I was born in Belgium. Spent my childhood in a small town in Wallonia. At eighteen years old I went to Minsk, Belarus to study piano performance. I stayed there seven years. I really enjoyed it there (the people most of all). After graduating from the Belarusian Conservatory of Music it was time to move to another place and my wife Hanna and I choose California. I have been now living in SF for three years where I did my Master in piano accompanying (opera, art songs, languages). I work as a piano teacher and perform in the Bay area as a pianist.

I became a vegetarian at 12 years old. I know you will ask me why:) and I love animals, the nature and people.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
My first couchsurfing experience happened in Bretagne. It was a rainy day and it was also the first time that I carried a tent. When the host opened the door and offered us a huge comfy bed, I said: "I would like to sleep in my tent"! :) I'm glad I accepted the offer. It was the only dry night we had in that region :)
As a host I have hosted people from Russia, Serbia, England, New York, Ireland.

Interests

Music, visual arts, esoterism, philosophy, politics, languages, history, folk arts, hiking.

• animals
• arts
• performing arts
• vegetarian
• politics
• music
• piano
• opera
• hiking
• teaching
• emergency services
• history
• languages
• visual arts

Music, Movies, and Books

Franz Schubert, Gustav Malher, Sergej Prokofiev
Emerson Lake & Palmer, R&B
, Jacques Brel, James Brown, Pink Floyd ...

André Gide, Jean Cocteau, Peter D. Ouspensky, Roger Martin du Gard, Hermann Hesse

The Room :) , Stalker, The Return (Zvyagintsev), Death in Venice ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked in a canyon in the Neguev desert.
Went to Moscow without visa and spent my entire birthday with the Russian police in Smolensk.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love talking with people and sharing knowledge.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach you some basic piano playing, share my 7 years experience of living in Belarus.

Countries I’ve Visited

England, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belarus, Belgium, United States