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Overview

  • 19 references 15 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, German, Italian, Swiss German; learning Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Student
  • Bachelor (International Hospitality Management)
  • From Lausanne, Switzerland
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To work with passion, to travel and meet people with different opinions about this beautiful world!

ABOUT ME

My friends consider me as very open-minded, easy-going, considerate and fun guy to be around (even though my sense of humour can be a bit special for some people, don't be afraid)

After my graduation, I went to Spain to learn... Spanish and had a great time there, meeting so many students from different countries. This summer (since I was still not sure where and what I wanted to work in) I backpacked for two months in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe and it was my best experience so far.
Since then, I work part-time in my homewtown Lausanne before getting a more serious job abroad. I still try to travel from time to time and hope to many other places in the future. My project is to start a world trip by 2013, so till then I'll work hard to earn enough money to realise this dream.

PHILOSOPHY

Our life is like a bus journey... you can imagine you are the bus driver or just a passenger. Along each stop, like each stages of your life, people hop on and people hop off, and some will stick from the first to the last terminal.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Since now I've only be surfing on many couches around Europe. Once I'll get a fixed job, I will start hosting as well. Look forward to it!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I started couchsurfing while I was in Spain: I travelled one week in Portugal and was hosted by several people. Since this was a great experience, I decided to do it as well now that I´m travelling for two months.

Interests

I'm interested in reading (especially biographies), travelling, music (especially rock, jazz, soul and world music). I practice alpine skiing, scuba diving and like to run to refresh my mind.

  • arts
  • culture
  • recipes
  • running
  • politics
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • jazz
  • world music
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • skiing
  • history
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Al Jarreau, Ben Folds, Black Dub, Cesaria Evora, Coda, Diana Krall, Esbjörn Svensson, Explosions in the Sky, Gotan Project, Jamiroquai, Lars Danielsson,Massive Attack, Radioahead, Rusconi, Sonic Youth, The Beatles, The Police, The Rolling Stones, Yaron Herman

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I saw humpback whales while I was working in Madagascar, I saw dolphins and a "moonbow" (rainbow by night) during my roadtrip in Australia, I backpacked for 2 months in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe,

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you French and German (my two native languages), teach you something about some Swiss recipes (I only know a few though), share my travel experiences with yours.

I would be more than happy to learn about your culture, language, and any kind of topic (be it politics, history, art, music, etc.): I am eager to learn about anything!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Italy, Madagascar, Spain, Switzerland

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