ABOUT ME

Not good at describing myself... Searching for freedom is my absolute quest, as well as traveling the world.
Having fun and blasts and laughing are part of my evryday life, it help me fighting the absurdity of life and keeping my abs in shape!!

PHILOSOPHY

I'm always searching some meaning behind each act, event, fact but I'm increasingly convinced that life doesn't hold one single universal meaning or purpose. Absurdity and nonsense are everywhere!
Everyone should live according to one's values, beliefs in pursuit of one's own happiness and freedom, while respecting any other fellow world citizens.
At least, that's what I'm trying to stick to!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

hosting, showing you around, meeting up for drinks. I used to be a volunteer translator for the CS website too.

Le site CouchSurfing est aussi disponible en Français, grâce au travail de dévoués bénévoles. Malheureusement, en raison du manque de soutien de la part de la direction de CouchSurfing, le travail de traduction ne peut être poursuivi. Pour cela, moi et les autres membres de l'équipe de traduction, nous avons suspendu notre participation jusqu'à ce que nos revendications soient satisfaites. Si vous trouvez nos précédents travaux utiles et que vous souhaitez nous soutenir, s'il vous plaît écrivez un message àJim pour lui demander de prendre en compte nos besoins en coopérant activement, ouvertement et efficacement avec les bénévoles dont il a la charge. D'avance MERCI.

Interests

People, towns, countries, the world, foreign cultures, movies (watching or editing them), photography, music (everything: garage rock, punk, reggae, electro music, rap, soul, metal...), traveling, feeling welcome abroad, politics (because I remain convinced that it can help get some things better!), tea, beer, good wine, fruits and veggies, Asian food but Japanese food before all!

• cats
• arts
• culture
• photography
• festivals
• dining
• wine
• beer
• japanese food
• running
• drinking
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• juggling
• drawing
• music
• guitar
• piano
• hunting
• soccer
• languages
• hitchhiking
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Pretty much eveything by Lynch, Alomdovar, Fatih Akin, Fincher, Soderbergh, Gus van Sant, Tarantino, Ronit Elkabetz, Todd Haynes... the list would be too long :)

TV shows: Twin Peaks (absolute masterpiece), The Good Wife, Dexter, Parks and Recreation, Weeds, 2 Broke Girls, Party Down, Desperate Housewives, Nurse JAckie and for cheesy: Grey's Anatomy, Gossip Girl
I like reading, but I don't have favorite writers... I enjoy essays (politics, society, philosophy), dramas, twisted stories and characters, ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

attended Power to Peace festival in San Francisco Golden Gate Park surrounded by ca. 100 000 people, where young ladies wandering around with whicker baskets were selling space muffins...
Had my first hitchhiking experience to reach the Dead Sea leaving from Jerusalem, and then slept under the stars by the Dead Sea on a rocky ground (not very comfy but unforgettable experience!)
Skipped a checkpoint in Palestine running through an unocevered field! Pretty unconscious when I recall it! :)

Teach, Learn, Share

My most noticeable competence would be in teaching English, German or French. And, more oddly, handling a soccer ball(juggling, dribbling, shooting)!:)
I have so much to learn, starting with: piano and guitar (always dreamt of being a rock star!!), some photography and video editing techniques, drawing (even just a cat:))...

I'd love to share about local politics and culture, cinema and arts in general.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Palestine, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany