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Overview

  • 3 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning Chinese (Simplified)
  • 52, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Engineer - Teacher
  • Mechanical Design Engineer
  • From Île-de-France, France
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About Me

Hi !

We're a for 4 persons family. I'm Engineer, my wife Nathalie is nurse. Our two teenagers follows us in all kinds of adventures and challenges. Aymeric is 16 years old, Maëva 15 years.

We've decided to leave France two years ago with the objective to change our life !!
We're are now leaving in French Polynesia and we like that !

Ah, don't forget that we, for sure, love travelling in a low budget to meet many people and culture.
India, Sumatra indonesia, Malaysia ... and so many others.

This is good opportunity to meet people and share opposites ways of life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing to stay opened mind, to get as many messages as possible from different languages and cultures.
This an easy way to meet people and share way of life, have good relation ships.

Interests

Photo, music, travelling, writting, diving, nature, wild life, bike cross country.

  • culture
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • cycling
  • scuba diving
  • anthropology
  • biology
  • teaching
  • engineering
  • languages
  • marine science
  • nursing
  • beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

I like all kind of music but espacially blues and rock and sometimes classic.

Many readings especially on nature, anthropology, culture.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

So many things to say. What about talking on it ?

Sensations of earth quake in Indonesia on Banyak Island, wouah we felt so impressives !!

3 days trekking with two guides and three porters, dormitory in the jungle, sleep above Orang Outan monkey in Gunug Leuser National Park - Sumatra - Indonesia.

Live a week in jungle with Mentawai people in Suberut - Sumatra - Indonesia

Going to Toba lake (the supervolcano 100 kms long...) and meet Batak Toba ethnies on the road. Incredible and traditionnal house.

Enjoy Indian festivities with families in a giant temple Madurai - Tamil Nadu -India.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm ve been a teacher for a year but yes, I still enjoy learning by myself, learning is one of my favorite motivation, now learning for Chinese since a year and a half...Tahitian Soon.

What I Can Share with Hosts

We can offer two bed bed for night, diner together if our family life is ok.
Discuss and share our travelling experiences. Best practices.
You will feel closely to a family with your independancy.

Bring with you youd ideas to discuss about !!

Go to beach at Pointe de Vénus, snorkeling on coral reef, biking, hiking.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, England, Finland, French Polynesia, Greece, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Tunisia, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, French Polynesia, United States

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