Hi !

I'm Thomas, just done with a Ph.D. in robotics applied to surgery, I've decided to take a break from the routine of city life and the office to travel the world for a while, mainly to do a bunch of hiking and mountaineering !
I'm french but grew up in Germany and have lived in various places around western Europe - most recently close to Paris, France. I've travelled Europe and South America extensively but still have a bunch of countries and hikes on my to-do list, mainly in Africa and Asia.
My main creative outlet nowadays is photography (mostly animal photography, check out some of my work on http://iamthewouf.wordpress.com) though I still occasionally play some music (I played the guitar pretty seriously for 15 years, along with some keyboards and drums).
Believe it or not, I enjoy travelling - but also more serious activities like partying, exploring the outdoors, chilling with crazy strangers and always learning stuff along the way !

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet you guys !

I'm keen to go off the beaten path whenever possible during my travels, to meet locals who can share things about their home I would miss travelling by myself on the tourist circuit, and to share stories and worldviews with open-minded people the world around.

Whether it lets me expand my worldview, teaches me something unexpected or just gives me the chance to share fun times with a like-minded human, I'm pretty sure couchsurfing is a good way to go !

Interests

• animals
• photography
• music festivals
• partying
• technology
• music
• hiking
• camping
• mountaineering
• science
• mountains
• biking
• packrafting
• nature conservation
• long distance hiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Top ten's that come to mind in no particular order :

Music:
Between the buried and me , Pink Floyd , Infected Mushroom , Anathema , Russian Circles , Slayer , TesseracT, Maybeshewill , The Trickaz , Scooter

Movies:
Dead Man , The Fountain , Donnie Darko , Valhalla Rising , Lost Highway , Clerks , The Thing , John Wick , 12 Monkeys , The Silence of the Lambs

Books:
A scanner darkly , Roadside picnic , The Brentford chainstore massacre , The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy , John dies at the end , The dream-quest of unknown Kadath , Breakfast of champions , Ubik , Dirk Gently - holistic detective , The road

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Summiting a secondary peak off Mount Banck on the Antarctic peninsula is certainly up there in the top life experiences I've enjoyed !

Teach, Learn, Share

TEACH:
Languages
Photography technique

LEARN:
Life

SHARE :
Beer! (Substitute wine or whatever you prefer)
A jam session if you have instruments lying around

Countries I’ve Visited

Antarctica, Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, England, France, French Guiana, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Ireland