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Languages- FrenchExpert
- EnglishIntermediate
- GermanBeginner
- DutchBeginner
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Couch Available: Coffee or a drink
Preferred Gender: AnyCaution:
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The People
2 awesome guyz
My flatmate, "Chatton" is a graphic designer in an advertizing company in Paris.
He is really friendly guy always ready to have fun and party when he has the time.
Me : Gaetan 26 years old , I work in IT. I enjoy having a drink with friends and traveling abroad when I have vacations.
We both come from Orleans a country side city , 120 km down south of Paris.
The Flat
We live in a 45 square meters flat.
2 bedrooms and the living room (where you will stay).
It is located on the 5th floor (no worries we got a lift), nice view of "St Denis" Street xD.
We have matress and blanket for few people.
The Location
The flat is located in the middle of Paris.
"rue St Denis" (check on google map)
We have plenty of subway lines all around us which let you go wherever you want in Paris really fast.
The flat is not far from some great tourist spots like "Notre Dame" or "le Louvres". If you go up to 30 minutes walk you even can go to "les Champs Elysees" or even the "Eiffel Tower" (but then it starts to be a bit far :)))
If you are not into sightseeing but prefer drink, eat, fcuk, or buy some stuffs, you have bars, clubs,peep show .. and all kind of shops in our street and area.
Avaibility
Our avaibility really depends on our work and schedule, but if we host you we'll do our best to show you around.
during week days time I go to bed is around 01am. My flatmate mostly works during evening and sometimes does not sleep at all.
Forbidden
smoking in the flat, whatever you smoke ;)
spend 3 hours under the shower
do no respect the place
Request
If you are going to stay a couple of days, please contribute with food.
if you go out at night, visit some friends or sightseeing, no worries but please just let a word or let us know when you come back. then you will not be homeless for the night and we will not be waiting for you all night too :P
(when you contact me send these words too in your message : "le koala vert aime le chocolat" , to prove you read the profile. Friends (24)
 Michael Godwin
22, Male
Perth, Western Australia
Australia
Friends since March 2006
"My parents hosted him."
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
I vouched for Gaetan Ridard
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 Juliette Dubus
24, Female
Paris, Ile-de-France
France
Friends since April 2006
"Met him first in Perth, Australia, and now he lives at 10min walk from my place so i can have a drink wth him whenever i want :)"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
 15 |
 Matthieu Walter
23, Male
Ixelles, Brussels
Belgium
Friends since January 2002
"we've been secret lovers for 1y in brussels, watching seinfeld and getting drunk"
Friendship Type: 6 - Close Friend
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 Dilyara Menyasheva
20, Female
Moscow, Moscow City
Russia
Friends since August 2008
"he hosted us"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
7 |
 Claudia Peiris
24, Female
Perth, Western Australia
Australia
Friends since August 2006
"he hosted me for a week at his house but talked before that"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
7 7 |
 Sylvain Debonnet
27, Male
Paris, Ile-de-France
France
Friends since February 2005
"Travelled together"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
30+ |
 Olivier Mehani
26, Male
Sydney, New South Wales
Australia
Friends since March 2007
"Common friend"
Friendship Type: 2 - Acquaintance
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 Arth
24, Male
Madrid, Madrid
Spain
Friends since June 2007
"I understand his sense of humour"
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
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 Chris&Amaury
25, Female
Troyes,
France
Friends since July 2005
"Traveling in Australia"
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
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 Evgenia Ilienko
23, Female
New York, New York
United States
Friends since November 2007
"surfed his couch in Paris, and was their tea slave. and macarena :)"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
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Personal DescriptionI am a 26 years old guy, tech savy, who loves IT, to go out and travel around the world.
I enjoy watching Tv show as much as going on the road, meeting people and discovering news stuffs.
How I Participate in CS2Hosting and guiding people all around Paris.
Trying to make them as many local people as possible and make them feel home.CouchSurfing ExperienceStockholm (SE) @ Hannu's place: Rock N Roll dude!
Auckland (NZ) @ Claire's place:
too short stay with such a nice girl
Perth (AU) @ Terry's place: My first night in a swag.
Perth (AU) @ Godwin's place: I felt like home. Thank you Miss and Mister Godwin !!
InterestsInternet (I work in IT), Travels (I think as everybody on CS) , Tv Shows (I'm such a tv addict), Alcohol (in some occasion), Sea (especially wild coast) , Sex (who does not ? :P ), Sun ( Australian one !!)
PhilosophyDo not take it too seriously, it's just a game !Music, Movies, Booksall the weird movies and crap ones. I love "navets" and movies which makes you wonder if it is a good one or bad one.
I love music and listen to Rock music (from POP rock to hardcore.. all kinds got great stuffs)
Books : I like reading but I just take the time during transport... so not really into it :/Types of People I enjoyFunny , crazy people. The one who are not locked in one way of thinking. Able to understand new things and see further than what they've been tought at school or watched on TV.
TRUE PEOPLE!Teach, Learn, ShareI would love to learn : Krav Maga, Pilot a plane, cook....
