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Overview

  • 5 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, German
  • 43, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • Internet, startups
  • Law/Business
  • From Paris, Île-de-France, France
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About Me

__READ IT FIRST PLEASE__.

NOT HOSTING TILL EARLY OCTOBER 2018.

Please, do send me a couch request rather than a message. As your message will only appear in my inbox and not my dashboard, I might not see it on time. You wouldn't have any answer from me.

I only accept Friends requests from people I met and enjoyed meeting.

Have a wonderful stay in Paris, dear couchsurfers!

__READ IT FIRST PLEASE__

A social and easy-going parisian, living in Paris, eager to meet new people, discover new cultures, and share the beauty of the city to any interested person.

On a mission to make couchsurfers as happy as one could be the day they leave.

My profile picture represents "Place de la Madeleine", a place I live nearby. You can find a picture of me in photos.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting interesting people and visiting beautiful places. As simple as that.

Interests

- Everything related to startups, innovation, entrepreneurship, Internet, social media.

- Creative process in all shapes. Whether it is drawing a picture, designing a dress, writing a book, taking a photo, shooting a movie, creating a web application, it doesn't really matter.

- Quotes. I just love the beauty of quotes. Especially their minimalism. It does not need to be from famous writers. Or can be just motivational quotes.

- Walking. Paris is a fantastic place to walk. As lights are different every day, you never get bored.

- Speaking a foreign language. Fastest way to travel.

Music, Movies, and Books

Books:

- French literature (18th/19th century),
- American literature (Paul Auster).

Recently discovered Halgrimur Helgason from Iceland and loving it so far.

Movies:

- Old american movies from the 50' and the 60' (to only name a few: Audrey Hepburn (Breakfast at Tiffany's, Sabrina), Rita Hayworth (The Lady from Shangaï), Gary Cooper (Love in the afternoon), Spencer Tracy (State of The Union)), Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart (Casablanca).

- French movies from the 50'/60'/70'.

- Action movies (Leon, The Godfather, Goodfellas, The Bourne trilogy, Troie, Gladiator, Pulp Ficton, Stalingrad, Full Metal Jacket, Inglorious Basterds, Save Private Ryan, The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, For a few dollars more, Once upon a Time in America, Once upon a Time in the West, Heat, ...)

- Drama (Black Swan, Brothers, Last Night, 12 angry men, Schindler's list, Seven, Psycho, The Pianist, The Sting, Cool Hand Luke, Casino, Fargo).

- Series: Damages, Mad men, Boardwalk Empire, House of Cards, The Sopranos.

Music:

iTunes library: more than 9000 tracks. Mostly:
- Rock
- Movie soundtracks
- Jazz
- Blues

Plus some Hip-hop, Rap, Disco.

Always ready to discover new genres. For example: "Jazz Jousting" on Soundcloud (a mix of samples of Jazz classics and Hip Hop).

Millenium Jazz Music productions, Mumford and sons, Explosions in the Sky are my faves these last months.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Managed to be born and grow up.

- Ran 18km for a charity.

- I apparently "saved (nearly litteraly)" the life of a couchsurfer by helping him finding a couch.

Teach, Learn, Share

- Teach
French
French cooking (nothing smells better than recently cooked French bread).

- Share
Laughing
My story

- Learn
While I am more qualified in Business and Internet stuff, any interesting thing you want me to share with you.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Depending on your needs:
- Some space on the floor
- A couch (for 2).
- A bed (for 2) in a private room.

Every time:
- My time
- Easy going

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France

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