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Overview

  • 7 references 6 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning Danish, German
  • 36, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • I'm a software engineer.
  • I've an engineering degree in computer science. Done my m...
  • From Metz (Lorraine) - France
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To live the Couchsurfing experience. And to find this annoying mosquito.

ABOUT ME

Easy going, I know how to get along and spend some quality time with friends and new acquaintances.

Most of all things, I love travelling to meet new people, discover other cultures and get out of my comfort zone. And since cooking well does appeal to me, I also know how to appreciate your local food a lot when I'm abroad: new food is a good motivation to move out (even if I have to overpay to get my much needed piece of good cheese). I may sometimes forget to relax enough while traveling, often by fear of missing something...

PHILOSOPHY

I have a ginormous optimistic outlook on life, and I can't fathom anything changing that for good.

This would be a shame to go into any further philosophical details here without oversimplifying, so why don't we share this over a drink here? (and, frankly, I don't have time to write an essay here)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm starting as a host, and when the time comes, I'll try to benefit from others' hospitality!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Still a beginner in the field, yet I'm pleased by what I've experienced so far; I got what I expected, i.e. meeting new people from around the world with cool stories.

Interests

I already mentioned traveling, but here it is once more.

On a day-to-day basis though, I practice my fair deal of running (if you dig this, we might even have a run together) all year-long, and skying during winter. Lots of cycling too is involved, at least for my daily commute (I've a spare bike, by the way), and I really enjoy playing table tennis, even if I don't do it enough to my liking.

I'm also fond of boardgames, and that ranges from party games that last 30 minutes to the kind of huge strategy game requiring a big table, lots of people, discussions, and plenty of time ahead. Add that to videogames, especially the local multiplayers ones, and you'll quickly see why I'm known as living in a sort of toy library for grownups (or not so...).

Oh, and I like building robots, but that's for when my free time is not eaten by all of the above.

  • dining
  • cooking
  • cheese
  • running
  • partying
  • drinking
  • traveling
  • cycling
  • tennis
  • table tennis
  • study abroad

Music, Movies, and Books

Wow, as far as music is concerned, I listen to it all day long (work/commute/home). Mostly (hard/indie) rock, folk, electroswing, electro, OSTs, classical.

Books: I'm into Foundation by Asimov right now.

Movies: lots of them. Really, I hardly miss a week that includes going to the movie theater.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My 13 months in Denmark for Erasmus. Best year in terms of studies and meeting new people in a great country.

Teach, Learn, Share

Let's practice some French if you need so.
Or cook a meal from a French recipe together.
And joke on weird French customs that I may even not understand well myself.
If you're French yourself, I guess this may not sound as cool as someone else might think... Désolé, nous trouverons autre chose !

I'll learn any tongue twister related to your native language. I should be modest and rather say "try to", insofar as the Danish famous one got me. Overall, teach me anything you know worth sharing!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, France

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