Hi ! I am currently living in Billom, a small medieval town near Clermont-Ferrand in the middle of the volcanos.
I like meeting all sorts of different people, discovering places nearby and elsewhere, trying out new things... I am an easy-going, curious and down-to-earth person. I really enjoy listening to people talking about what they are interested in, whatever that is.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have surfed a few couches in Europe : it made me want to do it again and to become a host too. I do not only support couch-surfing as a nice way of meeting people, but also politically as a free way of travelling (something that is important to me is : don't believe that you can't travel if you don't have money, of course you can. I hate feeling like money is ruling our lives : poor people can also have fun and see the world).

Interests

I used to be a student in literature, philosophy and ethics.
I am also interested in arts, particularly in what could be called modest art, people doing stuff with no need for a museum to approve of it.
I love music, I try to discover new bands or new kinds of music from everywhere. I used to organize lots of concerts in different places in Brussels - a little less now that I am back to Auvergne (but there is still a lot going on around here).
I used to work at a vegetable garden in Belgium, and I love learning about plants (how to grow things, or getting to know wild plants...)
I support the DIY idea in general.

• arts
• diy
• concerts
• ethics
• partying
• drinking
• gardening
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite novels may be Molloy by Beckett, La Vie est ailleurs by Kundera and The Dharma Bums by Kerouac - for the rest, it's too difficult to decide.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of my favorite things in the world - and why I find it so amazing is a bit inexpressible because it is quite ordinary - is hiking and camping in the Pyrenees. Simple pleasures.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to learn anything you can teach me : speaking all kinds of languages, growing plants, playing music, fixing a car, learning your favourite poem, constructing a computer, knitting a pull-over, surviving in the jungle...

And I would be happy to teach you anything I know.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can definitely share meals and drinks (such a good part of the day), take you to a concert, walk around in the hills...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Scotland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, France