CURRENT MISSION

Raise a family with Julie [https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/jutibo] , travel, fix what's broken, learn, teach, seek freedom. Reduce wasting.

ABOUT ME

Born in 1979, lived in Plessisvile, Riviere-Du-Loup, Levis, Monterrey Mexico, Longueuil Quebec, Granby, Cordoba Argentina and finally here : Quebec city in Canada.

I enjoy traveling, playing volleyball, meeting new people, havin' a beer and a bbq with friends, surfing the net, reading the news, spending time with family.

Studied in electrical engineering, worked as a science teacher, manufacturing engineer, salesperson and field service engineer. Then: back to school, in finance this time. With part time jobs in research and employee relocation. Since 2021: carbon market monitor.

Julie and I live together since 2005. Both of us love traveling and we hope our son, Xavier (born 2010) and daughter Raphaëlle (born 2012), will love too. So far they do!

www.oman-tourist.com
www.cuba-tourist.com
www.uruguay-backpacking.com

PHILOSOPHY

Some of my philosophies:

"I walk slowly but I never walk backward." -Lincoln

"When I do good I feel good, when I do bad I feel bad, and that’s my religion.”

L'histoire c'est ce qu'on se raconte pour se souvenir du passé. Il n'y a qu'un passé. Il y a beaucoup d'histoires.

If you're never failing, then you aren't trying hard enough. Dream big, Fail big.

Buy utility, rent luxury. -Financial Samurai

Happy life is about a balance between long-term, mid-term and short-term happiness.

Doing what you love is freedom. Loving what you do is happiness.

Loving what you have is happiness. Obtaining what you want is success.

Your way of thinking leads to your emotions then to your actions then to your results. So you can change your way of thinking to get the results you want.

First we create our habits, then our habits create us.

When I haven't traveled for a while, I feel like I haven't been facing a mirror for too long. I feel the need to look at myself from the outside. It means it’s time to fly/drive/sail away for a while.

Refuse limiting choices. To the question : one or the other, always consider answering "BOTH!" or "NONE!"

A problem is an opportunity. A failure is a lesson learned.

Luck = preparation + opportunity

Life doesn't get better by chance but by change.

The trip matters more than the destination.

The new person you become on a trip matters more than the trip.

No waste no want. -Irish Saying

If it sounds too good to be true, test it!

Calculation is worth the effort.

If it ain't broken - don't fix it!

Failing to plan is planning to fail.

What separates goal from dream is deadline.

There is less competition for bigger goals.

Doing less meaningless is not laziness.

The timing is never right. Do with it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I offer a couch a floor a mattress or anything I have to sleep on. I enjoy meeting people when I travel abroad. I enjoy showing Quebec city to travelers that come around.

And here is a couple of ideas what to do in Quebec City :
-Winter Carnival, February
(http://www.carnaval.qc.ca)
-Summer Festival, July
(http://www.infofestival.com)
-Fetes de la Nouvelle France, August
(http://www.nouvellefrance.qc.ca)
-Festibière (beer festival), August
(http://www.festibieredequebec.com)
-Envol & Macadam, Rock Festival, September
(http://www.envoletmacadam.com)

-Walk the Terrasse Dufferin (view on the river)
-Grande Allée street (Bars and discos)
-Petit Champlain street (shopping)
-St-Jean street (shopping, pubs, restaurants)
-St-Joseph street (restaurants, shows, bars)
-See the fountain in front of the Edifice du Parlement.
-Enjoy the weather on the Plaines d'Abraham (Parc des champs de bataille)
-Take a round trip on the Ferry to cross the River and come back (3,00$)
-Walk or roller skate along the St-Charles River in downtown.

Much more there :
http://www.quebecvacances.com/evenements-festivals_quebec-ville-de

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

As guest : I couchsurfed in USA, Canada, Middle East, Austria, Belgium, Mexico. I couchsurfed either myself alone, or as a lonely father with his baby in Switzerland or as a couple with Julie in the Middle East (Kuweit, UAE, Oman) or as a family of three in Eastern-USA and Ontario and more recently as a family of four in Ontario, Prince Edward Island, California and Mexico.

As host : Received couples from Korea, Uruguay, USA, France, Belgium, Italy, Argentina, Colombia and families from USA, UK, France, Ontario, Eastern Canada, Germany. We received single father with grown-up kids, single mother with young kids and single mother with younger kid.

Interests

Meet new people, travel, learn, wine, cheese, bread, laughs, puns, latin america, road trips, singing loud in the car, beaches, sand, volleyball, go on tournament for the weekend, restaurants, small pubs, microbrew or imported beers, rock music from the 90s, landscapes urban or not, no tv, used stuff, warm temperatures, mariachis, Quebec city, small music shows in small bars, low material profile, a warm black coffee in the morning.

Also interested in web development, dividend stock investment, real estate investment.

www.tmxtrust.com

• singing
• photography
• festivals
• dining
• wine
• cheese
• beer
• coffee
• bbq
• walking
• electronics
• shopping
• news
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• investing
• music
• rock music
• backpacking
• surfing
• volleyball
• business
• teaching
• engineering
• entrepreneurship
• science
• road trips
• business travel
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies : Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Monthy Python, Jean Reno, Bruce Willis, James Cameron, Spielberg, Zemeckis, the Godfather. And any movie with Nicole Kidman ! In general: biographies and movies in which I can learn about history or geography.

Music : rock alternative from the 90s. Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots, REM, U2, NIN, Weezer, Nirvana, Hole, Soundgarden, Audioslave, Everclear, Pink Floyd, old Radiohead, Indochine, Tom Petty, Counting Crows, Neil Young.

Books : biographies and opinions. Le monde de Sophie, Le barbier riche, Les identitees meurtrieres, The Goal. Books on personal finances and entrepreneurship.

Reading the news: Economy and Finance, World News.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

2021?. Project is : 6 months, 4 continents, 8 countries. "World Tour 2021, to get a 20/20 vision of our world". COVID came and we never went.

2013. Leaving the best job I ever had to get more opportunities to achieve something more in my life. First step: back to school.

2012. Backpacking Turkey for three weeks with our 2-year old son.

2011. Travelling by myself with 15-months old baby Xavier, from Quebec to Switzerland, visiting and couchsurfing for one week.

2010. Backpacking in Mexico, with Julie and 10-months old baby Xavier, visiting six cities in three weeks.

2010. Ending up living one month in Kiruna, Sweden for work.

2006. Quitting a good job at IBM in Canada to follow Julie and move to Argentina for a year, jobless. One day I found myself to be standing, suit & tie, in front a major car factory group of engineers in Cordoba, presenting them a canadian product in a language that is nor my first or second language. Could not believe I was doing that so early in my life.

2002. Fresh out of school, moved to Monterrey, Mexico for a job as a science teacher in a boy-only catholic private school.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can give some advice in French (first language), Spanish (second language), English (second language), electronics, computer, building web pages, personal finances, tax reports, photography, time management, memorizing first names, having a French Canadian accent, being a good CS host, being a good CS guest, real estate investment, business travel, raising kids.

Currently wishing to improve : Russian language, German language, Turkish language, stress level, entrepreneurship, online businesses.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can bring groceries, we can cook together. I would like to tell you what I want to see in your area. Then you can give me pieces of advice. I go visit your area the next day and I come back to share my experience with you and I leave the next morning for my next destination. How does that sound to you?

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, France, Germany, Honduras, Ireland, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, Oman, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Sierra Leone, Sweden, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Canada, Mexico

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