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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
Calm seas don't make good sailors
ABOUT ME
My name is Clément. I'm a freelance translator. I also play the guitar in two bands: one alternative folk band and one punk-rock band. I love sharing my music, discovering other people's music and new creative horizons.
I love travelling. I started very young: I lived in China when I was 10 years old (no, I wasn't on my own!). At 17 I became an exchange student in the United States. This completely changed my life and my take on the world. So as soon as I got back, I decided to continue travelling, to keep on learning languages and to always remain open-minded.
I like sports. Particularly attracted extreme sports like wakeboarding, snowboarding and surfing. I also enjoy swimming and running once in a while.
I love to cook, eat and think about food. Creative ways of using leftovers. A good beer, unlabelled wines, new encounters and inspiring discussions about the world, ideas and dreams... I think we can change the world slowly but surely so I'm interested in alternative ways of living, thinking.
I like to read political books and novels (especially if the story has some surrealistic elements without being fantasy or science-fiction). I try to write as much as possible, whether it be songs or just ideas.
I hope we'll meet one day.
*There you can listen to my music: http://oaraityphoon.bandcamp.com // http://owls2point0.bandcamp.com
PHILOSOPHY
Arise my soul and sing.
Calm seas don't make good sailors.
Life begins outside your comfort zone.
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I talk about CouchSurfing to everybody who is either interested in travelling or hosting people from all over the world.
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I've hosted a couple times.
Interests
Languages, travelling, music, culture, sports.
- culture
- books
- singing
- dining
- cooking
- recipes
- beer
- running
- traveling
- music
- guitar
- surfing
- snowboarding
- wakeboarding
- sports
- swimming
- extreme sports
- freelancing
- languages
- science
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies: Beetlejuice, Big Lebowski, Little Miss Sunshine, L'Auberge Espagnole, Goonies, a lot of TV series and many more movies.
Music: punk-rock, punk-hardcore, folk-punk, indie-rock, rock, blues, electronica, reggae, folk... Too many bands to name them. You'll have to ask me if we meet!
Books: Nick Hornby, Daniel Pennac, Cien años de soledas, A Confederacy of Dunces, Allan Edgar Poe, Stephen Clarke, Salman Rushdie...
Comics: Marjanne Satrapi, Joe Sacco, Tintin, Astérix, Calvin and Hobbes...
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
I can't think of anything right now, so either I've done many great things, either I've never done anything great. You'll have to decide for yourself.
Teach, Learn, Share
Teach: French, English, Spanish, the guitar, wakeboarding, good recipes.
Learn: a new language, a new recipe, a new riff, a new motto...
Countries I’ve Visited
France, Greece
Countries I’ve Lived In
Belgium, China, France, Spain, United Kingdom, United States