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.

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 !

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".

• books
• theater
• concerts
• festivals
• cooking
• meditation
• partying
• drinking
• gardening
• politics
• movies
• tv
• music
• guitar
• hiking
• atheism
• sports
• soccer
• geography
• history
• science
• social science

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.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Russian Federation, Swaziland, Switzerland, Turkey, United States, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States

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