CURRENT MISSION

Learn to play an instrument

ABOUT ME

I'm a PhD student in Atmospheric Physics at Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada). My research is focused on coastal fog and marine aerosol chemistry. I try to enjoy life as much as possible by discovering new places around and traveling to the less busy places. The good side of being a graduate student is that research and conferences make me travel a lot, so even though my vacations are usually pretty short I get to travel a fair share.

PHILOSOPHY

I think it's important to make a difference in the world, as little as it can be. I'm a big fan of truth and honesty.

"Seuls ceux qui ont des cheveux longs ont peur, car personne ne peut tirer les cheveux de celui qui n'en a pas." (Only those with long hair are scared, because no one can pull the hair of the one who has none.)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I started my CouchSurfing experience in Iceland which I think was a really good thing. First because Icelandic people are amazing and so generous, and second because I wouldn't have enjoyed Iceland as much if I hadn't used CouchSurfing. I didn't surf at anyone's place there, I just met surfers, but my experience was worth it. I didn't expect it to be so interesting, so rewarding. Maybe I was just lucky but I don't think so... We all have that same passion, about travelling and discovering other cultures, can't make anything else than a good time when we meet.

Since then I have been hosted several times by great hosts in: Sault Ste. Marie (Canada), Moscow (Russia), St. Petersburg (Russia), Burlington (VT, USA), Berlin (Germany), Poznan (Poland), Vienna (Austria), Nome (AK, USA), Ushuaia (Argentina).

Interests

Music (also singing), reading (with a cup of tea), travelling, meteorology, photography, languages, astronomy, running.

• singing
• photography
• running
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• astronomy
• languages
• mountains
• gaming
• meteorology
• tetris

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS: Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami), Ru (Kim Thuy), The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho).

MUSIC: Movie and game soundtracks, Jónsi, Sigur Rós, Owl City, London Grammar, Joe Hisaishi, some pop, and [formerly] some K-Pop. Big vocal songs are also great to belt out at karaoke too :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent two months on a research ship at the North Pole, with no internet or telecommunication for 51 days.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can read/write Korean (without understanding much which makes it pretty useless) and I can teach French of course. I can also teach a few mental calculation techniques.

I want to learn more languages (improve Japanese, and especially German).

What I Can Share with Hosts

My experience, past travelling, and vision of life. I think it covers a lot of potential conversations already.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Cabo Verde, Canada, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, South Korea, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Taiwan, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Germany

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