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Overview

  • 48 references 37 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning Spanish, Vietnamese
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • globe-trotter
  • English litterature degree
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

discovering the world and its people !
After four years living in Vietnam my girlfriend and I are settling in Brittany, near Rennes still amazed by the beauty of the world and its people!
I do not want to work for a paycheck but I am good at doing what I truly like and would do it for free rather than taking a job i dislike for the love of the $...
Lately I do mostly English teaching, but I can also do cooking and massages!

ABOUT ME

I am a relaxed and easy going person, I enjoy life every second, laughing is probably my favourite activity, travelling the second.
Over the course of my life I did many jobs, Au pair en Angleterre, Chef in Vietnam, English teacher everywhere, farmer in Australia...
I love the feeling of not knowing where I am going to sleep tonight, or where I'm gonna go, simply because I can go wherever I want. Freedom is addictive.
Oh and I hate to plan things, especially about travelling, planning takes the magic out.

PHILOSOPHY

We are all humans; black, white, yellow or whatever your skin could look like; from earth, the same for us all. Deeply humanist, I think that tolerance and acceptance of all people and their differences are the future of our world. Even if I believe in something superior, I don't belong to a religion, but I respect the beliefs of everybody without questioning why they choose to believe what they do. I have my own values and a certain moral code, which I try to follow the best I can. I am curious and interested in pretty much everything (maybe not the last haircut of Justin Bieber, though). I think that travelling is the best way to understand the world and its people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

After using CS as a surfer during my travels I, now want to share my place with as many people as possible. I have experienced the magic of getting to know people via CS and I am proud to say that some of my hosts are now my friend I am also still hoping to use couchsurfing while I travel.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Me and 2 friends couchsurfed in Birmingham(England) to see a Artic Monkeys concert, our host finally decided to come with us, he found one of the very last tickets, if all people could be like that the world will be safe ^^

Interests

Traveling, meeting new people, driving (on the right side of the road^^),long night chat with booze and friends,
and so much more...

  • concerts
  • traveling
  • coding
  • magic
  • scuba diving
  • religion

Music, Movies, and Books

I listen to all kind of music, but have a deep respect for some artists and listening to them always cheer me up.
Bob Marley, Pink Floyd, Fountain of Wayne, Ray Charles, Nirvana,.....

Few of the many movies I enjoy : v for vandetta, gladiator, inside man, jungle fever, le bon la brute et le truand, the eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, 2046, flight above a coucou nest, garden state, star wars(a new hope, the empire strikes back, return of the jedi) little miss sunshine, into the wild...

Authors I enjoy:

Akira toriyama, Eoin Colfer, Barjavel , Jonathan stroud, Isaac Asimov, Pierre Bottero, Jean Van Hamme, Robert Charles Wilson, Arthur Clarc...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

diving the great barrier reef

Teach, Learn, Share

everyone has something to teach you, share with you, and help you discover

I can teach you English
Cooking many different dishes, from spring rolls to cheese fondue.
Massage
Meditation techniques
And some good jokes ^^

I am willing to learn anything!

What I Can Share with Hosts

My simple life philosophy
My cooking
My stories

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Cambodia, Czech Republic, Germany, India, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

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