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Overview

  • 36 references 25 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in French; learning Dutch, English, German, Spanish
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • Administration employee
  • degree in marketing
  • From Thuin, Walloon Region, Belgium
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Pocałuj kota i kopnij lodówkę

ABOUT ME

I live in Thuin (french speaking part of Belgium) with my girlfriend Emeline. Thuin is a really nice place with a lot of history not so far from Brussel south airport.
I like to spend time with my friends as much as possible and I'm waiting all year long for 2 things : my hollidays and "St-Roch" in Thuin !
I'd like to travel all around the world to discover a lot of things and people.
I'm interested in History, football (soccer), music, tourism, hiking, geography,... I like to speak foreign languages.

PHILOSOPHY

Don't cry because it's finished but smile because it happened... hard to execute :)
Always staying positive

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I suspended my accoun during a few years but now I'd like to start again.
I like to host people and to show them my city. I also like to talk with people about their country, culture,... to meet new people and to speak with them even if it's only 2 hours in a pub, a train,...

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I was hosted and I hosted a few times. It was so great. I can't imagine travelling in another way than couchsurfing with a sleepbag, the minimum to travel and a lot of Belgian beers and chocolate :) Thanks to some CS experiences, I met really nice people with who I still in contact and meet them again.
I also try to help people who wants to visit my region or who needs a place while they wait their plane (Thuin is not so far from Brussel's south airport).
Hosting is also a way of travelling. I had really good times with people who stayed in my place

Interests

History, geography, tennis, travelling, time with friends, music and (last but not least) the ST-ROCH in Thuin ! I also like trip and parties which are decided in a few minutes round a glass of beer with friends.

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Back to the future, The Big Lebowski, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Goodbye Lenin, Willow, Indiana Jones, 2 heures moins le 1/4 avant J-C,...
Music: Beastie Boys, Rage against the machine, Queens of the Stone Age, Artic Monkeys, Miossec, the Pogues, Sigur Ros, Nirvana, AC/DC, Sttellla, the Strokes, music of the world,...
Books: One flew over the cuckoo's nest, european comics, courrier international, Spirou, national geographic

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Going to the Cannes Festival (south of France) after a 5 day party. Nothing was planned and we slept on the beach every nights. It was really funny because we were wearing short, t-shirt, sandals,... while all people were with their tuxedo,... and other epic experiences :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I like to see differences between Belgium and other countries in the way to live. I can share the art of cooking french fries :) or to eat hot smashed apple "compote" typical from Belgium. I also like to discover new taste, new music groups,...

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Cambodia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Latvia, Luxembourg, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium

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