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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
On a sabbatical year: spending 1 month in 12 cities to meet people and find out about society development challenges in the next 10 years.
ABOUT ME
I believe that Life is amazing and each moment deserves full attention and appreciation. So,I don't know how you and I are going to interact via CS, but whatever the time we'll have i ll be dedicated and we ll have fun!
Tons of things I like to do in Life. Instead of a long list, here are 3 values which are especially meaningful to me: humour, love, enthusiasm.
Haaa... and gosh i can t resist, here is a fragment of my long list!
Dancing (Latino, Western & capoeira), cooking sweet&sour, solving complexity (I do street coaching minute here and there), singing under the shower, running naked in Nature of course (but who doesn't right?). =)
Fortunately, I am also a well-behaved French gentleman, so I usually wear clothes while running which means we can share a shameless sweat, biking, hiking or basket-balling -isn't Life beautiful???
What else about me... I love to think that I can have a real American accent when i speak English and pay attention to it, but let s face it, most of the time, you ll be able to guess where i m from after I'd say "Hi" to you. I can take it, but it hurts.
MY PHILOSOPHY
It s pretty unique and i like it. =)
It s sthg like the following:
Don't think too much and make things your own way, because you know it s a really good way.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
Have spent great times in Istanbul as a guest.
A host saved me from sleeping under bridge in Nice, so grateful for that!
Three hosts also welcomed me in SF and each was a very different yet great experience.
I welcomed at my places with my roommates when we had that gorgeous 150 m2 flat in Paris... ...but i stopped when i moved to a 20m2 studio.
Happy to meet you!
Interests
Discover new Laugh
Create/work with stimulating people & Learn
Music (clarinet and singing) & Movie making
Capoeira, basketball, tennis, sailing & free diving
Being a waiter when need be & Philosophing
War Craft 3 & Magic (yes, i felt a rush of shame writing it, but i feel better now, haha!)
Healthy & Tasty cooking
Wellness & Sharing
Music, Movies, and Books
Authors: K Gibran, A Dumas, Alain, D Gemmell, H Hesse, A de St Exupery.
Musıc: Jonsi, L'Arc-en-Ciel, Tribalistas, Arsenal, Coldplay, Vampire's WE, Death Cab, Mike Oldfield, Empire of the Sun.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Climbing Mont Blanc in a pair of torn apart jeans and coming back healthy is something I feel lucky/proud about.
Teach, Learn, Share
Teach: I am passionate about new energy, microalgae, development challenges & bio-mimicry.
Share: cooking, philosophy, precious / absurd pieces of French, Japanese and Quebecer cultures, movie making,...
Singing improvisation would be amazing, and of course, let's dance!
Whatever around game is more than welcome.
Eager to learn !!! Especially about farming, sustainability, your life experiences, cooking, meditation & wellness.
What I Can Share with Hosts
French quiche lorraine and crepes all-you-can-eat!!!! =)
And of course, a brilliant set of home-made (& incredible!!!) jokes.
Countries I’ve Visited
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States
Countries I’ve Lived In
Canada, France, Japan, United Kingdom, United States