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Overview

  • 6 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in French; learning English, Japanese
  • 44, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Internet developer. I'm programming websites, such as thi...
  • IT in the south of France dedicated to making internet we...
  • From Saint Nazaire, on the french west coast
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning - Albert Einstein

ABOUT ME

I'm a very curious person. To me, everything is interesting and worth learning!
I believe I'm talkative and always ready to experience new things!

I like to hang out with my friends, to laugh (it doesn't hurt, considering the world we live in...), and use self-mockery from time to time.

I love travelling, discovering new countries, new landscapes. I find earth really beautiful, and think that humanity is a way too destructive species...

Meeting new people and making new friends is definitely a part of my travel vision, and CS is very handy for it!

PHILOSOPHY

I used to maybe care too much, and therefore to not always be positive. But I then understood that life is short. I don't want to spoil it with negative thoughts. So now I prefer to focus only on the good, the positive.

I want to live my life to the fullest, and try to act so that I won't have any regret at the end of my journey...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The only couchsurfing experience I had was a few weeks ago. It was a couchsurfing meeting in a bar in Montreal, where I talked with people from across the globe (canadian, german, french, american...)
This night I really understood the potential of such a concept!

Interests

Music! I love listening to music, pop/rock is my favorite, but I'm also open to other styles.
I also try to play, currently I play the guitar ; I learnt it by myself but definitely need to improve. :)
I plan to learn piano one day, when I'll be able to have my own...

I also like to travel and meet new people (like every other CS member obviously), in line skating, snowboarding, new technologies, asian culture...
Cinema is also one of my entertainment ; I enjoy Ridley Scott, Hayao Miyazaki and asian movies...

  • culture
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • guitar
  • piano
  • bungee jumping
  • skydiving
  • snowboarding
  • sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Into the wild, Donnie Darko, Crash, Kill Bill, Before the Devil knows you are dead, Infernal affairs, Earth, The lord of the rings, 28 days later, Gladiator, Dark water, Ring, Blood diamond, Das Leben der Anderen, The sixth sense, Lord of war, Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi, No man's land, Lost in translation, Once, Wall-E, I feel good, Slumdog Millionaire, Let the right one in

Music:
Ghinzu, Into the wild OST, Arcade Fire, Radiohead, Ghinzu, Arctic Monkeys, Muse, The Strokes, Eagle Seagull, Coldplay, Linkin Park, Archive, K's choice, Fratellis, Keane, Gorillaz, Dionysos, Placebo, but also Beethoven's moonlight sonata, Pachelbel's canon in D, Bach's air on a G string...

Books:
I enjoy fantasy, such as Tolkien, Pierre Grimbert or Pierre Bordage. But I'm not reading only fantasy, I'm open to every style!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The most amazing thing I've done in my life is a skydiving training in october 2007. I now have jumped 13 times. This sport really gives adrenalin rushes and makes you feel as free as a bird!

I also made one small bungee jump, 30m high from a crane. It was scary but I really enjoyed it!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Martinique, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, French Polynesia

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