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Overview

  • 14 references 11 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French; learning Spanish, Swedish
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Working as a mechanical designer for ABB Power Transformers
  • Civil Engineer in mechnanical engineering
  • From Caveirac, close to Nimes in Southern France
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Enjoy the winter and make these instruments that I promised to my dad and friends

ABOUT ME

I love to make fun of lots of things (including me, of course), I am calm, humble, friendly and helpful. There is also a crazy and weird guy living in the other part of my brain. He uses to say "there are two kinds of people in this world, those who think I am not normal, and those who didn't meet me yet". If we meet, there is a great chance that we'll end up making fun of each other.

being french, food is a great part of my life, eating it of course, but preparing it also!

I like to be out in the nature, run, walk, ride the moutainbike, paddle, climb, enjoy the calm and the landscape... I am kind of a bear myself, lonely and quiet, I love picking and eating blueberries, I am almost always in the forest, and I like to share it.

I like photography, I have been shooting a lot a few years ago and now it's a bit down due to other projects.

Music is a very important part of my life. I am not a musician but I listen a whole variety of music. I have built a chapman stick and am currently working on a guitar.

and I loooove doing crazy and stupid things !!!

PHILOSOPHY

Have fun and enjoy!
As said my former flatmate : "I share everything"
I don't really care what people think about me, I live my life like I want it to be.
I have a really close friend who believes in the smiling way of life: "Smile and life will smile to you" I start to understand how true it is.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I try to help anybody going through the neighboring Swedish countryside.
I try to create stories you will remember and talk about laughing.
I try to exchange as much as possible with the people I meet, not just crash. I have a tent for that.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Right now I never hosted through the project, because there was too much change in my life when I created my profile (moving, finding a job...) But now it's time to start!
A very good friend introduced me to it and I have been having a really good time with hosts of friends, and chatted with travellers going through the region.
I actually had some people here, which was great fun!

Well, that's it right now! I hope it's gonna be more soon! Both surf and host!

Interests

- I love to cook and share a good meal
- I like to be out in the nature, almost any sportive outdoor activity makes me happy (mountainbiking, forest running, I recently re-started to climb, I think I don't paddle enough, hiking, camping...)
- I like photography, both creating the image and looking at a portfolio. I have been shooting for a few years in a whole lot of different styles and fields. It's a bit down right now, but I would like to start again.
- I listen a whole variety of music (almost all the time).
- Do it yourself building (most of my furniture is homemade, I am building music instruments)
- I am intersted in languages and cultural exchanges.
- I am on the limit to be a nerd, interested in technology.
- I try to have a more ecological way of life.
- I am more and more interested in the human body, especially from a sports point of view)

  • photography
  • dining
  • cooking
  • running
  • technology
  • music
  • guitar
  • outdoor activities
  • hiking
  • camping
  • hunting
  • sports
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I'd say I like the music that passes my mood, I like original and surprising music, that was created following unusual recipes. I listen mostly to a wide variety of rock, from rock'n'roll to metal. I also listen to jazz, country, blues...

The books I open are usually containing information I need for a project (homemade, travel, sports...)

I almost never watch TV and I very rarely look at movies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Heard the wolfes howl in the middle of the forest, late at night. Slightly scary...

Teach, Learn, Share

"teach, learn, share"... I totally agree, I can't say it is my moto, but it is definitely a great part of my life. I try to only talk about what I know, and listen what the others have to say.

There are many things I can share, from what I have learnt at school/university to what I use to do on sundays. I can't really say I will teach you something, but at least give you hints and clues.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Finland, Norway, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Sweden

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