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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
Working in Africa for the agricultural development and meet new people and cultures!
ABOUT ME
I'm currently working in agricultural microfinance in Mwanza (Tanzania) since March 2014 and will have the pleasure to host any CSurfers passing throw this great city!
About me... i'm open-minded, very curious, dynamic, positive and like to visit new places and to meet foreigners, especially if they don't do/think the same than me!
Oh and last thing: my worst flaw is impatience... But do not worry, i'll make effort for u if there is feeling between us! Otherwise, it's gonna be hard! Ahaha!
PHILOSOPHY
To live each day as it would be the last!
I can't stay alone more than 1 day. I've to meet people to stay alive!!!
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I think that's an excellent way to meet new people and discover new places. I love it.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I have been hosted in L.A. and Warsaw and i hosted many people in Warsaw and in Tanzania. All great experiences!
Interests
Ouh lot of of things...
Sport (volley ball, running, ultimate...),music, underground 60's - 70's bars, parties, festivals culture, Agricultural economics and policy, philosophy, politics, sociology, movies, mountains (SKIIIII!!!), beach, hiking, camping, kayaking, swimming...... curling !!! (No i'm kidding :D)
- culture
- festivals
- dining
- bbq
- running
- partying
- politics
- movies
- socializing
- music
- hiking
- kayaking
- camping
- sports
- swimming
- economics
- sociology
- beaches
- parks
- mountains
Music, Movies, and Books
MUSIC: I like almost everything except heavy metal and rap. I love good techno/electronic music especially in festivals! But also trip hop, pop, rock, reggae, jazz, blues, classic, variety...
So higgledy-piggledy i like pretty much Paul Kalkbrenner, Cristal Castles, Afrojack, A-Track, Boys noize, The Bloody Beetroots, Massive Attack, Archive, Radiohead, Ratatat, Wilson Pickett, Johnny Cash, Omega, the Coasters, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, the Rolling Stones, Enio Morricone, Chopin, Mozart, Vivaldi, Schubert, Tchaikowsky...
MOVIES: Especially Tarantino (Pulp Fuction, Kill Bill, Inglorious Basterds, Death Proof...) and David Fincher movies (Seven, Zodiac, Fight Club, The game, Benjamin Button...) but also Hunger, Drive, V for Vendetta, A Prophet, American Beauty, OSS 117, Mel Brooks (Space balls, Robin Hood Men in tights), Monthy Python (The holy graal, the Brian's life), Shuter Island, Gladiator...
I see a lot of documentary films too, especially about politics and finance (Inside Job, Michael Moore - Capitalism a love story, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Zeitgeist...)
BOOKS: I read a lot news online (Le Monde, The Times, Le Monde diplomatique, Alternatives économiques...) and specialized litterature in Economics, Policy and Agriculture, Naomi Klein (The Shock doctrine), René Dumont...
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Kilimandjaro trekking, road trip in Burundi, trekking in Fouta-Djalon (Guinea), visit of the Polish national parks...
Teach, Learn, Share
Everybody needs somebody to learn, to involve and to exist as a human being..
What I Can Share with Hosts
Smile, good conversations, simplicity, french food and coffees, barbecue, good music, good alcohol, simply good time !
Countries I’ve Visited
Andorra, Belgium, Burundi, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Germany, Guinea, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Madagascar, Monaco, Morocco, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, United States
Countries I’ve Lived In
France, Guinea, Poland, Tanzania, United States