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Overview

  • 23 references 14 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Spanish; learning Portuguese
  • 34, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Sales and Purchase Manager for Mizratex SA
  • Liberal
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

Just reactivated mi couchsurfing profile, it's not very updated (5 years old)

CURRENT MISSION

Travel around & meet people

ABOUT ME

I was born in France and grew up there.

I love travelling and living abroad it's a bit like a drug I think, once you started it's hard to quit.

I lived a year in India, worked a bit in China, lived a year in Peru went again to China to work and now I live in Panama city for 5 years.

I like to party and enjoy organizing parties so different people can meet each-other.

I do some photography, draw a bit, read, go for some movies and enjoy all kind of activity related to art.

When I was in Peru I used to surf everyday, I still do a little surfing though I am more into Kitesurfing now.

I go nearly every weekend here in Panama on some trips, surf, kytesurf, jungle trekking, scuba diving, camping on some deserted islands... Enjoying this amazing country.

PHILOSOPHY

As most of the people from Couchsurfing, I love to meet people and learn from other.

I think that out of the difference, great things can be created and great relations can be born.

I live for travelling, I've been living abroad for the last 8 years.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I just reactivated the account, it had been a while I did not use Couchsurfing. Before I used to host, more than I travelled with it.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have been introduced to Couchsurfing by my roomates in Lima which where really involved in the local community. Thereby we have host a lot of people during the year I spend with them in a great flat in Miraflores.

Interests

visited 24 states (10.6%)Create your own visited map of The World or Free iphone travel guide

  • fish
  • arts
  • photography
  • partying
  • drinking
  • movies
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • drawing
  • cycling
  • fishing
  • camping
  • scuba diving
  • skiing
  • swimming
  • tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

Nearly everything.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Ski in the Himalayans.

- Elephant ride in Nepal.

- Own a Royal Enfield - Bullet and go on several bike trips in South India.

-Go on a camel trip in the Thar desert - India.

- Go on a 2 weeks trip in the Sahara desert - Mauritania.
- Annapurna base camp trekking (Nepal).

- 45 hours of Indian train in a row.

- Choquequirao trek (lost city of the Inca - Peru).

- 2 week down the Amazone river (see the km 0 of the river - Peru).

- Swim in the Amazone river and fish piranhas out of it 30 min later (Peru).

- Try Ayahuasca (Shamanic drink from the jungle (Peru)

- Dive in Cenotes in Mexico

- Kitesurf in Los Roques in Venezuela

And i guess some more!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bahamas, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guyana, Ireland, Italy, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, France, India, Panama, Peru

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