Hello 👋 !

My name is Cyril and I am 26 ! My little sister and I were born in Chicago 🇺🇸 when my amazing French 🇫🇷 parents were expats there. We all moved back to Paris in 2003 and I spent all my holidays growing up in between my grandparents’ houses in Michigan, Burgundy and near Nantes. I have always been very passionate about football ⚽️, tennis 🎾, skying ⛷️, travelling 🌍 . In adulthood I have developed strong interests in backpacking, hiking, biking, attending sports events, entrepreneurship, politics, wellness and education. Since graduating with a Masters degree from a French Business School 👨‍🎓 in May 2022, I have been exploring the world about half the time and back in Paris the other half to see missed loved ones, keep a competitive level in football and tennis and allocate some time to a side business that allows me to have this dreamed lifestyle 🌞.

My first adventure as a backpacker was during my studies in the summer of 2019 when I went Bolivia as a Child Care Volunteer 👨‍👧‍👦 and then visited Peru and Chile. But the biggest adventure of my life was from May 2022 to March 2023 when I left home for 11 months straight with just one cabin size backpack 🎒. It started with 6 months in a continent I truly fell in love with: Africa (Tunisia, Morocco, Sénégal, Gambia South Africa, Madagascar, Réunion Island, Tanzania). It went on with 2 months and a half in the Middle East in between Qatar (Football World Cup) and Turkey (my girlfriend is from there 👩‍❤️‍👨). Finally I flew across the globe to the amazing Australia and New Zealand (where I hitchhiked 👍 and camped 🏕️ across the country). Later on in 2023 I travelled quite a bit in the US, Canada and Europe allowing me complete the childhood dream of attending all 4 Tennis Grand Slams. In 2024 I wanted to explore the last continent missing to the list: Asia with Vietnam, Cambodia and Japan 🏯. Last summer I also spent quite some time in Germany for the Football Euro and then came back to Paris for the summer Olympics. What an incredible journey it has been overall and I can’t wait for what’s ahead !

It has especially been fun to couchsurf 🛋️ in some of these countries and get to meet so many amazing people from this community. Some of you have opened your homes and hearts to me and I will forever be grateful. May we meet again ! As for the ones I shall cross paths with soon, I travel expecting nothing and that’s when amazing things always happen 🙌 ! I am easy-going, knowledgeable and like to have fun, experience new cultures and meet amazing people ! I am open to your best book or movie recommandations and am always down to talk about politics or what makes our world go round 🌎.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Probably the best platform and way out there to encounter new cultures and travellers while at home or locals while travelling 🙌.

Interests

• education
• politics
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• sports
• tennis
• volunteering
• food
• nature
• football
• new experiences
• card games
• skying

Music, Movies, and Books

Open to almost all kinds of music (pop, rap, french variety). I like action and adventure and self-development books and movies 🦅.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A cargo-ship experience in Madagascar you need to hear about 😂.

Teach, Learn, Share

I speak perfect French, English, some pretty good Spanish and a few words of all the countries I’ve visited (always trying to get an authentic experience) 🫶.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My background, stories and humour 😃.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, England, France, Gambia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Madagascar, Morocco, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Qatar, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, United States