ABOUT ME

I'm a friendly Frenchman and professional student. At the moment I'm doing a PhD in Human Geography, but I also have a background in Anthropology, Archaeology, Film and Photography. My studies have taken me all around the world, from England to Japan, from Iceland to California, and now to New Zealand!
I love learning about cultures (especially when it comes to food) and people in general. I also need to have creative outlets, whether it be making music, drawing, taking photographs or making films.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because when traveling, the people we meet along the way make the whole experience so much more enriching.

Interests

Landscapes, photography, music, films, tea, whisky & wine drinking, motorcycle riding, obsolete technology, sharing good food with good people. Traveling and seeing the world for myself.

• photography
• dining
• wine
• beer
• movies
• board games
• traveling
• drawing
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• sailing
• anthropology
• geography
• tea
• whisky
• graphic novels
• beer brewing
• fireplaces
• baking sourdough bread
• obsolete technology

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Aesop Rock, Arnaud Fleurent-Didier, Balladur, Blonde Redhead, Carpenter Brut, Clifford Brown, Cherry Glazerr, Déportivo, Diabologum, Die! Die! Die!, DIIV, L'Effondras, Facteurs Chevaux, FIDLAR, Flying Donuts, Forêt, Francky Goes to Pointe-à-Pitre, Girls in Hawaii, Have a Nice Life, Headcases, Holden, Housse de Racket, Interpol, Julia Holter, Julianna Barwick, Land Lines, La Femme, La Laque, La Sera, Les Thugs, The Lovely Bad Things, Mano Negra, [Melk], Mermaidens, Mermonte, Microfilm, Miles Davis, Miossec, Orties, OVLOV, Pow Wows, PPFC, Requin Chagrin, Ricky Hollywood, RIEN, Salut C'est Cool, Sea Pinks, Second Rate, September Girls, Shannon Wright, Sharko, Sunken Seas, Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, together PANGEA, Tokyo Police Club, VHS, Warpaint, Wes Montgomery, Yeah Yeah Yeahs...

FILMS: The 400 Blows, Rushmore, Rosetta, Un Singe en Hiver, La Guerre des Boutons, Moonrise Kingdom, The Shining, Les Beaux Gosses, My Life as a Dog, Le Fils, Oslo 31 August, Profils Paysans, The Taste of Tea, Le Cercle Rouge, Les Diaboliques, Le Trou, La Grande Illusion, Good-bye First Love...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Riding my motorcycle on an empty country road in Marin County, surrounded by nothing but the smell of a warm summer night, and feeling incredibly at home in this unfamiliar place.

Hiking across an English moor in the middle of a downpour, struggling to find my way as the fog was rolling in, turning an otherwise peaceful moorland into a mysterious and threatening place.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you basic sailing skills, conversational French, how to make sourdough bread, and how to play 30-some-odd different board games.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Iceland, Japan, Netherlands, South Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Japan, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States