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Overview

  • 39 references 31 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in French; learning Arabic, Burmese, English, German, Hindi, Malay, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
  • 63, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • reading, writing, travelling, surfing, dedicating my time...
  • Bachelor degree in psychiatric nursing school and buddhism.
  • From Norrmandy
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Coming from no-where, being no-one and going any-where to meet with extra ordinary people.

ABOUT ME

outspoken, outgoing, talkative, kind-hearted, peaceful, quiet but focused and active, full of energy, naturaly curious. Not smoking.

PHILOSOPHY

"I never dreamt my life but live my dreams".
"Don't procrastinate. Just do it today !"
"Avoid evil and do good".
"People with good mind will always be successful".

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

By opening my door / heart / mind to all of you if I am able to to it and hosting more than being hosted (because soooo difficult !!! to get a couch). I always help my guests as much as possible: arranging another couch through CSurfing if I'm able to, helping to find the cheapest way to reach the next destination and by giving tips to any destination.

Group participation in 2 main subjects and from time to time in some others.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Travelled - still travelling - extensively around the world before the Internet era. CSurfing is one way to meet with People I would not meet another way.

"learn languages, try to know people, that's the lightest bagpack you can carry on your shoulders and keep in memory".

Interests

too many !!! long-life never ending student.

  • meditation
  • boating
  • reading
  • traveling
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • buddhist
  • languages
  • hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

too many (depends on the country I'm living in) !!!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

not to be said but stow away to Canada (twice from Le Havre to Montreal at first and once more from St Pierre et Miquelon to Halifax)), stow away to Japan by boat from Vancouver through the Aleoutians (in fact made it twice Eastwards and Weswards to Tokyo from Paris exclusively overland/sea). crossed the Rio Grande as a "wet back". rode freight trains in U.S and Russia as a hobo. came back from India riding a "rickshaw" (bicycle taxi) and much more to tell if you ask me. Not long ago hitch-hiked from Western Europe to Bangkok in 6 weeks (altogether 20 000 km through Russia and China, see report in hitch-hiker section). Anyhow like better to be in the present and not look in the past. Tomorrow is another day to come. Enjoy now.

Teach, Learn, Share

vipassana meditation, Esotericism (psychic and tarot reading, astrology), personal development (buddhism, theosophy, ho'oponopono, psychophany, kriyâshakti, ayurveda), tribes and alternative communities, languages, travel experiences around the world (hitchhiking by car, boat, plane. Biking trips around the world).

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Denmark, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, French Guiana, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Réunion, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Western Sahara

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Myanmar

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