Baguette, fromage, croissant, Olala

☀️Welcome to Paris, ugly you!☀️

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💫✨Paris is in Christmas mood: walk in the night near Lafayette Galeries or Champs Élysée to enjoy the incredible Christmas decorations. The lights are mind blowing 😍

🔥 List of free museums and monuments for young people under 26 in Paris : https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-visit-in-paris/exhibit-museum/guides/211190-free-museums-and-monuments-for-young-people-under-26-in-paris-and-the-ile-de-france-region

🔥Events in Paris this week —> https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/

🔥Bucket list of 45 must-have expériences in Paris : https://www.earthtrekkers.com/paris-bucket-list-best-experiences-paris/

🔥Rent a bike and follow this map to visit the relevant places: https://maps.app.goo.gl/cEvmptXXNfhAhouq7?g_st=iw

🔥 Things you should not do in Paris: https://www.creativetravelguide.com/what-not-to-do-in-paris/

🔥 If you have time, you should go to Versailles (to see the beautiful castel) and even Bordeaux which are really closed to Paris by train. You will not regret it!

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Who am I? 😎

I am a business Lawyer (not the serious one 😌), born in Togo, where I lived for 17 years. I am in France for almost 10 years now.

👌🏾100% positive reviews
(by 110 Surfers from 32 countries)

🥙 love for exotic foods/ drinks
(will be happy if you make me taste a food from your country)

🏃🏿love for running and dancing (salsa, bachata and Kizomba)
(wanna join a running session?)

🗣️ interest in learning several languages
(would love to practice Spanish this year)

🤓 interest in learning/ doing new things
(currently learning rollerblades)

📓 interest in reading
(what is the most interesting book you have ever read?)

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What do I offer?

🗼Great location near the center of Paris

🚆4 métro lines accessible from the appartment

🚲 2 vintage French bicycles (Peugeot) with 2 helmets available (here are 4 great cycling routes for exploring Paris : https://parisjetaime.com/eng/article/paris-cycling-exploring-a1064). If possible we may visit Paris by night (by bike 😉) or I may take you to a running session

How do I enjoy Paris?
(Please send me a msg if you try anything here)

👓A place with a panoramic view on Paris: Rooftop of Galeries Lafayette / Montmartre or Belleville Parc

🥖A pic nique spot : near the Eiffel Tour (there is a renovation work currently going on), near the Seine river, Jardin des Tuileries

🎺A Jazz club: Le 34, la Gare

🍻A cheap bar: le Château d’Eau, le Mauri7

🍜Great noodles: oh my noodle (hand made!) ✨

🌮A cheap restaurant: Bouillon Julien, Bouillon Pigalle

🍲A vegan restaurant: Jah Jah

🥙 An Afro cuisine restaurant: Riz Djon djon

🚶🏿A place to walk: la coulée verte or the canal Saint Martin

🏃🏿A place to run: around la Seine, Canal Saint Martin

🍸A good cocktail bar: restaurant Manko, Rehab Saint Honoré

🥰A dating spot: Metaxu, Montmartre

🏞️A park : Bois de Vincennes, Parc des Buttes-Chaumont

📖A bookstore: inside the opera

🏙️A rooftop bar: rooftop of Moulin rouge

🥃A rhum bar: café rhum marin

💃A place to danse and listen to music: La Bellevilloise, le cabaret sauvage

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Couchsurfing is not:

🫳🏾A free Airbnb – sharing and caring are part of the philosophy of CSF. Take the time to send a proper message or I may not respond.

🫸🏾Grindr – I am an ally of the LGBTQ+ community and NOT GAY. I appreciate your respect for that.

🤷🏾‍♂️I am not a planner, so I can’t tell you from now if in 4 months I will be able to host you.

✍🏾At the end of your stay, please take 1 minute of your precious time to write a honest review. It helps other people to select properly their host and we will really appreciate if you do so.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meet new people and share their experience ;
Make travelers discover Paris ;
Continue discovering Paris with travelers ;
Share amazing moments with amazing people.

Interests

Traveling ✈️
Hiking ⛰
Listening to Music🎷
Eating traditional dishes 🍱🍛🥘
Dancing 🕺🏾
Making people laugh 😂
Running 🏃🏾

• salsa dancing
• bachata
• wine
• cheese
• beer
• traveling
• cars
• music
• live music
• snowboarding
• sports
• road trips
• mountains
• food
• biking
• netflix
• danse
• local history
• foodies
• wine and cheese
• afrobeat
• burgers
• salsa cubana

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:

🥁afrobeat obviously, salsa,
🎷Jazz, R&B,
🎻classical music (for meditation or reading)
🥂Brazilian musics, blues, kizomba, zouk...

Movies:

Pursuit of happiness, Collateral beauty, Bad boys (Will smith)
The Great debaters (Denzel Washington)
A walk to remember (Mandy Moore, shane west)
Law abiding citizen (Gerard Butler, Jamie Fox)
Find me guilty (Vin Diesel, Peter Dinklage)
Jason Bourne (Mat Damon)

I like going to theater too
....

Books:
Sapiens
40 rules of love (Elif Safak)
11 minutes, the Alchimist (Paolo Coelho)
Unlimited power (Antony Robbins)
Things fall appart (Chinua Achebe)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

West Africa road trip ( Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Bissau Guinea, Guinea, Mali, Burkina-Faso and Togo) in 18 days!

It was such an amazing experience! I wish I could write a book on it and share my experiences with people who would like to discover West African Countries.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: french, music ( how to play some notes on a guitare)

Learn: new languages, how to cook, psychology

Share: oh no I share nothing 😏 except food, my appartement

What I Can Share with Hosts

Well, there are lot of possibilities:

1. a night bike tour and visit monuments in Paris (https://maps.app.goo.gl/cEvmptXXNfhAhouq7?g_st=iw)
2. share croissant, baguette, fromage and red wine
3. have a drink in Montmartre with a nice view on Paris
4. Make food together (show me your cuisine)

I think at some point, human beings are like mirrors. They reflect what people in front of them represent/show.

Hence, my attitude may be on line with who you are and how you show yourself to me.

If you are a deep person then you will discover my deeper side. If you like partying and dancing I am your man. If you are shy I will respect that and I will never try to go over your boundaries. If you are a foody person, if you are interested into discovering Paris and also a part of the other cultures I know about, I am telling you: you are not going to be disappointed 😎

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Croatia, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Senegal, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo

Countries I’ve Lived In

Burkina Faso, France, Morocco, Senegal, Togo