CURRENT MISSION

My objective, it's to meet you !

ABOUT ME

World belongs to those who dare [C. Chaplin]
Le Monde appartient à celui qui ose

PHILOSOPHY

O. Wild, irish poet, said : " “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."

I consider it's important to live, to make every day, every minute, and each moment, something that make you live, and happy. It's my Carpe Diem philosophy. I think that a traveller (As me... As you) is firstly a lucky person : He is doing what peoples could never do, because of health, money, job, politic issues. I don't forget it. I enjoy my luck, I enjoy my travels, like I should enjoy life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host, I surf, I go to the meetings... As much as possible.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've some experiences, as surfer or host, until to now, everything was very positive, and rich in sharing.

Interests

Art, video, photography, cinema, filming& editing, culture, languages, dance (hip-hop and oriental), cooking, and so on.

• horses
• arts
• culture
• books
• photography
• festivals
• dancing
• cooking
• politics
• news
• movies
• traveling
• drawing
• geopolitics
• journalism
• cinema
• trekking
• horse riding
• gym

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies : Schindler's List, Dead Poets Society, Dead Man (J. Jarmusch), Sister Act, Ismaii (Listen), Lord of War, Welcome to Gattaca, The Truman show, Vas vis et deviens, Ray, Les Chevaux de Dieu, Shining, Race, Doctor Patch, Last King of Scotland, The Butler, Gran Torino, Flag of our fathers, Selma, Persepolis, A long way to Freedom, Into the Wild...

Documentaries : Jérusalem-Tinghir : Les Echos du Mellah (K.Kachkar), Home, Ocean, Human (Y.A. Bertrand), Le Premier Cri (G. De Maistre), Juifs et musulmans : Si loins, si proches, and all the Arte's documentaries (french-german TV channel)

Musics : L. Armstrong, The Police, Tinariwen, H. Laurie, Imany, E. Church, Halem to Bole, M. Jackson, Ester Rada, Mighty Sam McClain, Sharmoofers, G. Brassens, Idan Raichel, Shakira, J.J. Goldman, Ismael Lo, Cairokee, Oumou Sangare, Scorpions, Ray Charles, Le Trio Joubran, India.Arie, Betty G, Oum, U2, Faada Freddy, Babylone, Tamikrest, Mashrou'Leila, Angus and Julia Stone, T. Chapman, Abdulrhaman&Mohab, E. Sheeran, Bombino; Souad Massi... I love all kind of music.

Books : Hind Snaraj (Gandhi), Indignez-vous (S. Hessel), "Les Thanatonautes, The ants and main books of B. Werber, Harry Potter (JKR), la Porte des Larmes, Retour en Abyssinie (R. Depardon), la Chinafrique (S. Michel), le Négus (Kapuscinski), L'homme qui voulait être heureux (L.Gounelle), Candide (Voltaire)... and above all I use to read the newspapers (Courrier International, Le Journal Inter, Le Monde, le Phenix Kurde, Jeune Afrique, Vice, Revue XXI, Le Canard Enchainé...)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travel alone. It's one of the richest experiences that I can live.

I climbed to the top of Vesuvius (Napoli), Sainte Victoire (Aix en Provence), Entoto Mountain (Addis Ababa), Eiffel Tower (You must know where it is :) ) , Notre Dame de la Garde (Marseille), Mamelle's Lighhouse (Dakar).

I saw Pompei "statues" and a boar's family in the street in Italy,

Bulljumping and "esquista" dance by kids in Ethiopia,

Aid ceremony and the moonrise on the sea in Morocco,

Tapas bar and andalusian horses in Spain,

Tanitekh dance and red sunset in Senegal,

Sigd festival and Yom Kippur in Israël,

Sacred crocodiles and Diolas' dance in Gambia,

Wadis and mesmerizing incense smells in Oman,

Dubai's Fountains and amazing Abu Dhabi's white mosque in UAE,

Noisy Matatus and Picnic in the middle of the Nairobi's National Park in Kenya,

4th July's fireworks and Coney Island's rollercoasters in USA,

Sunset on Kivu Lake and illegal home made "Urwagwa" in Rwanda,

Heliopolis ruins at the sunset and spectacular Jeita caves in Lebanon,

Amazing Ngulu and joyful
Funerals in DRC,

*list in process*

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you the basics about photo, video (filming/editing), french culture & language, cooking, dancing.

I like to share opinions, ambitions, ideas, conception of life, or just a tea :) I really enjoy to share travels dreams and experiences, memories, and debate about this world we are all sharing.

I want to learn everything you can teach me !

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can make you visit the must-see places or make you discover some places that you will not find in your guide book.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Madagascar, Netherlands, Oman, Portugal, Rwanda, Senegal, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Spain, United Arab Emirates

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