CURRENT MISSION

Awopbopaloobop, alopbamboom !

ABOUT ME

We are a freshly married French couple with a deep fondness for traveling, discovering new places and meeting new people. Lucille just finished her studies in English Literature & Civilization and is going to teach French in a high school next year. I sing and play the saxophone in a free jazz/punk band - and work as a bar manager on the side.

We are based in Manchester, England. We both share a long-lasting love for the English language and the culture that goes along with it. We are fascinated by its diversity of accents, dialects and idiosyncrasies.

I suppose we could be described as quiet and discreet. We are just two French people who are very much in love!

PHILOSOPHY

" 'If I can have my can have my cigar when I want it,' said François, 'I can live' "
-Charles Bukowski

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

We have no available couch at the moment - busy house share complete with two cats - but we would be delighted to show you the parts of Manchester we love & the local music scene...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A couple of weeks in Berlin during which I met some lovely people. Lucille and I also spent a bit of time in Derry, Ireland - another delightful CouchSurfing experience!

Interests

Traveling, music, literature, cities, cooking, sewing, people, cats!

• cats
• culture
• literature
• singing
• cooking
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• dialects

Music, Movies, and Books

[music] David Bowie; Talking Heads; Frank Zappa; Eric Dolphy; Joe Henderson; Scott Walker; Thelonious Monk; Blue Note Records; Coleman Hawkins; Andrew Hill; Jacques Brel; Edgard Varèse; etc...

[books] Paul Auster; Jim Harrison; Charles Bukowski; James Ellroy; Samuel Beckett; Dylan Thomas; Emily Dicksinson; etc...

[movies] Wim Wenders, the Coen Brothers, any kind of road movie, catstrophy movies, and, *yes*, I do have dreadful cinematographic tastes.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Having a chat with Johnny Winter in his trailer after a gig - and not being able to understand a single word he said because of his thick, rich Texas accent...

Teach, Learn, Share

We can teach you a bit of French if you would like. I can also teach you how to impersonate the sound of a leaking sink with your cheek. No joke.

Countries I’ve Visited

Ireland

Countries I’ve Lived In

United Kingdom