I am a retired teacher. I also write, translate and publish on the internet (see below). I was living during a long time in french overseas islands.
Je suis professeur de Lettres, langues anciennes et théâtre, à la retraite. Je suis aussi aussi metteur en scène de théâtre. J'écris, je traduis et je publie sur Internet. J e pratique le yoga, la méditation, j'ai vécu près de 30 ans dans l'hémisphère Sud, à la Réunion et en Nouvelle-Calédonie. Je joue de la guitare et sait piloter un voilier.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My main motivation is to meet more people. I love people, meeting new ones, and learning new languages.

Interests

Theater, poetry, music, sailing, fishing, cooking, learning languages.

• arts
• culture
• poetry
• theater
• cooking
• yoga
• music
• fishing
• sailing
• teaching
• languages
• transcendental meditation

Music, Movies, and Books

Folksongs, blues, great voices, classical music. La vie est belle ; 1492, Christophe Colomb ; comedy movies. Ainsi parlait Zarathoustra ; Conversations avec Dieu ; Les Fleurs du Mal.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Once, in one on the shows I played in, the audience, about one thousand people, made a 20 minutes standing ovation at the end of the show. We had felt the great communion between us and the audience during the show.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach french and ancient languages ( greek, latin) and also dramatic arts techniques. I like to learn new languages and talk about.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share experience about living in Reunion Island and New Caledonia, plus my culture, and theatrical experience and techniques, especially stage managing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Australia, Congo, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, New Caledonia, Réunion