CURRENT MISSION

Simply to meet people !

ABOUT ME

Simple, open minded, respectful.
I always like to learn from other people.

PHILOSOPHY

Take life as it comes.
To-morrow is another day.
Morgen ist noch ein Tag.
Demain est un autre jour.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

If I can help somebody, my couch is yours...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first experience (09/2009) was great: I hosted a lovely woman from Australia; we went to the braderie de Lille and spoke a lot about our lives. I hope to see you again Magret in France or in Australia (why not?).
My second experience (03/2010) was with 2 young Taïwanese girls in France for 9 months to learn French. We visited Lille and Bruges (Belgium). They were incredible! We had fun and they learnt a lot at home.
The 3rd experience (04/2010) was a young German couple who visited Lille (Palais des Beaux Arts), Roubaix (Museum La Piscine, Parc Barbieux) and the Citadelle, the Bois de Boulogne in Lille.

Interests

I like travelling, TV documentaries about countries and way of life, cooking, reading, knowing new people, new cultures.

And in March 2017 I discovered Postcrossing and it has become one of my favorite past-time: to send postcards all over the world and almost every day receive one or more postcard(s) from people I don'nt know.

• documentaries
• cooking
• reading
• tv
• traveling
• socializing
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Adele, Queen, U2
French variety in general, the 60' and 70' singers and goups
French singers: Calogero, Florent Pagny

Some of my favourite (old) songs: Sounds of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel), Yesterday (Beatles), This is the life (Amy McDonald), Frozen (Madonna), Streets of Philadelphia (Bruce Springsteen), Lili (Pierre Perret, French singer)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The best thing I've done in my life so far is my daughter! I looove her.

The most incredible: I've overcome my fear of water, I'm no longer aquaphobic and I can swim. And in April 2013 I had my first dive in the Red Sea: it was really great! unforgettable...

The most beautiful scenes I've seen are in New-Caledonia. I hope to go again overthere one day!

Teach, Learn, Share

I arrived in South-West of France in January 2015 (previously from Lille in North of France). As I'm retired I can discover my new region with CS. We can discover the Pyrénées, the countryside and the regional gastronomy.
I hope CS can also teach me about their country or region.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Welcome. I can pick up at the station. As I'm retired I can visit with the CS.
We can cook together, they can learn me their own cooking.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Cyprus, Côte d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany