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  • 4 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning Sign Language - BSL, AUSLAN, NZS
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Actor
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  • From Paris, France
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About Me

French man, born and bred in the city of lights. I can be extremely shy at times, but I usually am very talkative, friendly and interested about many things.

To celebrate the end of my studies, I went for about two months in Australia. Having an amazing time.
2019 was a year of big changes. Leaving my job to walk to Santiago De Compostella.

On my way to discover places around the world, I decided to go in United Kingdom, just before Covid.
Amazing time there as I spent 4 years in the Greater London. Mostly in St Albans.

November 2023 led me to start a new adventure, adding a new destination on my list : Canada.
In Toronto since the End of December, my next place should be further West, from Mid April.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm here because I wish to meet people. All around the world. I like the idea of living like a local, wherever we're coming from, wherever we're going.
Couchsurfing is giving a more truly perspective of the place we are in.
Obviously, discovering touristic place can be a bit boring when there's too many people, however, having the possibility to discover those things with the locals can change the "cool thing" in an "amazing day, discovering hiden gems"

Interests

Well, I like unusual things. Unusual like Disc golf, Long distance Hiking, Night Hiking.
But also Magic tricks (basic ones), Cycling, travelling differently, Cooking, Writing, Discovering, Listening music, Watching movies (anything but horror), Meeting people I do not know and friends.

  • writing
  • cooking
  • walking
  • partying
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • sports
  • learning

Music, Movies, and Books

Lets start with Music.
basically, I am eclectic. Means that I can listen Rap and R&B, Rock, Jazz, Hard-Rock, and much more. I like classical music too as it is among the first notes and we can hear it in almost every other kind of music. I would say that the kind of music I am not a huge fan of is Electro / House. In the mean time, I am not a specialist, it is just a pleasure in my ears.

Now, movies :
My favourite movies are Pride and Prejudice, both, the movie and the series, The quiet man, Forest Gymp and some more. I use to prefer Romcom (question of sensitivity) and I also like a good thriller sometime, or a drama. The only kind of movies I will leave for a puzzle night will be Horror. That is not possible for me.

Finally books :
I'd say it is similar to the movies but I am not a big reader. Even though I am trying to go back in it.
But I will like easy reading, also I have a preference for Travel sotories, the real ones and sometimes the fictional. Give me a book on hiking, I will be so happy.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

This is a tough question.
Each adventure I have done, each place I went in, helped me to build the man I am today.
Extraordinary Adventures, that's even hard to define as, to me, an adventure is extraordinary. No matter what, this is an adventure.
So, I will tell you one of them. This one in particular changed my life, and also saved it.
Walk more than 1500 km in two months.
T'was Camino de Santiago between Le Puy en Velay and Santiago De Compostella.

Teach, Learn, Share

To teach, learn, and share are essential words for personal fulfilment.
Teaching our knowledge and being teatched the one of others.
Sharing between us, what we want, what we like, or what we're dreaming about.
Talking about what we dislike can be constructive as well.
We are with our dreams, our realities, our ambitions, our fears...
Learning other cultures, practicing languages but also discovering traditions.
In definitive, sharing with the world is making the bariers we can have falling down
Teaching, Learning, and Sharing only means we are openings ourselves to the entire humanity

What I Can Share with Hosts

It is more about the things I would like to share with the people I am meeting, as I actually do not have the possibility to host.
But anyway.
I would like to share my vision, my love, my fears, among others.
Just looking to share what makes me, "Me".

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, Croatia, Egypt, France, Italy, Mauritius, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, England, France, Spain

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