CURRENT MISSION

To explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations :P

ABOUT ME

Rational, weird, left-wing programmer with a keen sense of observation and analysis. I'm also very curious.

I mention my political implication because that's quite a big part of who I am and who I see. I don't fight or argue needlessly with people who don't agree with me, but I'm uncomfortable with conservatives.

I'm straight, but Queer-friendly.

Here's my duolingo profile:
http://www.duolingo.com/nmenardg

PHILOSOPHY

I'm an eco-socialist with ties to the Marxist tradition. I'm an advocate of participative and direct democracy.

I'm not religious, but I find some sense of belonging in the physical world. Watching scientific documentaries is kind of a spiritual experience for me, especially Carl Sagan's Cosmos

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE (before using this App)

I've spent 2 weeks living in a British family when I was 14, as an exchange student. My exchange "twin" then came here and lived in our home for a week.

Interessen

Museums, food, socialism, history, nature, trekking (I can walk an entire day no problem), biking, going out

• folklore
• documentaries
• dining
• coach
• partying
• politics
• cycling
• history
• software

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Movies:
Blade runner, Miyazaki (Princess Mononoke, Nausicaa of the valley of the wind, My neighbour Totoro, Howl's moving castle, Laputa castle in the sky, Spirited away, etc.), Star Wars, Schindler's List, Irréversible, Joyeux Noël (Merry Christmas), Life as a house, The great dictator, Orson Welles's The Trial

Music:
Dubstep: Knife party, Rusko, Benga, Koan Sound, Goth-Trad, iBenji
Drum N Bass: Pendulum, Noisia, The Prodigy, Sub Focus
Hardcore Metal: August Burns Red, All Shall Perish
Power Metal: Blind Guardian, Gamma Ray
Classic Rock: Pink Floyd, Rush, Led Zeppelin
Classical: Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Rachmaninoff

Books:
1984, Fahrenheit 451, One flew over the cuckoo's nest, Jean-Paul Sartre's Le mur

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

I was very involved in the 2012 Quebec student strike

Lehren, lernen, teilen

I can teach:
Canadian French (including swears and weird expressions :P)
C#.NET
SQL SERVER
ASP.NET
Quebec history,
Montreal, Quebec or Canadian politics (I'm involved in a provincial party so I know the provincial scene most)

I want to learn:
German,
Ruby,
History,
Politics

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

I can help with some geeky stuff, including : changing wifi settings/security, teach programming, giving various advice

I do street workout and I'm always glad to coach people, show exercises and also discover new ones

I can teach Quebec French and tell you lots about our history and political landscape

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Canada, England, Finland, Germany, South Korea, United States

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Canada