## Currently taking a break from hosting ##

Hi! I only welcome guests for 1 or 2 nights so I have my own time too.

My apartment is in a calm residential area of Lisbon (Campo de Ourique). It is 65sqm with 2 bedrooms + 2 bathrooms + 1 room I use as a home office. The tram 28 stops nearby and Uber/Bolt are cheap to go around. I am also 2min from a covered market with a dozen food stalls.

I grew up in France then lived abroad for over a decade (mostly China and Japan, but also US, HK, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Germany) and moved to Lisbon in April 2022. I work from home for a foreign company that invests in startups solving health and environmental problems, and live a fairly healthy lifestyle. I enjoy meeting people, and rarely drink or party.

House rules:
🤫 Be quiet before 8am and after midnight (the apartment is NOT sound proof + I am working from home on weekdays).
🚭 No smoking.
⌚ Be punctual (or communicate effectively). I have meetings and my own activities.
🍽️ You can use the kitchen.
🚮 Leave everything like you found it (or better 😉). This is not a hotel or AirBnb, it's my home!
❓Ask me anything.

If you message me, please write 'I read the house rules' somewhere to confirm you did 🙏

Note: comments before Feb 2023 refer to my previous apartment. My new apartment is smaller but more modern.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting people, paying it forward.

Interests

My main hobbies are Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (3-4 times a week), I sometimes draw/paint (mostly life drawing) and try to learn Portuguese. I like stand-up comedy too, but the scene in portugal is quite small.

• technology
• drums
• karaoke
• sociology
• standup comedy
• foreign languages
• asian food
• brazilian jiu jitsu
• drawing and painting

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite TV shows are
Better Call Saul
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Fleabag
The Good Fight
Bojack Horseman
Rick and Morty
Dark (Germany)
Japan Sinks (Japan)
Call my agent (France)
The Office (UK)
Extraordinary Attorney Woo (Korea)
My Mister (Korea)

Favorite stand-up comedians
Gary Gulman
Bill Burr
Dave Chapelle
Ricky Gervais
Mike Birbiglia
Anthony Jeselnik
Joe Rogan
Joel Kim Booster

Some of my favorite filmmakers
Coen brothers
David Lynch
Paolo Sorrentino
Wim Wenders
Werner Herzog
Juzo Itami
Takeshi Kitano
Hayao Miyazaki
Satoshi Kon
Masaaki Yuasa
Feng Xiaogang
Hu Bo
Bong Joon-ho
Lee Chang-dong
Park Chan-wook
Pedro Almodovar
Fanny Herrero

Podcasts
Sam Harris (since before he was big!)
A bunch of others on occasion

YouTube channels
Captain Disillusion (VFX)
Rick Beato (music producer)
Yoyoka (drummer)
Fouloscopie (sociology, French)
James Gurney (painting)
Ghostroyce (magic, French)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

More than one!

I visited North Korea before it was cool (if it ever was).

I fasted for 3 days with only water to see what happened. It was fine. It made me more relaxed about hunger.

I did a 10 days silent meditation retreat. I mostly thought about my past and present. Unpleasant but useful.

I hiked mount Fuji from the bottom, 3000m in 11 hours, until sunrise. Totally unprepared with slippery shoes. I couldn't stand up the next day.

I learned the 'scent of a woman' tango routine in a week for a friend's birthday.

Esthetic shock in a cloud of cherry tree petals in Japan during Hanami in Shinjuku park

What I Can Share with Hosts

Visit tips for Lisbon.
Conversation if I'm around.

Countries I’ve Visited

Algeria, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, North Korea, Northern Ireland, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, United Kingdom, United States