Originally from France, but living in Quebec since 2014, I am an outdoors lover, and recently moved to the small town of Inverness, in central Québec. When I have time, I love to travel, particularly by hitch-hiking, which I've done quite a lot through Canada and north America. I would like to explore the world the most that I can in the future.

I have a passion for everything that relates with crafting, mechanics, and more generally DIY.
I also love wild fermentations, making cheese, sourdough bread, mead, beer, etc.

I'm a huge music lover too, and I play different kinds of string instruments, including guitar.

I'm always open to new ideas and skills, should they be about cooking, hiking, philosophy, or machining :) !

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I had one wonderful first experience with some friends in Washington DC, where we stayed with a couple of awesome couch-surfers, who introduced me to this community and its philosophy.

I want to extend this experience, and be able to give what I received, while meeting some awesome couch-surfers !

It's a great way to meet locals when travelling, and travellers when I can't travel.

Interests

I love making things by myself ! I make my own mead and beer, I'm making sourdough bread and cheese on a regular basis. Being french, I miss all these wonderful things, that's why I decided to make them ;) !

I have one particular love for playing and listening to music.

I use all my spare time to explore my area, hiking, climbing moutains, camping, snow-shoeing, and rock-climbing.

• diy
• dining
• cooking
• cheese
• beer
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• fishing
• hiking
• camping
• sailing
• rock climbing
• hitchhiking
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music, in no particular order :
Frank Zappa, Curtis Mayfield, Parliament, Funkadelic, Gil Scott-Heron, Grant Green, Miles Davis, John Zorn, Sun Ra, Jaco Pastorius, JB's, Jimmy McGriff, Fat Badgers, The Meters, Ohio Players, Roy Hargrove, Québec Redneck Bluegrass Project, Rory Gallagher, Neil Young ...

I like reading to the point that I always want to explore too many books at the time ;) !

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitch-hiking across Canada to Alaska
Sailing from Denmark to Spain.
Designing and making a 1920's style theremin and several tube amps
Finding some geodes and native copper in the Wrangell mountains
Fishing for wild salmon and halibut in Kodiak Island
Experiencing the midnight sun of the summer solstice in Dawson City
Being approached by a bull caribou within a couple of meters in the wilderness

Teach, Learn, Share

Always learning. Curious about making things myself, I can share what I've learnt with you, and would love you to teach me some more skills ! I like to make people discover my french bread made with my 110-year-old alaskan sourdough !

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share with you about my experience in hiking, making all the stuff I've described earlier, talking about music, food, go camping, bathing in the Inverness falls...

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France