CURRENT MISSION

Very long-term : build my own house with local/recycled materials on a land bought jointly with friends and live off that land mainly through permaculture.

ABOUT ME

I love to travel and everything that comes with it...it brings one to a different level of knowledge that could not be acquired in any other way. I love meeting other travelers, help them the best I can and be helped by them too. I love art in all its forms, culture and languages, including those I dont know. I just want to learn and have fun while doing it, and I think traveling is the best way to do that. I am also a fervent Ashtanga yoga practitioner, and I love hiking in the woods and the mountains, and travelling by bike. I love small festivals, adventures, cooking, camping, travels, good beer and good wine, good times...I especially love to laugh.

PHILOSOPHY

Find balance in everything you do.
Listen to your heart and intuition.
Seize the day.
Live in harmony with Mother Earth, because we are one.
Carpe Diem.
Live as much as you can!!!!
Vibrate high and strong, shine far and beautiful.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first couchsurfing experiences happened when I didn't know about this network yet...while hitchhiking and traveling around Mexico, it often happened that I would be offered shelter, food and warm hospitality from people met on the street. These times are among my best memories...After joining couchsurfing, I surfed in many countries on amost all continents, all unforgettable experiences :) I also enjoyed the very active Shanghai community while I was there, same for Bamako in Mali, and hosted while I was living in Quebec city and in Granada, Spain.

Interests

Ashtanga yoga, people in general, music - playing and listening (almost anything), cycling, hiking and trekking, festivals, travel, languages, vegan cooking, hinduism, reiki, party and well, so many other things I just cant name them all.

• arts
• culture
• festivals
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• vegan
• yoga
• partying
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• languages
• hitchhiking
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music : Flamenco, Gypsy/Balkan music, Bassnectar, Venetian Snares, Evol Intent, Ed Rush & Optical, Skream, Beastie Boys, Loco Locass, Cryptopsy, Neuraxis, Opeth, Pain of Salvation, uneXpect, Jean Leloup, Les Colocs, Frank Zappa, As the Poets Affirm, Godspeed you! Black Emeror, System of a Down, Infected Mushroom, In Flames, the Doors, Besh-O-Drum, 3, Muse, Radiohead, Tom Waits, Patrick Watson, Adam Shaikh, Shpongle, Wrecked Machines, Necrophagist, Pink Floyd, Gogol Bordello, Harmonium, Cephalic Carnage, 65 Days of Static, Gorillaz, World Music (especially Indian, African and Middle-Eastern), Les Colocs, Cypress Hill, Mononc' Serge, Freak Kitchen, GMS, Ibojjima, Misteur Valaire, Primus, Thee Silver Mt Zion, Tryo, Wovenhand, 1200 Micrograms, Datsik&Excision, Rusko, Construct&Vilify, Amadou&Mariam, Tinariwen, Cat Empire, Krafty Kutz, Buckethead, Pendulum, Glitch Mob, Benga, Jessee Cook, Oscar Lopez, Man Man, Manu Chao, Orishas, Vitalic, mr. Bill, Dub FX, Keny Arkana, Hugh Laurie, Bil Bless, B. B. King, Beirut, Devil Makes Three, Modeselektor, Zenzile, Rodrigo & Gabriela...Books : Philosophy, fiction, fantasy, documentary, classics, travel stories, anything...Movies: My top 5 : Requiem for a Dream, La vie est belle, Kung-pow, Astérix et Obélix chez Cléopâtre, and Braindead.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have seen someone fall on his face in a gigantic puddle of mud.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach languages.
I want to learn how you think.
I want to share cultures.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Mali, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Senegal, Switzerland, Togo, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China, Guinea-Bissau, Spain

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