CURRENT MISSION

Improving my salsa game.

ABOUT ME

I am passionate, respectful, imaginative, open-minded, easygoing, just quirky enough and hungry for life. I have great sideburns, too. For more informations, you'll have to meet me in person and find out by yourself.

PHILOSOPHY

"Deserve what you want"

"So close your eyes and embrace your memories, your memories;
Leave your troubles and your worries far behind, so far behind;
Stop contemplating and start celebrating;
Yeah you gotta live before you die" ("Live Before You Die", Social Distortion)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I was hosted by a few amazing Couchsurfers during my vacations over the years, especially during my RTW trip in 2011-2012 and my 1-year trip in Latin America in 2014-2015. I usually can't host, but I love to meet people for a coffee or a session of "look at those ugly/weird vinyl covers" at local music stores.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have used Couchsurfing many times and the variety of people I met is really interesting. Some examples: I learned so many things about yogurt from a Bulgarian PhD student; I had the chance to try kava at my Fijian Couchsurfer's home; I stayed with a very sweet family in Tallinn; I talked about the Quebec band Malajube with a Chinese woman who lives in Bangkok; I learned how to prepare mate with friends in Córdoba and Mendoza; and so, so much more.

Interests

I also like:

- writing;
- planning trips and living them out;
- meeting cool people and discovering cultures;
- learning all kinds of fun but not necessarily useful stuff for trivia games;
- spicing up conversations with random pro wrestling facts and stories;
- making inappropriate but light-hearted jokes ;
- discussing why Ingmar Bergman rules;
- drinking slightly too much coffee, especially in good company.

• writing
• books
• photography
• salsa dancing
• cooking
• coffee
• trivia
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• live music
• metal music
• wrestling
• parks
• museums
• stand up comedy
• kung fu
• skinny dipping
• hot sauce
• drinking mate
• fridge magnets

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Bad Religion; Social Distortion; The Ramones; Maná; Julieta Venegas; Andrés Calamaro; Soda Stereo; La Quinta Estación; Tom Waits; Tangerine Dream; Godflesh; Neurosis; Cynic; Atheist; Gorguts; Ulcerate; Phobocosm; Dead Congregation; Summoning; Anathema; Paradise Lost; Melvins; Kyuss; In Flames; Amorphis; Fates Warning; Helloween; Black Sabbath; Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy and so much more.

Movies: Apocalypse Now; La strada; Persona; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; 2001: A Space Odyssey; Mon oncle Antoine; Le déclin de l'empire americain; Elvis Gratton; The Piano; Trainspotting; L'auberge espagnole; Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain; Before Sunrise/Sunset/Midnight; Fight Club; Wake in Fright; Children of Men; Amores Perros; Breaking the Waves; Magnolia; Sunshine; The English Patient; The Scent of Green Papaya; Quest for Fire; North by Northwest; You Only Live Twice; Commando; The Big Lebowski; Slap Shot; Monsoon Wedding; Tokyo Story; Seven Footprints to Satan; The General; Come and See; Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones; Mi socio; Kamchatka; La noche de los lápices; El secreto de sus ojos, Cidade de Deus, and a lot more.

Books: « Sexus », Henry Miller; « Journal 1931-1934 », Anais Nin; « Anna Karenine », Leon Tolstoi; « Les liaisons dangereuses », Choderlos de Laclos; « La femme de papier », Francoise Rey; « La condition humaine », André Malraux; « Vamp », Christian Mistral; « L'énigme du retour », Dany Laferrière; « L'automne à Pekin », Boris Vian; « Les cavaliers », Joseph Kessel; « This Perfect Day », Ira Levin; « Il nome della rosa », Umberto Eco; « Heart of Darkness », Joseph Conrad; « La tía Julia y el escribidor », Mario Vargas Llosa; « Beloved », Toni Morrison; and, you guessed it, much more.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- I own one of the longest-running travel blog in French on the planet, La page à Pageau. I started it in 2007 and it's still going. I never monetized it, because I believe it hinders honest reporting.

- In 2014-2015, I did a fantastic trip across Latin America. I travelled from Montréal to Panama City without taking a plane. Then, I went to Colombia, by avoiding the Darién Gap (not a cool place to hang out, it seems). Next, I flew to Argentina, I stayed there for many weeks, hopped in Uruguay for a few days, returned to Argentina and I ended my trip in Chile, before going back to Montréal.

- I did a Round-The-World trip from November 2011 to August 2012 and it was amazing. I spent most of this trip in Asia and Europe.

- I did a Master degree on professional wrestling. Really.

Teach, Learn, Share

I have a degree in French studies, so I can teach you French. I can also talk for hours about metal music and professional wrestling to anyone who wants to learn more about these highly underappreciated subjects.

I learned to « cebar mate » in Argentina and I can show you how to do it.

I can teach you some basic salsa steps.

I can cook you a « poutine », a famous dish from the province I grew up in. It's made with French fries, cheese curds and gravy. I swear, it tastes much better than it looks.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Fun.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, France, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Germany, Venezuela

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