I'm born in the french-speaking part of Switzerland. At 16 years old I decided to leave the familiy home and live a truer life. At the beginning it was very difficult. Then I discovered a lot of ways to live without money. I discovered freeganism and dumpster-diving (Swiss bins are real pantries) and I met a lot of people. With perseverance I succeeded to find little jobs and now I have a stable post in railways. In Winter I'm ski instructor

I love travelling. Sometimes I travel only three or four days in my own country either on cycle or by hitchhiking. I like also hiking. In Switzerland, there are two ways to hike : You can spend 100 francs per night to sleep in a "cabane", but I prefer the second way which consists to sleep under a tarp or even on a hammock if there are trees.

I spend time in library too to read especially about philosophy.

I'm interested about languages and I want try to improve my german.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I don't want to be a tourist, but rather a traveller. When I visit a region, I'm interested in meeting the local people, know their culture and discover their thoughts. That's why I like couchsurfing better than hotels (no money for that anyway). I hate global consumerist tourism which make that all cities in the world become similar.

Interests

• chess
• skiing
• swimming
• languages
• philosophy
• permaculture
• hitch-hiking
• freeganism
• nietzsche
• cycletouring
• ecologism
• existencialism
• dumpster-diving

Music, Movies, and Books

*Movies*
Into the Wild

*Books*
The Road - Jack London
Also sprach Zarathustra - Friedrich Nietzsche
Les justes - Albert Camus
Le Mythe de Sisype - Albert Camus
Une saison en Enfer - Arthur Rimbaud
Fondation - Isaac Asimov
L'unique et sa propriété
No Logo - Naomi Klein

*Musics*
French music

What I Can Share with Hosts

I enjoy meeting new people abroad and having new friends. I like discussion and debate to contrasts ideas. I'm very open-minded and I have respect for all cultures.