recently retired in Normandy after working 8 years in Africa,6 years in Brussels( EEC)expert for sustainable development
Various Ministries in France ( Paris)

now High responsibilites in University for ALL, and administrator ofan international Foundation for environmental education

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I like helping and meeting people - w hat I kept doing before being pensioned

Interests

• horses
• theater
• reading
• cinema
• conferences
• sea swimmg

Music, Movies, and Books

classical, new orleans jazz, fench singers, musicals,
cinema all except comic movies ( I go 4 times a week to cinema!)
Books, french, English , I have more than 2000 books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

left home at 21 to go and live in The Republic of Congo' ex belgian completely unsecure:) created a theatre group and performed all around that country .
water skiing on the Congo river among crocodiles -( a long time ago)
went to celebrate my 70th birthday in St Petersbourg ( january 55° Under zero)
discovered paragliding at 72 years old

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach french ,
ready to learn about travels of my guests
share my knoweldge about literature, animals, wines, architecture,

What I Can Share with Hosts

My guest room

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Angola, Austria, Burkina Faso, Congo, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lebanon, Martinique, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, Wales, Western Sahara

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Democratic Republic of Congo, England, France, Senegal