CURRENT MISSION Finish the book I write ABOUT ME There are two things I really suck at, even if I have tried for years and years : - playing the guitar - speaking German I'm not the partying type of guy : I prefer a good diner with friends talking about everything rather than going to a nightclub. Basically, I'm the guy who listens to Slayer while drinking light herbal tea. I love to read while hanging around with my goats and letting them graze (and trying to protect the neighbors' flowers) PHILOSOPHY 1) I'm a Letfist, I uwsed to be an activist in the French radical Left 2) I'm an atheist, a rationalist, a "skeptic", I have absolutely no "spiritual"orientation whatsoever, and I trust science to tell what is true/efficient or not. they 3) I'm a vegetarian, with vegan sympathies. The animals I "own" are herbivores and live in a park near my house : 3 rabbits, 2 goats and a sheep.
Interested in Bars
Fluent in English
Learning German
Pioneer Badge
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I have rarely used couchsurfing to travel, I've hosted people a dozen times. COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE I hosted a spanish girl and we hiked together before she started meditating (without me). I hosted three or four times people on their way to somewhere else. But my area in Ardèche is not the most touristic one, and people need a car to reach my place on the hill !
Music, Movies, and Books
I have kind of "geeky" tastes when you talk about movies. I think French artsy-fartsy independant movies are not as smart as they pretend to be, and I tend to prefer hollywood romantic comedies. I'm into rock music, especially metal, but I also love prog-rock, jazz , Americana, etc. I'm very active in the world of "bal folk" (traditional music and dances) : I organize events and I host a podcast with my girlfiend. Books :I mostly read social science books, but I also like Science Fiction, crime novels, history novels, etc. And David Lodge.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
I don't think I'll ever do something really "amazing" in my life, I'm far not adventurous enough for that. I'm particularly proud of having been involved on our podcast in a documentary about a folk record made in 1974. And having been involved in strong social movements, like the 2003 strike in favor of pensions, is also important to me when I look back at what I've done in my life.
Teach, Learn, Share
What could I teach ???? Hey, come on, I teach all day long to my students, give me a break !!!! I can teach you some melodies and dances from the French Bal Folk. I also like games (cards, boardagmes, etc.), so I could teach the rules of some of them. Of course, I'd like to learn about your country and the area you come from...
What I Can Share With Hosts
My house and its environment, and some time if I have some.
My Interests
Politics, science and social sciences. Books, theater, movies, TV series. Everything about vikings and human arrival o Mars. An romantic comedies. I love music, festivals and concerts. I try to play a few instruments, I'm active in two bands (one rock, one folk). I go to folk dances events and attend folk music sessions. I like theater and I regularly go to the Edinburgh festival. After having been very "US addict" for years, I have more recently, because of my job, developped an interest in the UK, and especially Scotland. But if I had a chance to live abroad for a few years one more time, I'd chose a Scandinivian country, because they have the highest rate in the world concerning metal bands per inhabitant. Which is what I call "the highest level of human civilisation".
