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Overview

  • 8 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning German
  • 33, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • Process Engineer
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  • From Paris, Île-de-France, France
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About Me

French living in Germany after having lived in Minnesota, i'm there to get a great cultural exchange :)
I like to run, play the piano, photography ( any art form basically), meet new people and get to know new cultures. I've traveled around Europe, and now i want to cover the whole USA while i'm there :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It seems a good way to meet people (and thus locals) while traveling, and it's a very important aspect of travel experience to me!

Interests

  • literature
  • photography
  • running
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • jazz
  • piano
  • trail running
  • adventure travel
  • playing piano

Music, Movies, and Books

As for Music:Jazz ( Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Dave Brubeck, Chet Baker, Bill Evans, etc.)
Nicolas Jaar, Led Zeppelin, Claude Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Bonobo, Chet Faker( or Nick Murphy?), Fink, Ibrahim Maalouf, Mount Kimbie, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Super Flu, etc.

Books: Grapes of Wrath, Zaratoustra, The Stranger, Many french novels which i dont know the english titles :(

Movies: Usual Suspects, Shutter Island, Eyes Wide Shut, No country for old men, Inside Lewyn Davis (a must), basically all the Kubrick, Brother Coens,etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Long Distance trail running. One of the race i did was 70K in the French Alps, with over 16,000 feet elevation. all this by foot. Very exhausting with many ups and downs, but an incredibly strong experience!

Teach, Learn, Share

I like to keep learning new things. So i'm always looking for new topics to explore, with a pretty broad range

What I Can Share with Hosts

Basically everything that's about exchange. culture, music, philosophy, traveling, serious talks, street photography, etc. Everything that's related to human friendship in a word!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Germany, Guadeloupe, India, Italy, Morocco, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, United States

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