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Cucugnan, Occitanie, France
@RAPHAEL.CLEGUER
Member since 2012
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.
Fluent in English
Fluent in French
Learning English
Learning Italian
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.
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!
My 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)
