CURRENT MISSION

Continue to improve my happiness :)

ABOUT ME

Hi! I'm a french guy from Orleans city. After 6 years living in Paris I decided to move to Montreal in Canada! I've been living there for almost 4 years now and I really enjoy the quality of life here.

I'm an easy going guy, very open minded and amateur of arts : photography, movies, painting, music. I need art in my life and that's why in addition of my consultant job, I'm a photographer :) You can see my work here : www.nicolaslepillerphoto.com

I'm also a big traveler, i made a round the world trip 5 years ago. I love to live like local people as much as possible, walk around cities, discovering landscapes by every possible way.

Also, I run marathons, I like to eat every food of the world, and I sometimes play videogames :)

PHILOSOPHY

Be creative in your life and life will be creative for you :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I used to offer my couch a lot in Paris but didn't do it in Montreal yet. Maybe soon. For now I'm looking for hosts in NYC for a photography project I'd like to achieve.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I used to host many people in Paris and every time has been a very rewarding and fun experience to share travel stories, culture differences, cooking tips, and great conversations.

Interests

I love arts in general. Painting, movies, theatre, music. Cinema and photography are my passions. I've directed some movies, written scripts but now I mainly practice photography.
I also like sport (running, soccer) and new technologies like computers, web and videogames.

• arts
• culture
• photography
• festivals
• film festivals
• cooking
• movies
• socializing
• painting
• music
• snowboarding
• sports
• soccer
• tennis
• computer science
• science
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Some legendary movies : Once upon a time in America, The Godfather, Amarcord, Amelie, Garden state, Elephant..I love Lynch, Scorsese, Coppola's familly, Chaplin, Van Sant, Kubrick and I forget some!
I listen to rock music. The Shins, Feeder, Bloc Party, Coldplay, Muse, Architecture in Helsinki, Editors, Interpol..And punk rock, ska, original soundtrack.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I made a round the world trip in 2013...so many travel memories and beautiful moments shared with locals.
I got published for several of my photography works and it's always a great pride.
I won two awards in film festivals for one of my movies! Those moments were my glory moments :)
I also swam with sharks, turtles in the great barrier reef. It was amazing.

I run the NYC marathon, it was one of my dreams... checked :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I would like to meet people to discover some new universes from all over the world and open my mind a little bit more. Inversely, I think my universe could be intersting for many people. Arts, computer science, video editing, music..I think I can enrich you!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Martinique, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France