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Overview

  • 1 reference
  • Fluent in English, French; learning Arabic
  • 33, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Working in Paris
  • Engineer (hydrology, hydrogeology, water treatment)
  • From Massy, Île-de-France, France
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About Me

I'm 27, currently living in Paris. I lived abroad after my studies (India for 5 months, Hungary for 5 months, Burkina Faso for 3 months). Now I'm happy to be back where I'm from an settle a bit for some time before going on new adventures... :)
Travelling is a great to have a fresh outlook on people, different cultures and life. Since I came back to Paris I try to have the same mindset than the one I had when travelling, which is not always easy. I found a quote once that told that the real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. So I'm currently working on my eyes... :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first experience of couchsurfing was in Nantes, France. I was doing an internship there during the summer of 2013. One week before my internship ended, I found myself without a place to live because my rental was over. I had heard about couchsurfing, so I asked if anyone could host me for two or three nights on the website. A french couchsurfer called Yves told me that it was possible. Yves was a very experienced host. When I got there he introduced me to Sertaç, a turkish guy, and two american people, Michael and Kelsey. All three had just arrived in Nantes to study and were surfing a few days until they could find some place to live.
Right from the start, we all got along very well, and ended up staying there for 7 days ! Everyday we were talking and joking around. I remember that week as the best of my summer of 2013.

Interests

Walking in Paris without a plan, drinks with friends, football, arabic classes, history, poker...

  • partying
  • socializing
  • poker
  • surfing
  • history
  • hitchhiking
  • arabic culture

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiking 1500 km with no idea how to hitchhike... (Paris-Budapest) ;
Living in completely different cultures ;
Bungee Jumping ;
...

Teach, Learn, Share

Whatever I can :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Plans for walking in Paris;
Drinks;
Airmatress;

Countries I’ve Visited

Netherlands, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Burkina Faso, France, Hungary, India

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