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Overview

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  • Fluent in English, French
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Full time traveller
  • I´ve been at university, but I realized recently that act...
  • From Liverdun, Lorraine, France
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Making the best of my time as a human being on this planet

ABOUT ME

Well, if someone asks my bestfriends about me, they would probably have a hard time answering because they haven´t seen me in 3 years! I will try to answer myself this difficult question. It´s never easy to describe oneself!

Ok, to make it simple, I am a sort of a nomad. I have been on the move the past 3 years, going from place to place, living, visiting, travelling with people and making friends. The idea behind it was that, I was way too young to start a career and have a serious life, and that I knew almost nothing of our dear planet earth. So I decided that it was a great time in my life to start exploring and discovering the world, and I devoted a few years doing so. I am talking about that because what I am today is the result of those years travelling, and they changed me a lot.

Here are a few words that I have chosen, and I think they describe me pretty well: calm, open, joyful, soft, friendly, honest, active, interested, caring, sharing. But like anyone, I have my moments and I can be: irritable, melancholic, worried, withdrawn, sensitive, drained... You know what I am talking about hey?! No one is perfect!

PHILOSOPHY

I am still working on it, but to give you a brief summary, it would be like:

Life is very short, Life is magic!
So live intensely every moment, any experience good or bad! Have some fun! Try your best! Be happy! With love and respect for your fellow humans

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am new on the website, and you could think that I have absolutely no couchsurfing experience, but during my travels, I have constantly met new people and they sometimes offered me to stay at their place for a little while.

Interests

I really enjoy being active, and learning new things. There is so much to explore out there! I like doing sport, going for a walk, visiting museums, meeting new people, going out for a drink, going to festivals, dancing, cooking (specially sweet stuff), building, creating things... I am really passionate about: travels, people´s culture, history, spirituality, yoga, meditation and alternative lifestyles people develop

  • wildlife
  • horses
  • birds
  • culture
  • festivals
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • drinking
  • traveling
  • juggling
  • magic
  • sports
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: dub, reggae, blues, electro, tribal

Books: Awaken the Buddha within, A short history of the world, Down Under, Holy Cow

Movies: Tim burton´s movies (edward scissorshands, alice, nightmare before christmas...), Quentin Tarentino´s movies (Pulp fiction, Reservoir dogs), Stanley Cubric´s movies (Shinning, 2001 Odyssey),braveheart, fight club, Star wars, Lord of the rings...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I jumped from a metal plaform into 134 meters of void. That was the Nevis Bungy Jump in Queenstown (New Zealand), and even though that was short, it was the most exciting, intense and craziest experience in my life. During the fall, I couldn´t believe what I just did, and everything was like in a dream. Adrenaline rushed into my body and I was stil shaking when they pulled me back on the platform. I wanna do it again!

I will always remember my many encounters with australian wildlife. That is the kind of things that always amaze me. I have seen kangaroos, snakes, crocodiles, wild horses, camels, dolphins, whales, koalas, birds of all colours, lizards, spiders. Always unexpected, always refreshing or scary, always creating some kind of emotions inside me, always making me alive and happy!

Teach, Learn, Share

I would love to learn how to play didjeridoo!

I can teach a bit of juggling!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, New Zealand, United States

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