CURRENT MISSION

Share my passion for baking and nature. Plan my next trip

Travel through New Zealand on my bike. (Done)

Work as a baker in Australia, make friends there and explore this wonderful country. (Done)

ABOUT ME

Hi! I'm Raphael but you can call me Raf or Rafiki.

I'm a baker in Cucugnan, France. It's a very special place where we grow our own ancient wheats. We have a windmill to make the flour and a wood fire oven to bake the bread. I am passionate about my job. I am very interested in the link between environment, agriculture, food and health.
But I can talk about other things don't worry!

PHILOSOPHY

Be the change you want to see.
Our civilisation is coming to an end so I try my best to do good and go in the right direction.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've registered on couchsurfing when I came back from Canada because I wanted to host travellers from all around the world and be able to travel without moving, in a way... I love my city and I'm always happy to show it to visitors.
Now It's my turn to travel and I hope I will have the chance to meet great hosts.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Only as a host for the moment (I've been a guest once during my bicycletrip from Bordeaux to Bologna but on Warmshower, the bicycle community couchsurfing)
I've hosted 4 times.
The 1st was good but didn't have the time to get to know my german guests.
The 2nd was awesome, the california girl was suppose to stay a week and she stayed 2 weeks at my place, then a year in an appartment a friend of mine was renting and now she's staying 2 more years to study. We are very good friends now so that was a life changing experience.
The 3rd was great, lots of drinks with 2 russians, we've watched a firework and it was magical.
The 4th was a cyclist and we had a great time together in my new home of cucugnan. He came to work with me at the bakery the morning after.

Interests

I've discovered myself a new passion: Bicycle! I've made a trip from Bordeaux to Bologna (3 weeks and almost 1700km). It was unforgettable and I really want to do it again somewhere else. Now I try to move with my bike as much as I can.

I really love to eat but most of the time I'm too lazy to cook... I like beer, wine, and never say no to a good cocktail (I'm in a Spritz period right now)

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies I like: Searching for Sugar Man, Science of Sleep, Be Kind Rewind, Pulp Fiction, Shutter Island, The Godfather, Forrest Gump

Music I like: Hip Hop, Rock, Electro, Classical. I listen to a lot of different things and I cannot list everything here. I'm a fan of Eminem. One of my favourite things is to go to concerts.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've spent one year in Montreal and that was an extraordinary experience! I discovered a new culture and met awesome people!
I've spent 3 days in Rome and I fell in love with this city, I would like to live there one day.
The view from the top of the Empire State Building in New York is something I will never forget!!!
10 months in Australia... 8 months in the best bakery of Sydney and 2 months on the road with a van: Unforgettable

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you the secret of good healthy bread.

I love to learn new languages (specially italian)

We have to share our favourite playlist otherwise how could we know each other!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cuba, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, France