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Overview

  • 20 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Italian
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Give love, work a lot, drive around, meet people, listen ...
  • Quit studying when I was 18 to go to Australia.
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Living the life in Lyon, working here as a woodworker, started my own business a few years back and it is slowly growing.

ABOUT ME

Hey guys, first things first, thank YOU for reading this.
I was born in October 1985 in Grenoble, France, half french (dad) half Italian (mum), I lived most of my life in Lyon, France, when I turned 18 I went to Brisbane, Australia in 2006 to learn English, worked in a night club, then came back to Lyon in 2007 for a year, worked in a Scottish pub (it was a whiskey bar), then decided to move to Glasgow in 2008, Scotland, I stayed there for 3 and a half years, worked in many cocktail bars, came back to Lyon in 2011, worked on a boat as a bartender (again!)
From April to September 2012 my friend Romain and I were on the road, touring all over Europe in a van (309D), 6 months, 17 countries, 20000km.
In December 2012 I left France to travel all across Asia with my ex girlfriend. Our journey lasted 9 months, We had the chance to see beautiful countries such as India, Lao, Nepal, China, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Bali. After Bali we decided to head to Australia, to work and meet again with my good friends that I met last time I lived in Brisbane.
We have been working since August 2013, after 7 months of hard labor, and saving Australian dollars, it is time for us to hit on the road again.
Here is our itinerary, 5 days in Melbourne, 4 weeks in New Zealand and a week in Sydney.
Now working as a woodworker, my own business, my baby, here in Lyon.

PHILOSOPHY

Love, Rock'n'Roll, stay true to yourself, brothers till death and of course around the world
(All this is already tattooed on my body)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

A few so far, but they were all definitely worth remembering.

Interests

Love, my records, my car, music, live bands, travelling, tatoo, movies, meeting people from all around the world, cool sports (Thai boxing, cycling, climbing, canyoning, skateboarding, snorkeling...)

  • cocktails
  • pub crawls
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • snorkeling
  • skateboarding
  • sports
  • rock climbing
  • road trips
  • vintage
  • vintage cars
  • vinyl records
  • collecting vinyl

Music, Movies, and Books

Music is all to me. Pop rock 50s 60s 70s 80s Punk, metal, hardcore, death metal, reggae, dub, rockabilly, new wave, classical, blues, pop, jazz, folk, African and cool latino guitar tunes.
I love watching movies, but not too much into reading unfortunately...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Best time on the road, two big road trips :
From Vancouver down to Los Angeles then up to Las Vegas, with a friend and a car.
All across Europe in a van for 6 months.
Finding the one that belongs with me.
Discovering cultural differences.

Teach, Learn, Share

Keep your mind open at all time and a smile to your face.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My couch is always available for the travelers here in Lyon 7eme, email me :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Montenegro, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Russian Federation, Scotland, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, United Kingdom

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