CURRENT MISSION

To live, love and enjoy life outmost. I am living with my wife in lokeren and she's also a couchsurfer: https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/elin_vanlierde. We like hosting people and sharing experiences when possible so feel free to contact me or her and you are welcome...

ABOUT ME

I am Nicolas, a frenchman of BRITTANY. Right now I live close to Ghent and Antwerpen, Belgium as a postdoctoral researcher.I love the outdoors and especially rock climbing and biking. I'm getting bored very fast and always need new excitement and fun. I have lots of energy and am very positive thinking.

PHILOSOPHY

I live only looking towards the future, and always optimistic. The best way in order to live happilly is to always look at the right side of life !!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Organizing events and going to meetings
Surfing and Hosting
Surfing : 80 times in 14 different countries
Hosted successfully : 78 times in aachen, germany
10 times in antwerpen, belgium
5 times in lokeren, belgium

Next event :
ORGANIZATION ::::
MEETING :::::

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
A CS party in Rennes
CS-Milano meeting in Fecske (Budapest)
CS-Milano 2nd Birthday
2 really amazing CS-Parties in Athens !!
CS meetings in Aachen
CS Meeting in the MOUSEL's Cantine in Luxemburg
Organisation of the CS XMAS AACHEN-Meeting 2008
Monthly CS_Meetings in Aachen and Maastricht
Festival des Lumières Lyon 2008
Organisation of Aachen XMAS Meeting 2008 http://www.couchsurfing.com/meetings.html?mid=19242
LATE CHRISTMAS / NEW YEAR'S PARTY IN LIEGE
~~**~~BIRTHDAY PARTY: ~Bernard~ and ~Martine~ are celebrating!
The Famous Carnaval of Dunkerque 2009 (in Bergues this time!)
international pillow fight day, cologne
SPRING IN LIEGE 2nd EDITION
Vienna Calling - 10th Birthday of CouchSurfing
Several beer drinking, bowling and hottub parties in Hamilton
Many events with the local community in Antwerp

Interests

Being with my many friends who come from all corners of the globe and occasionally travelling to said corners to visit them and make new ones.

Also: enjoying a good meal, french wine and belgian beer, socializing, the outdoors, music of all sorts

• culture
• perfumes
• festivals
• cooking
• wine
• beer
• partying
• drinking
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• surfing
• rock climbing
• bowling
• chemistry

Music, Movies, and Books

well, obviously I really like films which makes you think a little, my favourite realisators are Stanley Kubrick, Emir Kusturica, Takeshi Kitano... I really enjoy films like Old Boy, From Hell, Life is a miracle, A clockwork Orange, ...

For music, I enjoy reading about what's going on in pop culture as well as new, emerging artists and totally unheard of folks because you never know what you could find. I like to dabble in a bit of jazz: new sounds as well as the voices of old, classic singers. I also enjoy Acid and new Jazz, electro jazz, trip hop, lounge, chillout, and many other kinds.

Books? When I was younger I used to read a lot. Now it's a lot less because I'm busy with work and then hanging out with all my friends, but when I do sit down, I like to read things that require thought, contemplation and concentration. Funny things are great too, though!

Movies: a vast array.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In case of crazy things, I'm doing minimum a new one every week so it's hard to say, but I'll be happy to share my crazy experiences with you !!
And now my wifez is quite often my companion in crime for those.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a lot about solid state chemistry and could probably help with that, even on a basic level.

I've actually given some one on one courses of english and french in china, but so to say I didn't find a method to teach it correctly from zero

I really like to share the french culture and enjoy cooking a lot but not for me alone !!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Canada, China, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Nepal, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany

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