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Overview

  • 50 references 41 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, German, Spanish; learning Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish
  • 48, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • freelance massage therapist, consultant in exportation / ...
  • master in international ecological agriculture; shiatsu; ...
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Help people around me as much as possible and find happiness within this experience.

ABOUT ME

Simple, curious, sociable and independent, kind, sportive, honest, eternal learner, love to chat and listen, learn new things every day and share, laugh

PHILOSOPHY

there must be a way, keep trying :)
live, love, sweat, laugh, eat and travel

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

meet new people, exchange, have company while travelling, see places through local's eyes
I try to answer every single request / mail and treat people like I like being treated

Interests

into travelling, learning, food, conversation, massage, meditation, hiking, swimming, cycling, running, yoga, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), culture, spirituality, cooking, alternative medicine, nutrition, science, ted.com, languages, nature, opera, ethnography, camping, shamanism, coding (Python, SQL, ...) and other tech topics

  • culture
  • dining
  • cooking
  • vegan
  • yoga
  • running
  • meditation
  • traveling
  • opera
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • swimming
  • languages
  • medicine
  • science
  • mountains
  • massage
  • spirituality
  • shamanism
  • queer
  • inline skating
  • nature lover
  • environmental protection

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS novels, documentary, on spirituality, Tao of Pooh, te of piglet, Khalil Gibran, self growth, and many more
MOVIES drama, comedy, anime, ... I try to avoid violence. Almodovar, emir kusturica, I’m not very good with names
MUSIC: from Jazz to opera, pop to "ethnic" (local from different countries). 60s 70s massive attack, a lot of different styles

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Work in Switzerland with view on the alps
Drive across west cape in south africa
Hike the highest mountain in Hong Kong
Swim with sea turtles in Hawaii
See Soudan from the plane's window to Tanzania
Pyramids in central america
Release sea turtle baby in the ocean in El Salvador
Visit ruins in Peru
Hiking, penguins, vineyards in South Africa
Angkor Vat
Cycling on Bali
Snorkeling & ciudad perdida in Colombia
Exploring Ethiopia including being alone with a guide and security Guards in a natural reserve
Swim with sharks and sea turtle around the Galapagos Islands
And much more

Teach, Learn, Share

minimalism, simplicity, time, food, laugh, ....

What I Can Share with Hosts

Tips, free concert or event, share a meal, comfortable mattress with clean sheets and warm duvet in winter, walk, coffee / tea / beer / glass of wine :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Switzerland

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