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Overview

  • 16 references 16 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Italian; learning Spanish
  • 44, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • Communication and Development
  • Read many books about the world
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Good Karma!

ABOUT ME

I love travelling to experience, possibly off the beaten track. Keen photographer too.
I am a very social person, I have a keen interest in international affairs, development, other cultures and psychology. I really like my job and when I am not working, I need to experience new cultures, learn, meet. Life is short and I realise we should not waste any single bite of it.

For the rest, I run, try to practise yoga twice a week, read, go to concerts, movies...

PHILOSOPHY

Do what you love and do it often.
If you don t like something, CHANGE it.
If you don t like your job, QUIT.
If you don t have enough time, stop doing stuff you don't like.
If you are looking for the love of your life, stop; She will be waiting for you when you start doing things you LOVE.
Stop over analyzing, life is SIMPLE.
When you eat, appreciate EVERY last bite.
Open your mind to NEW things and NEW people.
TRAVEL often; getting LOST will help to FIND yourself.
Some opportunities only come once, SEIZE them.
Life is about the people you meet and the things you create with them, so go out and start CREATING.
Life is short.
Live your DREAM and share your passion.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Even if I am a member since long time ago, I finally have a good couch to host people. As I am not living in remote places anymore (Darfur, Burkina Faso), welcome to Brussels!

How about you will cook your favorite home flavoured dish and I will cook mine in return, it is not a great deal? :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Started to host in 2012. I hosted ten couch surfers and helped another one finding her way and discovering Brussels for a couple of days. They seemed to enjoy BXL and some of them also meet a bunch of my friends.

I was hosted in India, Austria and Germany and so far it was always very rewarding.

Interests

Experience new cultures, running, yoga, nature, being outdoor. Recently I discovered trekking and I love it! Plus photography, to capture experiences.

  • photography
  • concerts
  • cooking
  • yoga
  • running
  • politics
  • movies
  • traveling
  • outdoor activities
  • hiking
  • track and field
  • swimming
  • psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Kafka on the Shore, Haruki Murakami.
On love, Alain de Botton,
The Catcher in the Rye, J. D. Salinger.

Music: Coldplay, Emilie Sande¨, Pearl Jam, Modest Mouse, The Postal Service.

Movies: Salmon fishing in the Yemen, Garden State, Todo sobre mi madre, When pigs had wings.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Had a chat with Noam Chomsky about world politics, crossed the river Nile swimming, climbed an holy mountain in China and biked down the highest road in the world in India!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Italian for conversation and a bit of Italian cooking.

I would like to learn more about photography, yoga, running, hiking.

I can be inspirational. If you are too, I'd definetely like to host you!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Brazil, India, Israel, Maldives, Mexico, Myanmar, Palestine, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, France, Italy, Sudan, United Kingdom, United States

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