Hello ! I'm Mathias, from France ! I discovered few times ago how incredibly interesting teaveling is, so I'm trying to move out of my home as much as I can ! I can say that I'm always smily, trying to be positive, and I love to have long conversation with people, talking about anything ... :)
Couchsurfing helped me to improve myself and discovering what I wanted to do out of my life, since the people you meet always teach you something ! I'm really thankful to this community ! I entered a programming school in Paris after my trips in europe, and working in programming is interesting, plus you can easily travel around the world !
I could write a book in this section so let's say that if we meet, we will have more things to talk about :D

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's sad to travel without meeting people from the places you go to, and Couchsurfing is the ultimate way to share our cultures and our knowledge with new people in my opinion ! I also really like the alternative ways to travel (such Workaway, that I tried in England and Japan, it was really good !), because it's way easier to meet a more real culture of the country you are in ! Also as a cooking passionated guy, I love to see the typical dishes of every country I visit, and how to cook them (and of course, I love cooking for people too :))
I trust that we can teach some things and learn some things from anyone in this world, so let's really meet ! :P

Interests

I'm really interested in cooking, and I find incredible the fact that you can find a different typical dish in every single city ! Cooking for me is a mix between a pure art, and an useful thing, because you have to eat anyway to live, so why not be able to prepare the best food for you and your friends/family/hosts ? ;)

I try to learn languages and reading in my free time, and I'm always open to try new things :)

I love philosophy and history, and even if I'm young (so I acknowledge some things), I love listening to all the little informations about it, and having the points of view of people about philosophy especially, because every point of view is legit in philosophy :p

I'm also into hiking a lot, especially in mountains (what feeling is better than getting on the top of a mountain after a long walk ?).

• arts
• cooking
• walking
• reading
• hiking
• geography
• history
• philosophy
• hitchhiking
• museums
• programming
• smiling
• computer

Music, Movies, and Books

I love heavy metal, rock, country, chillhop, jazz, blues, classical music, reggae, and the swing/electro swing ! Not really picky about music, and when you like heavy metal as much as jazz, it's a bit hard to describe your favourite style :D

The philosophy books are the books who interest me the most, but I also like anything about history, geography, and arts !

My movie culture isn't that enhanced, but I tend to prefer the old movies, like the ones from Sergio Leone, since I feel like the actors are more human than the movies we can find nowadays !

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiking tenths of thousands of kilometers through my trips, using Workaway to get to know different experiences and skills related to the nature, always traveling alone and meeting amazing people on my way :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I want to share conversations about anything, smiles, food, and good feelings ! I love to teach some things about my dear France, and I obviously can give you a hand with French if you need it (I'm very patient !)
I can teach you how to recognize a good wine, give you some tips about hitchhiking, and just become your friend ! :D

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would like to share my smile, my interest to everything, my passion for cooking, and some incredible moments I'll never forget with you (and especially interesting talks !). If you host me, I will be your personal chef during my stay, so if you want someone to cook for you, I'm here ;) and I want to help for any task, really, it's absolutely normal for me, and when you are helping someone you just meet a few times before, I have a special feeling about it and I love it ! So I'm all yours if you need some hands for anything :D

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Japan, Poland, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom