CURRENT MISSION

Back to scratch in Paris! Let's improve my English, discover new spots and meet great people!

ABOUT ME

I am a nomad. Born in California, raised in the French West Indies and in Paris, educated in southern France and in Quebec, Canada.
I love traveling, cycling, sailing, cooking, meeting great people, and... learning!
I love languages, music, and communication in all its aspects.
My motto: Try to be a good person every day :)

PHILOSOPHY

Why do tomorrow what you can do today?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I like to:
- Exchange with English-speaking mates with whom I can really improve my level in oral and written English, and share about our respective cultures (literature, arts, sports, politics, etc.)
I can also exchange with Spanish and Portuguese speakers who want to improve their French.
- Discover and share new spots to get away from tourist places and enjoy Paris at its best
- Welcome friends at home and guide travelers.
Without knowing about Couchsurfing, I always did it, either when I was in Toronto, Montreal or Paris.
- Meet people with whom I can practice my favorite activities (cycling, dancing, singing, swimming, yoga) and learn new things (samba de roda, forro, cooking, sailing, playing music, ...)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted many friends over the years, wherever I have lived. I like to help travelers, to show them around, and to share with them what I know and what I like about my city. I have welcomed friends and their friends (even sometimes strangers) when I lived in Paris, Montreal or Toronto.
I have slept on my friends'couches in London, Rome, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Mexico, Toronto or Budapest. I like to travel places, mostly when I get to see soem underground places, away from overly touristic places. I don't like shopping or very commercial activities in general, so don't expect me to show you these kind of things!

Interests

Music, Cinema, Sailing, Latin America, Brazil, Yoga, Cycling, Arts, Cultural Traditions (storytelling, architecture, cooking, etc.)

• arts
• literature
• singing
• architecture
• dancing
• cooking
• yoga
• meditation
• shopping
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• drums
• cycling
• scuba diving
• sailing
• sports
• swimming
• languages
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

My latest favourite books:
Ensaio sobre a Cegueira (J. Saramago), Novecento (A. Barrico), Books by Manuel Vazquez Montalban and Alberto Manguel, Oscar Wilde, Virginia Woolf,...
Your suggestions are welcome!!
Films on Brazilian and Cuban music: El milagro de Candeal, Moro no Brasil, Brasileirinho, Nueve reinas, El secreto de sus ojos, ...
Films by Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovitch, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine), Wes Anderson, but also Sean Penn's Into the Wild, Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Delicatessen, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Little Big Man, Bullitt, the Monty Python and the Muppet Show...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bike trip to Cuba and Mexico.
Scuba diving trip in Thailand.
Nothing extreme or totally amazing, though.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can help you with your French and your English, and even your Spanish. I also like to cook. I'd like to learn Portuguese and to play music. I have done a bit of drumming (Brazilian surdo drums), but I'd love to learn pandeiro. I'd also like to share yoga practise and learn about meditation.
I also love sailing and I can help on your sailboat :)
I looove the sea and I am super motivated!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Hungary, Mexico, Morocco, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Guadeloupe, Saint Lucia