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Overview

  • 4 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French
  • 43, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Computer nerd; everyone need one
  • Some university diplomas, but still poorly educated
  • From Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Learn, Discover, take over the world?

ABOUT ME

What do I begin with ..?

Well, I'm working in biomedial, as a computer engineer, so that would probably qualify me as a nerd. But I totally assume my nerd status. :)

My usual hobbies are to read, to listen to music or to watch a good movie. What I read or listen to change from time to time depending the mood, what's going on in my life or how much sun there is outside.

I am kind of a shy person (that's probably part of the nerd status) but I like to meet new people. Don't worry if I don't speak much at first, it should wear out quickly.

What else... well I'm fresh out of idea, so just ask :)

PHILOSOPHY

Three part of crazyness, One part of cynism, 1/4 part of sarcasm. Add bacon to taste.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I surfed with a friend in Amsterdam and in Belgium (Anvers and Bruxelles) in 2009, that's when I learned about couch surfing.
After that, I went to several CS meeting in Montreal and I hosted in my home city as well.

I travelled in Germany in 2012 (Hamburg, Berlin and Leipzig) and met a lot of interesting CSurfers there. It really did help with my trip :)

It's not much yet I know, but you can help me improving that ;)

Interests

- Computer? No seriously, I am working in the biomedical domain and I am somewhat active on the open source movement.

- I like to read... anything and everything. Novel, sociology, stories, anything would do, as long as I enjoy it. And the bigger the book, the longer it last (so the longer I enjoy it).

- I'm not much of a sport person but I enjoy nature in general so activity like hiking or just walking around is something I enjoy. I like to walk a lot :)

- Somehow, I am attracted by weird stuff like sociology or psychology. I think university made permanent damage on my psyche but I dream about doing a master in one of those domain.

  • books
  • walking
  • music
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • sports
  • engineering
  • psychology
  • sociology

Music, Movies, and Books

There is so many it would take a month to list everything.

What I read recently :
- The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Classic, isn't it?
- IQ84, Haruki Murakami
I really need to read more japanese autors.
- Orages Ordinaires, William Boyd
I discoverd this author randomdly. I really like its style.
- Last night at Twisted River, John Irving
I didn't know this autor, it was another random choice :)

What on my playlist right now :
- Of Monster and Men
- Franz Ferdinand
I'm out of fresh music on my playlist right now... but you can help that :)

No movies worth mentionning recently.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Huh that's very hard I'd say. There's tons of place I have been that I've found amazing... To name just one would be unfair and it would probably change in the future anyways...
Let's say : everything :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada

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