CURRENT MISSION

Creating value through my sharing of experience. Traveling to backcountry areas I have always wanted to see and meeting people, I generally meet those who share my level of consciousness.
I live with Françoise and we travel 9 months a year on our boat "Sail2See" (www.sail2See.blogspot) around the world.

ABOUT ME

Seperated living independent lives but supportive of each other.
WAS Married with a good relationship that realizes that sharing is important, security with the other essential, independence and ability to live what life offers a key to stay together.
Son born in 1993 living in Paris studying Geography after a year in California
Daughter born in 1991 leading a life of experiences, Hostess on yachts, Film set logistics ...
Since I stopped working:
- sailed a boat from Panama to Tahiti & travelled 3 months there
- crossed by canoe Canada (see mountains2montreal.ca)
- walked 1000 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexican Border to Lake Tahoe (see http://longears2chile.blogspot.fr )
- Sailing 9 months a year on our boat Sail2See (see facebook and blog)

LIved a fascinating life 40 years as a new technology enabler as a consultant and as an IT Director in major international groups.

PHILOSOPHY

LIFE, leaving no trace in nature and good feelings with those I meet

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My house in Fort Mahon is able to welcome 2 or eventually more ... only when I'm there. Love to welcome you but need to anticipate as we live an active life.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A couple in Canada; US, plan much more of this as I regularly travel, however since I travel in non commercial terms, often people will invite me in their homes ... a wonderful way to know others and learn about the area I'm visiting. Did this in the Tahitian islands 3 months in 2010 ...

Interests

Life long learning, pleasure seeking, appreciate "the good things of life" with peace and serenity.

• arts
• cooking
• boating
• technology
• traveling
• socializing
• canoeing
• sailing
• skiing
• geography

Music, Movies, and Books

Being bi-cultural French/US I am quite a reader but cannot say "well read" since I have such a wealth of material to read. I love books that make me think, provide tools for thinking, psychology books for better understanding myself & others and of course novels, including historical novels that combine both life experience and history.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

As my children say " what have you not done?" and I reply, so much that I don't have enough of a life time.
2010 - sailed across the Pacific and lived 3 months in the Tahitian islands
2011 - crossed Canada in a canoe
2012 - rebuilding a house
2013 - taking two donkeys on the Pacific Crest Trail ...
2014-15 met my partner and built a new house
2016 - 2017 bought a boat and sailed 11000 nautical miles
Plan to travel around the world helping locals develop international funding schemes for basic quality of living: safe water, biological farming, schooling, health practices & medical care, end of life solutions ... etc.

Teach, Learn, Share

My life is made of travels, working in many types of environments from initially cooking, then building contracting to arts, to multimedia creations, to IT specializations for over 30 years ... I still teach people to make bread, pizza, and other practical things but most of all my intent is to be in such a place that others can feel free to be themselves and grow, thus self realisation as a human through the multi-dimentions of health, spirit and love.

What I Can Share with Hosts

What you and I bring to the table of life

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Cabo Verde, Canada, Cuba, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominica, England, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Niger, Norway, Panama, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Martin (French part), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States

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