This journey is not about tourism. I don't have a bucket list and I'm not trying to collect countries. It's about learning, sharing and helping first. As we say in french: I'll go to bed less stupid tonight!
It's not a lifelong journey though, I want to come back some day and put in practice everything I learnt to make this world a sustainable one.
How would you do it? It looks like politics might be on the plate but I'm open for suggestions.

I am currently trying to make a world tour by hitchhiking and sailing, without using planes! I've been traveling for almost 3 years now and I'm still smiling ;)

From France, I studied in Switzerland and did an exchange year in England as the travel bug started biting me.
Unfortunately I haven't had a stable place to host people yet, and my debt will be huge for sure, but I don't consider you as a free hostel. I'm resourceful and I'm always looking to help.
People welcome me into their house by saying it's mine as well. So be it. In my house I cook, I clean, and I try to repair everything.
I started my life with theory, now it's time for a lot of practice and I love it! Both are better than only one...

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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's an obvious choice!
Traveling without meeting people and making friends doesn't make sense to me. I need the human touch! I like to learn from people.
Hostels can be nice but often too crowded and not making interactions as easy as with Couchsurfing.

Interests

• singing
• traveling
• music
• trumpet
• sports
• astronomy
• physics
• nature
• meeting people
• learning new things
• gym
• deep conversations
• finance
• thinking outside the box
• thinking about life
• financial engineering

Music, Movies, and Books

That sounds too French but I'm actually listening to Edith Piaf while writing that... Not my only style of music of course!
Pop, rock, electro, jazz, house, synthwave, lo-fi, epic, classic, indie, alternative and more!

Movies: From James Bond to Ghibli animated movies, I explore the whole spectrum

Books: Why Nations Fail, Sapiens and other book that help me think more about the world but also entertaining ones of course! I've read all the Narnias as a kid...
My references are too old I really need to read more...it may sound silly but I really enjoyed the Alchemist from Paulo Coelho (because I read it after starting my trip)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've chosen to live a special life in pursuit of happiness, leaving my home country, a potential career and whatever it is there was

Teach, Learn, Share

If you have some troubles to sleep I can teach you physics, you won't last 5 mins ;)

What I Can Share with Hosts

My time, my help, my happiness and of course food that I cook!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Antarctica, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Austria, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Macao, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Norway, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Saint Martin (French part), Serbia, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Switzerland, United Kingdom