Hey ! I am Raphael, 23, French, born and raised in Lyon but moved to Paris to study. Partly because of bad memories of English lessons, partly because I do not know how to upgrade my "employability", I am really keen on learning new languages, especially when they sound exotic in my french ears. Of course, I only speak them badly or average, but you will find generally more than eager to broaden my horizons, especially if the discoveries involve food and drinks ! I have spent so far six months of my life in Germany, six months in Spain, six months in Italia, and would love to repeat those experiences. Currently I am spending the entire year studying Marxist economics in Buenos Aires

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Like everybody else, I like traveling, meeting new people, discover new cultures, learn new languages. If it can help me to improve my understanding of our globalized world, all the better. I was unfortunate enough to be the eldest of my brothers and sister, so I have started to satisfy my leanings very late in my (short) life, and have not been really far from home, yet. Something to be corrected soon enough !

Interests

• books
• festivals
• coffee
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• hiking
• sailing
• economics
• languages
• wines
• beers
• cakes
• photos

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: all possible kinds, depends on the purpose and the mood. But, among others, Thylacine, Mozart, Synapson, Viktor Démé, Idoli, Zabranjeno Pusenje, Eugène Pottier and Pierre Degeyter, Rodrigo y Gabriela, etc.

Books: well well well, I take a lot of pleasure reading about Stock Flux Coherent Models, but I have also more relaxed readings. Modern french literature, Rabelais because it is Rabelais, Svetlana Aleksievitch, Asimov, ....

Movies: I especially liked the Last Boat, because it is far too obviously full of Northern American nationalism rhetoric, quite a pleasant look. I liked also the battle of the neretva and Battleship Potemkin, so I have no USA-bias. Generally open-minded and not judgmental.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelled during three months in Western Africa.

Teach, Learn, Share

Cooking and languages, mostly. And also topics related to capitalism contradictions.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Everything, anything, radioooo.com !

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Croatia, Côte d'Ivoire, England, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Italy, Liberia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, Turkey, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, France, Germany, Italy, Spain