Patrick Morin

Current Mission: "Finish my degree, travel the world a place at the time"

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Canada
Quebec
Gatineau
Lat: 45.47653, Lon: -75.70125
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member since	January 11th, 2005
profile views	2021
age	29
gender	Male
membername	MORINPAT
occupation	Studying
education	Finishing MA in regional development
grew up in	Sherbroooke, Quebec, Canada
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Languages

French^Expert
English^Intermediate
Spanish^Intermediate
English (Canada)^Intermediate
French (Canada)^Expert

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Backpackers^4809:4502 Why: I'm goiing to backpack Spain and Portugal in summer 2005	Travel Tips^2097:1393 Why: everybody needs some	CouchSurfing Wiki^85:256 Why: Wiki is a great information source that could be useful to CS
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I'm finaly living in my own appartment! I'm now ready to receive couchsurfers in my livingroom. Two persons can use the Futon and two others can use the floor. I have blankets for the futton but you should bring your stuff is the floor interest you.

I'm located near the university (where I study and work part-time). My place is really goiing on public transportation. Due to the ammount of federal office workers almost every busses go to Ottawa. I'm living alone and have no pet. I don't smoke but smokers can use the balcony. I go to bed around 1AM. The best time is on weekend cuz i'm working monday thru friday, but you can come whenever you want.

I'll be glad to show people around I'm studiing in regional development so I know a lot about the region.

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LAUTS 25, Female Gatineau, Quebec Canada Friends since September 2002 "we studied together for our bachelor's degree... and worked on activism at l'UQO" Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend	APFELSINE 25, Female Gatineau, Quebec Canada Friends since 2005 "Patrick Morin est le prÃ©sident d'Amnistie internationale Ã l'UniversitÃ© du QuÃ©bec en Outaouais. Il est gentil, souriant, un peu timide."
Mireille Melançon 24, Female Gatineau, Quebec Canada Friends since September 2002 "Via Lauts" Friendship Type: 4 - Friend	Jon Tullett 65, Male Denia, Comunidad Valenciana Spain Friends since 2005 "I hosted Patrick for two nights in July 2005 and we spent an enjoyable time together. Patrick is welcome anytime."
Francis Bourgouin 22, Male Laval, Quebec Canada Friends since May 2006 "Vive la FEUQ ! , Oh well, ptete pas !" Friendship Type: 4 - Friend I vouched for Patrick Morin	Marie-Eve Pépin 27, Female Quebec, Quebec Canada Friends since 2005 "Met Patrick in Morroco and did travel with him in the desert and Meknes"
Olivier Plante 21, Male Montreal, Quebec Canada Friends since 2005 "We met on the roof of a pension hostel in morocco"	Myriam St-Denis Lisée 23, Female Montreal, Quebec Canada Friends since April 2006 "We did the same trip with the same organism with a few years of difference." Friendship Type: 1 - Haven't met yet (link request is not recommended)
Philippe Lopez 23, Male Montreal, Quebec Canada Friends since July 2005 "Dios Mios! I met this guy on a rooftop in Morocco; cool & interesting dude, hope to see you sometime." Friendship Type: 2 - Acquaintance ³

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Personal Description

I've graduated (BA) in sociology and international development. I've been volonteering in this field for about a decade. I've been part of three international dev. projects. First, I went to Peru in 2000 to live with the people and to interact in their everyday life. We were involved in an initial college (3-5 y.o.) and afterward we spent a month in a small vilage of rice growers. I went back the following year (2001) to with another group. In the 2004 summer, I went to Dominican Republic on a new project. We built homes for inhabitants of a small vilage in the montains. We also worked in a school.

I've also been on a administration board of an international dev. NGO in my hometown of Sherbrooke for a year.

I'm part of the amnesty international group of my university since 2002.

I'm living in Gatineau for five years. Gatineau is just a rockthrow of Ottawa, the Canada's capital. It's a very interesting region: two cities facing eachother, two cultures, two languages, two provinces. People still cross the river everyday to go to work. As the Capital, the region have a lot of federal offices.

I'm now studying in a master program in regional devlopment. After that, I wish to go aboard for a few months/years working for an international dev. agency or NGO. On the long term, I would like to work back here for an NGO.

CouchSurfing Experience

On my last trip to Spain (summer 2005) I had my first experience with couchsurfing. I spent three night at Jon's house in Denia (Costa blanca). It was a good experience, I'm looking foward to meet new couchsurfer.

Although I've passed numerous nights on personals friends couches.

Interests

I think what I enjoy the most is traveling and I don't get to do it as often as I want. I like being elsewhere, to see things for the first time, the dizziness you feel when you get to a place for the first time. Then I enjoy to blend with the locals, to start to understand the new place you're in, to understand how's everything is organized around you.

Other than, I'm interested in...

Philosophy

My favorite personnal motto is "Tout finit toujours par s'arranger" it could be traduced to "Everything get to be fixed" it could be understood as "Every problem has it's solution"

Music, Movies, Books

Movies: I really like movies here is a quick and non exhaustive of my favorites:

The Shawshank Redemption

The Godfather 1 and 2

The Lord of the rings

Kill Bill

L'auberge espagnole

Gattaca

The Shindler's list

this list can goes on forever

Music:

I don't listen as much music as movies but I do prefer Pop, Classic Rock, Spanish and Latin, Alternative, etc.

Books:

As a university student, most of my readings are academics but my favorite novel author is Bernard Werber (a french author). My favorite style is saga and adventure.

One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done

I think the most amazing thing I've done in my life was riding a camel and sleeping a night in Saharra desert. (Morocco, july 2005)

I was on a low-budget and hesitated on spending a 100$ on this but it really worthed it. I would've regreted it if i've decided otherwise.

Locations Traveled

TRAVELED: Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Morocco, Peru, Spain
LIVED: Canada
WANTS TO GO: Italy, Portugal, Spain, United States, Vietnam

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From APFELSINE
Gatineau, Canada
^{Jul 19, 2006}

A great man. Patrick est l'âme de l'Outaouais. Il va à l'école qui s'appelle Université du Québec en Outaouais et amène plein de changements sur son passage. Patrick a été un des acteurs principaux dans la plus grande grève de l'histoire du mouvement étudiant québécois (grève étudiante 2005 Québec, tapez cela dans l'encyclopédie wikipedia.org). Patrick est aussi président d'Amnistie internationale à l'Université du Québec en Outaouais. Le groupe Amnistie a réussi à amener du café équitable au café-bar de l'UQO.

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