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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
To travel most of the world if possible by land (and sea).
ABOUT ME
I'm a french guy who loves to visit some places around our world.
Open minded, i try to meet some people with a different culture than mine. I already built friendships with students from all Europe in France, with Canadians when i used to live in Canada for an exchange program, and with Vietnamese when i was studying my master degree in Hanoi, Vietnam. I got graduated and i decided (maybe a crazy plan) to go back to France by land. I ended this trip 10 years ago and now...
I am trying to do it the reverse way. I've improvised a road trip around most of Europe and reached the big Gate, Istanbul, and wonder which countries to pass by to reach the Far East !
I may want to do something close to the Silk Road, acting like a Marco Polo with a smartphone getting some help from kind people like you maybe :)
PHILOSOPHY
Life could be very short, this is why we have to enjoy our life with intensity.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
In Canada, Mexico, Malaysia, China, Mongolia, India, Iran, Turkey and Bulgaria. Sometimes i've been lucky to be hosted, sometimes i just hanged out with great people. I've never been disappointed while meeting people from CS.
Interests
Martial Arts, philosophy, writing, drawing, painting, traveling... I think it's enough !
I am trying to save enough money for investing in an interactive World Map that may look like an encyclopedia through time and space. A lot of History to relate aside of typical dishes that may be worth trying !
- arts
- culture
- writing
- cooking
- politics
- traveling
- socializing
- blogging
- painting
- drawing
- martial arts
- history
- international relations
Music, Movies, and Books
Into the wild ; fight club ; seven years in tibet ; the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford ; Mr Nobody ; funny french movies like OSS 117 (I need to make you watch it !)
Nietzsche...
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
To have decided to live in Canada for 1 year ; to have decided to live in Hanoi for 1 year ; to have decided to travel by land for 1 year from Vietnam to France.
To have done some crazy jobs, from Law teacher to silly online businesses.
And now to try to cross Europe and Asia the other way around by land.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can teach you about Western Philosophy and in some ways Indian and East Asian philosophies... Mythology and History as well. International Relations. I love talking about Politics, being respectful of any opinion.
What I Can Share with Hosts
My knowledge and my enthusiasm ! :)
Countries I’ve Visited
Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Kosovo, Laos, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nepal, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United States
Countries I’ve Lived In
Canada, France, Thailand, Viet Nam