Salut. Je m'appelle Matthieu. Je vis en Suisse. Je travaille dans le web et pratique les Budos.

J'aime les gens, je crois que chaque individu a une grande valeur. J'aime aussi les animaux, d'ailleurs je refuse de les manger, ou de cautionner leur meurtre via ma consommation.

J'aime la nature, le Japon. J'aime les arts martiaux et la culture japonaise. Cette façon de prendre le temps de rechercher la perfection dans nos actions.

J'aime les voyages et l'aventure. J'aime prendre des risques, sortir de ma zone de confort et sentir l'adrénaline taper mon estomac.

Chaque année (quasiment) je joue l'orc à Conquest of Mythodea. Le "GN" me permet, une semaine par an, de ne pas être déguisé en humain gnhahaha !

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Hello. My name is Matthieu. I live in Switzerland. I work as web developer and practice Budo for many years.

I like people, I believe every individual has great value. I also like animals, I refuse to eat them, or to endorse their murder by my consumption.

I love nature, and therefore, Japan. I love martial arts and Japanese culture. This way of thinking, taking time to seek perfection in our actions.

I love traveling and adventure. I like to take risks, get out of my comfort zone and feel the adrenaline hit my stomach.

Every year (almost) I play the orc in Conquest of Mythodea. The "LARP" allows me, one week a year, not to be disguised as a human gnhahaha!

I like to have couch requests soon enough, like two weeks before :-)

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Porter sur le monde un regard sans haine.
Eyes with no hate.
(Special thanks to Ashitaka who I took this sentence from)

Seiryoku zenyo
Jita Kyoei

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

As Host: Be welcome to my place. You just have to know, that my two roommate cats set the rules... I'll be pleased to meet you.

As Surfer: I would be very happy to sleep on your couch, floor, bed, ... as soon there's a roof (and a roof isn't even always a requirement).

I'm always very respectful to my host or guest. Communication is the key, tell how you feel and what you need, and don't assume that the other will guess.

Interests

- Pratiquer les arts martiaux japonais,
- Sortir dans la nature,
- Converser sur le sens de la vie,
- Créer un monde vegan

- Japanese martials arts,
- Walk in the wild,
- Talk about the meaning of life
- Build a vegan world

- ...

• animals
• arts
• culture
• tango
• vegan
• guitar
• hiking
• scuba diving
• nature
• people
• iaido
• judo
• budo

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: "Mononoke", "Ghost in the shell", "Sichinin no Samurai", "Big Lebowski", "Wall-E", "Blade Runner", "After the Rain"(Kurosawa), Jackie Chan, Akira Kurosawa, Hayao Miyasaki, and more...

Musique: Taiko (Yamato), Irish music, mongol diphonic song, African music (percussion), and a lot of more. I'm very open about music.

Books: Story of Musashi, by Eiji Yohikawa, Amélie Nothomb, and a lot of more...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

This morning, I woke up :)
Did the "Shikoku 88 temples pilgrimage" by bycicle and met amazing people.

Teach, Learn, Share

French, english, japanese, fun, beer, tea, experiences, there are so many things we can share.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A roof, a mattress with clean bed sheets, food, an attentive ear, help for whatever, hugs (from the cats :p)

Countries I’ve Visited

England, France, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Tunisia, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, Switzerland

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