Hello fellow couchsurfer !
My name is Matthieu, I'm 31 and have spent the biggest part of my life in France. Last year I decided to quit my job to set myself on a world trip to see how people on the other side of the planet were doing.

I just came back from a 3 month trip in Nepal, trekking to Everest Base Camp and staying in monasteries to study meditation, followed by a 2 month trip in India, learning about music, writing and volunteering in schools.

The last 4 years I was working as a medical engineer in Paris, in the management of radiation-induced injuries. But I decided I wanted to spend my time and energy in education. I think many things should be changed in society and feel education is a good place to start.

On the side of my job, I have been volunteering quite a bit, as an emergency worker, a french teacher for refugees and by setting philosophic discussion and meditation moments with kids.

I love learning and sharing in authentic ways. I feel couchsurfing is the best way to discover people and places.
I'm really easygoing, I can adapt very well and I ask for very little confort.

I also love dogs, playing music, climbing trees and having big discussions about life around a nice home prepared meal.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet you !

Interests

3 kind of things are important in my life, and I try to keep a balance between them :

Keeping a clear mind with meditation, non-violent communication

Keeping a sharp body with Parkour and trekking

Keeping an open heart with music expression, meeting people, volunteering

• movies
• music
• travelling
• parkour

Music, Movies, and Books

I love reading books !
- The Perl, Steinbeck
- Martian Chronicles , Bradbury
- La zone du dehors, Damasio
- the art of learning, Waitzkin

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Went to Everest base camp, then climbed the Island Peak not far from Everest which is 6189 m, while having fever and diarrhea

- Jumped from 17 meter high in 1m20 of water (missed a very stupid jump) and got away without a scratch

- Quit my well paying job to start a shift in my life, not knowing what will be the result of that

Teach, Learn, Share

Things I can share :

- Meditation
- Non-violent communication
- Parkour
- Philosophical discussions
- French
- Computer ninja tricks and Google research skills
- Flute
- Harmonica

Things I would love to learn

- More about living in a eco-friendly way (growing own food, going 0-waste)
- Spanish
- Japanese
- acting skills
- music tricks

Things I would love to share

- a jamming session playing cool music !
- a nice conversation over home-prepared food (vegetarian if possible!)
- play some video games

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Bolivia, Egypt, England, Estonia, Finland, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, India, Japan, Nepal