CURRENT MISSION

Settle in Cambridge, travel around UK, have fun!

ABOUT ME

Hi everybody! Okay, so to let you know a little bit about me ;-) I'm a 25 french guy and I arrived few weeks before in Cambridge (UK) to start my new job (and life) here. I'm a software developer here. During my freetime, I love backpacking, meeting new people and talking about languages and culture. I like to hear old backpacker stories. I love the feeling I have when I travel, I like to go in unknown places and get lost in big cities, discovering unlikely things. I'm a very open-minded person, I enjoy talking about our difference without judgment of course.

Here I'd like to meet new travelers, make new friends, and enjoy Cambridge and UK :-)
Before coming here, I worked one year in France, in Toulouse (fantastic city by the way. If you go to France and you're tired of Paris, have a look at Toulouse in south of France, you won't regret it!). And before that, I lived one wonderful year in China in Beijing, to learn chinese language in a chinese university. I traveled a lot around, and I loved it. I went back in China several times, and well, I may go back some day for work if I can.

I don't have couchsurfing experience yet, but I like the idea. I was used to travel a lot in Youth Hostel or family run inn. Hope I can meet new people here, doing couchsurfing! I can't host right now but I'll be happy to share some time and hangout with travelers :-)

A bientôt :-)

PHILOSOPHY

"When you face a mountain, climb it."

"Le véritable voyage de découverte ne consiste pas à chercher de nouveaux paysages, mais à avoir de nouveaux yeux." ("The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.") - Marcel Proust

"La sagesse, c'est d'avoir des rêves suffisamment grands pour ne pas les perdre de vue lorsqu'on les poursuit." - Oscar Wilde

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Currently, I'm not able to host, but I'll be really happy to meet travelers here and hang out in Cambridge!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Not much but I like very much the philosophy, so here I am :)

Interests

Backpack, learn new language (English, Chinese), hang out with friends and meet new people, try new food, cook, solve very complex problem in computer science (O_ô), breakdance, Taekwondo. I have a deep interest for online activism, and I'm a volunteer translator for Global Voices.

• culture
• dining
• cooking
• running
• traveling
• blogging
• backpacking
• computer science
• languages
• science
• software
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Martin Eden (Jack London), Le moine et le philosophe (Mathieu Ricard & Jean-François Revel)

Music: Sa Dingding, Cocoon, Assassin, La rumeur, Zebda, Adele, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Selah Sue, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The rural Alberta advantage, Manu Chao, Kwal, Rouda

Movies: Beasts of the southern wild, The last of the Mohicans, City of God, Gran Torino

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climb Wutai mountain in China during winter, stay on the east peak buddhist temple, watch sunset and sunrise, then walk to the nearest village.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can definitely teach you French language, Taekwondo and Breakdance. I can share my traveling experience and some tips if you wish to go to China alone for short or long term :-) I can teach how to surf/blog/share things online as safe as possible if you go to countries for which governments control internet.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Germany, Ireland, Martinique, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, France, Ireland, United Kingdom