/hotel in Noisy-sur-Ecolé in France.

My main research is about food, but I enjoy things like a good chatting, artistic tours, anything that envolves music, walking around a city observing the old buildings and architecture amazes me. And sharing life experiences. Is always about teach and learn.

PHILOSOPHY

Cooking Connects People

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I believe the exchange of culture, experience and skills can make a better world. The couchsurfing experience open this opportunity for the people connect around the world.

I host a friend from Slovakia and 2 friends from Seattle in my home! Was a really great time to exchange travel experiences!
In my trip around Europe I was hosted in Rome and Budapest and they became good friends. It was a memorable experience!

Interests

Nature
Cook
Art
Music
History
Writing
Hiking
Diving

• arts
• culture
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• walking
• drinking
• pub crawls
• traveling
• painting
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• history
• languages
• neuroscience
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

Music is a daily therapy:
The Doors
Nina Simone
Eddie Vedder
Muddy Waters
Beatles
Charles Bradley
Fela Kuti
Céu
Groundation
Y’akoto
Jorge Ben
Caetano Veloso
Nômade Orquestra

Books:
Blue Mind (Wallace Nichols)
Cooked (Michel Pollan)
Proust Was a Neuroscientist (Jonah Lehrer)
Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype (Clarissa Pinkola Éstes)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

PADI Open Water skuba diving in Koh Tao - Thailand

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach about cooking and an introduction about abstract painting on canvas
I would like to learn about the local culture, traditions and definitely food 😄

What I Can Share with Hosts

My cooking skills

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, Oman, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Ireland, Italy, United Arab Emirates