Hello,

I am a French guy living in Nogent-sur-Marne, Paris area, France now. I am actually working as an IT engineer for Carestream Dental company. I would be happy to show the region to you!

I am living at 10 km East from Paris, at Nogent-sur-Marne.
From my place, you can take the RER A line from Nogent-sur-Marne train station (5 minutes by walk) and it takes:
- 13 minutes to go to Paris - Châtelet les Halles (RER A).
If you are ok with these transportations and you want to enjoy la Marne river and Vincennes park, my place is great for you :).

I was previously at Versailles and Antibes where I could host nice people and have plenty of unforgettable great adventures.

See you soon!
Sylvain

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like meet new people to share about experiences. I like it also in order to be able to help people to know nice places to visit and to have then a nice stay in the region.

Interests

Travel and meet people from abroad to share stories
Ride mountain bike, ski and run to keep my body in action
Read, listen and watch documentaries and radio news
Watch TV series
Try new things to be more ecological
Meditate sometimes
Eat less meat

• eating out
• cycling
• skiing
• science
• parks
• travel
• nature
• learning new things
• cultural exchange
• having fun
• helping others

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I like several kinds of music: reggae, metal folk/industrial, rock, pop, country, some rap/hip hop, jazz, electro
Books: Ring from Koji Suzuki (Sci-fi), Bulgakov Master and Margarita
Movies: Forest Gump, Scent of a Woman

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One time, as I was on a mountain near Biarritz on Spanish border, I used the wrong direction to walk down. I asked people if it was the direction to France but they said "del otro lado". So, I came back to the summit; it was dark and foggy and I seemed to be alone there... By walking down on the good direction, I lost my car's key... That's on these kinds of situations we realize how important our friends are :).

Teach, Learn, Share

I like listen to people and give some ideas from my experience.
I would be happy to show to you the cities of Nogent-sur-Marne, Vincennes and Paris.

For Paris, I cannot list all here but I have some interesting places in mind:
- Montmartre district showing the old Paris with the Sacré Cœur,
- Notre Dame cathedral and Latin district,
- Louvre museum and saint Michel district,
- Eiffel tower of course :),
- Triumph arch with Champs Élysées,
- if you like science like me, La Villette museum,
- if you like nature like me, Chaumont mounds garden and Luxembourg garden.

If you want some information of my previous place: Antibes region, I gave some activities below I suggest to do there:
- Antibes: the port where you could find several bars and restaurants: boulevard d'Aguillon
- Antibes: the commercial street: rue de la République
- Antibes: a park on a hill: parc de la Garoube
- Antibes: walking on the cape on nice pathes specifically designed for pedestrians
- Biot: glass museum
- Grasse: if you like or you are curious about perfume, it is the place to go! Perfumes like from the Channel brand are based on the essences from Grasse. Three perfume factories to visit there: Fragonard, Gallimard and Molinard
- Nice: walking on the famous boulevard near the sea: promenade des Anglais
- Nice: the commercial street with the main place of Nice: boulevard Médecin and place Masséna
- Cannes: the palace where the movie festival takes place each year: le palais du festival

What I Can Share with Hosts

What I can do is to explain places to visit and maybe, bring them on these.
I can cook vegetarian meals with garlic, onions and toffu for example ;).

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United Kingdom