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Overview

  • 19 references 10 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Chinese, French, Yue (Cantonese)
  • 29, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Student
  • Studying Philosophy at Durham University, UK
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About Me

MISSION ACTUELLE (août 2016)
Traverser la France, ameliorer mon francais avant de commencer mon année d'Erasmus à l'Université Paris Nanterre.

PHILOSOPHIE DE VOYAGE
Decouvrir les ruisseaux nouveaux, m'adapter à la culture locale, apprendre de les expériences, et apprecier tout ce qui vient. Plus on découvre le monde, plus le monde semble grand.
Apprécier le présent.

CERTAINES CHOSES QUE J'AIME
J'aime les sports (le foot, le basket, le tennis, le ping-pong, le badminton);
la nature, la photographie, les pique-niques, les nourritures delicieuses;
Les blagues et idées bonnes et étranges
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TRAVEL PHILOSOPHY
To paddle up new streams, going with the rush and flow, learning from the journey, enjoying both the sunshine and the bumps.
The more we see of the world, the bigger it gets.
Enjoy the present.

CURRENT MISSION (as of Aug 2016)
To travel around France, improving my French before I start a year at Université Paris Nanterre

LIKES
I'm travelling the world one step at a time!
I'm a fan of sport (football, basketball, tennis, pingpong, badminton...).
nature, photography, picnics, food that's finger lickin' yum;
good jokes, ideas and oddities.
Discovering more of the above.

Aboslutely NOT on CS for sex. Please don't even try

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Pendant mes voyages en Europe de l'est, Maroc, et Asie de l'est pendant 2013-14, j'ai fait les expériences très spéciales. En plus en voyagant de Chine l'est á l'ouest pendant 2015. Sans Couchsurfing, je n'aurais pas pu ces voyages: CS est un mode excellent pour relier les voyageurs et les gens du coin. Tous les hôtes que j'ai rencontré était hospitalier, et j'ai toujours appris quelque chose de nouveaux. Le voyage a ouvert mon horizon et j'ai eu beaucoup d'amusement. Je vais continuer à explorer le monde!
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Journeying around Eastern Europe, Morocco, and East Asia in 2013-14 was a special series of experiences, as was 2015's trip from east to west China. I couldn't have done it without Couchsuring: CS is a great way to get in touch with local people and travellers, whether it is staying with someone or just meeting up to talk. I've found every host to be hospitable and have always learnt something new. It's opened my eyes and I've had buckets of fun. I want to continue seeing and feeling novel things as my eyes are opened ever wider by different cultures and people!

Mes expériences:
In Nov 2013, I travelled around Eastern Europe with my friend Alfie, and stayed with/met:
Yassin in Dubrovnik, Croatia
Teo in Bosnia
Bojan in Sarajevo
Taarna and Jelena in Zagreb, Croatia
Eric and Lucas in Budapest, Hungary
David in Vienna

Feb 2014, Morocco:
Ahmed, Ajoub, and other students at their flat in Marrakesh,
then with Ahmed and his family in Zagora

April - July 2014, Asia:
Johnny and Will in Guangzhou, China
Orchid and Selina in Xiamen, China
Anson and Jay in Nanning
Sebastian on Cat Ba Island, Vietnam
Andrew in Hanoi, Vietnam
Hungtran in HCMC, Vietnam

July-September 2015, China
Matt in Xi'an
YuanYuan in Lanzhou
Sitara in XiNing
Alex and Edward in Jiayuguan
YanQi in Hami
Subrina, Jack, Bardi, Wendy, and Artyom in Urumqi

Aug 2016, France
Jean-Pierre in Calais
Laurent in Lille
Steph, Nicolas, Christophe in Paris

+ more people who hosted me informally.

Tbc...

Interests

Football, Philosophy, talking , piano, squash, tennis, cards, tv& movies, gaming, reading, photography, art, languages, writing, Java, poker, New skills/activities... feel free to introduce me to yours !

  • arts
  • writing
  • books
  • photography
  • movies
  • video games
  • chess
  • reading
  • tv
  • traveling
  • juggling
  • poker
  • guitar
  • piano
  • cycling
  • surfing
  • skiing
  • sports
  • soccer
  • tennis
  • racquetball
  • languages
  • mountains
  • squash

Music, Movies, and Books

The Prestige, The Lion King, Matrix, Harry Potter, LotR, Batman, Avicii, Ludovico Einaudi, Bakermat, ennio morricone, john williams, Hans zimmer

Philosophy: all kinds - so far mainly Continental and Analytic. Wittgenstein, Sartre, Hume, Bentham, Buddhism

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Surfing (on water) in Hawaii, Skiing in Japan, Standing under a waterfall in Bosnia, Journey through the Atlas mountains in Morocco, Motorcycled from Hanoi to Da Nang (Vietnam)..

Teach, Learn, Share

Je peux enseigner/ partager avec vous l'anglais, le foot, la philosophie ... n'importe quel de mes passe-temps :) Je voudrais apprendre n'importe quel de vôtre passe-temps

I can teach/ share with you English, Football, philosophy ... any of my interests :)
I'm happy to learn anything you're passionate about.
*2016* FRENCH!

What I Can Share with Hosts

talks about many things; stories of and enthusiasm for adventure; English; any of my skills (ask :))

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Croatia, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Slovakia, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hong Kong, United Kingdom

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