Hi! I'm David, from France.
I've been living, travelling, and working in Australia for the past 5 years ( I didn't plan to stay that long, but it just happened, ahah). As my Australian adventure has come to an end, I'm now excited to start a new journey in New Zealand.
After I finished my studies end of 2018, I decided to travel and chose to go to Australia. It's been an amazing journey, loved that country, I made so many beautiful memories and made friends for a lifetime. During those past 5 years, I grew up so much and learned a lot about myself and others.
I want to discover this part of the world, the culture, the environment, the national parks, the food... I love being in nature. I love surfing, hiking, but also skateboarding, skiing, snorkelling, and football.. I would love to do the ski season in New Zealand and learn snowboarding.
I'm practising mindfulness meditation and yoga. I recently became a yoga instructor. I'm still learning and it's something I would like to keep focusing on for the future.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like to travel and love to meet local people. Share experiences, have good conversations, and have a good time.
Inspiring and helping each other.

Interests

I'm interested in knowing other's experiences and in human beings. I love to practice yoga and meditation. I'm a yoga instructor myself (I haven't taught much yet but I would love to do it more in the future)
I’m interested in personal development, meditation and spirituality but also in science, biology, nutrition, sociology, philosophy and geopolitics.
Also love sports and outdoor activities.

• meditation
• traveling
• snorkeling
• biology
• football
• trekking
• personal development
• nutrition
• surf
• treking
• discover
• share experiences
• spiritual growth
• gemstones

Music, Movies, and Books

One of my favorite books amongst other is probably "Sapiens: A Brief Story of Humanity" by Yuval Noah Harari. That book has been part of my awakening journey because of the way how it explains human history, it just opens up my mind and helped me to understand the world we are living in nowadays. I read his 2 other books that I liked as well.
"The power of Now" from Eckhart Tolle has also been a Life changing book for me.
I reckon it's not only about the book but more about the message that it vehiculates, and also about what state of mind and level of consciousness you are when you are reading it.
I love different kind of music, lately I've been mainly listening really mellow, chill and relaxing music.
I used to love watching movies and series, not that I don't like it anymore but it's been a little while I haven't watch movie. Well it's a lie I've been watching a lot of surfs movies ahah.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent one month in Sri Lanka beginning 2020 and I met a local there. We became friends, and he invented me to see elephants in his tree house during the night. It was an amazing experience! And he showed me a lot of places around, we went to fish together and we did a bbq with his friends and family.
Another amazing experience was to do the 10 days vipassana meditation course (a meditation retreat) in Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. A life changing experience.

Teach, Learn, Share

Share positive vibes and happiness but also travel experiences.
I really like to learn and discover others cultures, history and food.
I like to speak about nutrition, well being and share my knowledges in this field.
I believe as human beings we can all be inspired by other's. Connecting with people give us the opportunity to shift our perspective of the world and opens up our mind.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I proposed to cook an amazing meal for the dinner :)
I can also offer a little yoga flow, or some breathing exercises as well as guided meditation 🧘‍♂️😊

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, England, France, Indonesia, Italy, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, France