I would be able to teach : Poi, Juggle (i m not so good), IT basics.
I can share my sister or flatmate if you want :PP
One Amazing Thing I've Seen or DoneTongario Crossing , New Zealand :
10hours walk under a raining and freezing day, without way back to the car.
West Coast, Australia
Got stuck with a rented car on a 4WD track.
Opinion on the CouchSurfing.com Projecta new way of traveling and seing the world.
Locations TraveledTRAVELED: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Hong Kong, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, United States
LIVED: Australia, Belgium, France
WANTS TO GO: Canada, Iceland, Japan
References
 From Egle Kabelyte Vilnius, Lithuania
Sep 21  Positive hey!!!! sorry, it took me so long to write a reference..you know, sometimes it happens;] but! it doesn't mean something was not right, on the contrary! staying with you and your flatmate and neighbourgs was really really nice. we felt like at home.
from time to time think about paris and all the good time i had there, and you guys are also in those good memories ;] thanks! and hope to see you again! From Dilyara Menyasheva Moscow, Russia
Aug 29  Positive ooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! thanks a lot for cs i found these great persons!!!! Gaetan is our love! at 1st we met on friday party and then in a day we came to live at his place) i ll never forget Action or action when i crept in the center of Paris and Gaetan danced with a cone) He took us to Orleans to the house of his parents ( his parents r great), it s a very beautiful city, we came back at 2 a m to Paris and then had a big walk in night)
His friends are great persons!
And Shatton s the best teacher of badfrenchwordslanguage)) he s a gifted person, who works all the time and he has great sense of humour)
we miss u, guys!!!!
THANKS A LOT!!!!!!!
From Juliette Dubus Paris, France
Aug 17  Positive We lived in the same room in a backpacker in Perth and he showed me the city!
Now i still see him really often and i like to have a drink with him and his couch surfing mates!
(and i shot him at the paint ball héhé)
 From Sanna Vögeli Bern, Switzerland
Jul 29 Positive I could surf Gaetans couch in very last minute, thanks a lot for that!!! It was a pitty that we didn't get to know each other more, Gaetan and his friend Chatton are really nice guys, very open-minded and so hospitable! Thanks!  From Sera Sheppard Saskatoon, Canada
Jul 13 Positive These guys were great! Funny, laid back and just lots of fun! They even let us crash on their couch for an additional night after we missed our train! If you ever get a chance to host him, do it! And if you stay with him, you will love the view from his 4th floor apartment. It is quite the sight... ;)  From Ashley Gerstmar Saskatoon, Canada
Jul 6 Positive My friend Sera and I stayed at his place for about 4 nights. He made us feel at home, told us where to go and even took us back in for another night when we missed our train. Great place to stay and I am sure he'd would be a good guy to host. From Evgenia Ilienko New York, United States
Nov 21, 2007 Positive I stayed at his apartment for 4 nights. Both him and his flatmate are very friendly, and i had a very good time staying with them, as it was laid back and just comfortable. If i go again to paris, which i hope i will, i hope to stay with them again. if of course they'll take me ;)
but beware, if you stay with them, they might make you dance the macarena :)
From Matthieu Walter Ixelles, Belgium
Oct 12, 2007  Positive We have lived together in brussels during a year and it was total chaos and madness. Awesome ;)
From Olivier Mehani Sydney, Australia
Oct 1, 2007  Positive This guy seems to be as crazy as I am, if not more (;
From Arth Madrid, Spain
Aug 18, 2007 Positive Well, as he said, we had a good laugh about canadian accent.. This guy seems to be good and funny, like every Orleans people, i guess;)
 From Benoit Coudray Cergy, France
Apr 18, 2007 Positive gars cool / cool guy
ne le faites pas boire :p
don't give him alcohol :p  From Matthew Meyer Denver, United States
Aug 24, 2006 Positive Very friendly guy that is willing to show you around. Also a fun guy to sit and chat with. He is very laid back and has a good attitude on life.  From Hannu Berghall Stockholm, Sweden
Aug 24, 2006 Positive Gaetan was a great gueast with an interest in Swedish rock music - we even went to a concert together. A great person to get to know; welcome back whenever!  From Terry Lewis Perth, Australia
Jul 19, 2006 Gaetan surfed my swag. Gaetan is now an official West Aussie Swag-Surfer!! Gaetan and his mate flew in and out quicker than a Cottesloe seagull swoping on an errant chip! Hopefully long enough for a beer next time! - enjoy your trip!  From Claire Van Beek Auckland, New Zealand
Jul 19, 2006 all the best Gaetan!! really nice guy, i wish you all the best for your travels. I'm sorry i couldntve shown you more of the sights! x claire  From Angel Chen New York, United States
Jul 19, 2006 magnifique séjourne! gaetan est vraiment sympa! on a visité quelques chateaux ensemble et regardaient plusiers des films amusants... on a mangé très bien à restaurant brésilien et avaient des conversations très interessants. il est super cool et je l'adore! couchsurf avec lui! |
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