I grew up in small mountains in the East of France , studied in England and Germany , and worked in business for 30 years in Paris . Married for 25 years almost , I have lived with my current wife for 35 years now. We travelled a lot as regular consuming tourists , now we shall travel alone and togther with the aim of meeting people in their daily life and see the real country from inside.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

This will be the first time . Main reason is to meet real people in their daily life , outside a business relation of hotel employee and paying guest . If people decide to welcome me in their homes ,probably these people are open and will be interested in my home culture ( Europe, France ) and my various experiences . By definition, I am also interested in the culture of the country where I decided to travel
Secondly , life and accomodation can be a bit expensive in Japan ; Also I /we can afford it sometimes and probably will, as if we shall travel many weeks , cousurfing will be a way to keep the accomodation budget within reasonnable limits .

Interests

• diy
• japanese food
• yoga
• traveling
• classical music
• swimming
• mountain biking
• cinema
• permaculture
• different cultures
• organic gardening
• vegetarian cooking
• moutains
• solar energy
• art museums
• snorkelling
• renewable energy
• japanese culture
• agroecology
• healthy cooking
• repair

Music, Movies, and Books

Bach , Vivaldi, Haydn, Haendel, Mozart , Beethoven, Schubert, Schuman, Liszt , Debussy , Ravel, Messiaen, Glass, ...Beatles , Pink Floyd, ...Cat Stevens, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, ...
Authors : Kawabata, Mishima, Ogawa, Mukakami, ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Decide to leave a well paid job in Paris and resettle in the countryside in the South , work much less and grow my garden in permaculture / according to agroecology.

Teach, Learn, Share

I like teaching and learning languages , or any skills I can have .
I like cooking for people and repairing things at people's house , for me its a nicer present than buying food or buying unnecessary things
I like learning from people's real life , and take what -ever I find usefull for me .

What I Can Share with Hosts

My little skills in cooking , DIY ( building , repairing , woodworking , electricity , ...) to do usefull work for them.
My travel stories ( over 50 countries ), for work or leisure.
French history and culture

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, British Indian Ocean Territory, Germany, Indonesia, United Kingdom