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| Jim Gaudin has been vouched for | | VERIFIED MEMBER Identity Checked, Location Verified (3) more info | | Couch available | No |
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| CouchSurf requests replied to | 100% |
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| member since | June 2nd, 2008 |
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| profile views | 209 |
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| age | 24 |
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| birthday | September 8th
Everyone can see this. |
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| gender | Male |
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| membername | REDFROGGY |
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| occupation | man on the moon |
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| education | I have been educated the proper way: nice family, nice food, nice comic books. |
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| grew up in | Meudon, 15min from Paris by train ! |
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Languages- FrenchExpert
- EnglishExpert
- SpanishIntermediate
- ItalianBeginner
Groups I Belong ToCouch Information
No couch currently available for surfing. I'm moving out right now, so my couch won't be available for the next month or so... Sorry !
• I live in Meudon, a quiet town very close to Paris...
• I live with my brother full-time, with my mother part-time.
• I can host either in my own double bed or on the floor, with appropriate matresses.
• I have two cats, two turtles... The turtles will do weird sounds at night and you'll probably have one of the cat waking you in the middle of the night while stepping on your chest but don't worry, they are nice !
• Nobody smoke in the house, but we have several windows (amazing! ^^) where you can smoke by.
• The town in itself is dead quiet, you can enjoy a nice walk to the woods or to the park, but the main thing is that you get to the center of Paris in 15 minutes ! End then it starts to be cooool...
• Excellent network of public transport: tram, buses, train, french RER... you can get anywhere you want, any time (almost). Friends (15)
 Benoit Vermont
23, Male
Issy-les-Moulineaux, Ile-de-France
France
Friends since April 2002
"We shared lots of stuff, and lived together for a year."
Friendship Type: 7 - Best Friend
  30+ |
 Jack Vandenbroele
23, Male
Brussels, Brussels
Belgium
Friends since July 2002
"Met as the friends of my mother's sister's husband's son. In a farm."
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
 30+  30+ |
 Solene Vermont
30, Female
Cork, Cork
Ireland (Republic of)
Friends since March 2008
"Jim is a friend of my brother"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
2 |
 Oliver Pennington
30, Male
Nabari, Mie
Japan
Friends since July 2008
"Met couchsurfing in Matsumoto then he stayed at mine in Mie."
Friendship Type: 5 - Good Friend
3 |
 Perrine Vermont
27, Female
Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
France
Friends since January 2004
"he is one of my favorite brother's friend"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
4 |
 Ben Woosley
25, Male
Brooklyn, New York
United States
Friends since November 2008
"Stayed with him a few nights in Paris, and continued to hang around even as I stayed elsewhere"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
3 |
 John Powley
35, Male
Osaka, Osaka
Japan
Friends since August 2008
"Molested my duck"
Friendship Type: 4 - Friend
I vouched for Jim Gaudin
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 Nunung Nur Rahmah
28, Female
Matsumoto, Nagano
Japan
Friends since July 2008
"they spent several nights at my place"
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
3 |
 Judith Bahlig
20, Female
Munich, Bavaria
Germany
Friends since July 2008
"We met him in Paris, struggling and searching for some place to stay, and he was searching for someone he could host- perfect"
Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
1 |
 Amelie Goldfuß
19, Female
Nuremberg, Bavaria
Germany
Friends since July 2008
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Friendship Type: 3 - CouchSurfing Friend
1 | | 5 more friends |
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Personal DescriptionI guess that you won't be able to know "all about me" until you've met me and spent with me a good few years... But I can try to sum it up a little bit!
Concerning my actual life...
I just finished my studies in english to try to find "my way" in this amazing world... I'm actually working part-time in a game shop in Paris, it is not only a work but also a real hobby for me. I'm looking for a job either in the leisure and games field, or in ecological issues... If a bit of travelling can be included, I wouldn't mind ! :)
Concerning my actual state of mind...
The main thing is, I can't stay focused.
One can see it as a drawback, but I try to turn it into an asset.
My incapacity to finish what I've started condemns me to start new plans, new projects, over and over again. I seem to have the attention span of a goldfish. Not always, and not about everything, but most of time.
Then I thought: why not use this weakness to experience and discover as many things as I can?
Even if I don't finish the "thing", I might learn many "other things" on the way. And the next project that I will start will also teach me new, different things. And the next one, too. And the one after...
As we say, it is not always the aim of a journey which is important, but the very trail that leads to it.
... No ? InterestsCinema, Literature & Comic Books, Games (board games, card games, roleplaying games), Ecology, Going out, Meeting people, and of course, Travelling... Music, Movies, BooksFilms: The Big Lebowsky, Edward Scissorhands, Braindead...
Music: Jack Johnson, Feist, Black Sabbath, Les Fatals Picards, Stupeflip, The Dandy Warhols...
Comic Books (BD): Donjon, Johan Sfar, Lewis Trondheim, Les Innommables, many Comics and Mangas...
Books : Mainly Fantasy (A Game of Thrones...) and Science Fiction (The Riverworld Saga...), but I'm open to everything ! One Amazing Thing I've Seen or DoneDiving in the great coral reef in Australia, walking on the frozen sea in Finland, sleeping in a pilgrimage's house in shikoku (japan), being served by a row of barbies at Mc Donald's in Stockholm, enjoying the view from the top of the Empire State Building. Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org ProjectI wish I could find a stronger word than "awesome"... FUNKADELIRIOUS ? Locations TraveledTRAVELED: Australia, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Japan, Monaco, Spain, Sweden, United States
LIVED: Ireland (Republic of), United Kingdom
References
From Nunung Nur Rahmah Matsumoto, Japan
Dec 9, 2008  Positive we had great time (i guess...he3) at this all you can eat water melon festival in my city. such a nice memory for this year summer. hhmm...wonder how does it look like enjoying summer in france? hopefully next time i can go there and meet you guys :)
From Ben Woosley Brooklyn, United States
Nov 13, 2008  Positive I have to agree with Jim, I'd call him a friend now, not a host. A cool, curious, light-hearted guy, you'd be lucky to meet. Looking forward to meeting up again, in Paris or "the states."
From Judith Bahlig Munich, Germany
Oct 14, 2008 Positive He was the most friendly guy we met in Paris and hosted us, when we were running throught the streets, earning nothing with poiing;) We had a lot of fun with him, he is a totally nice weirdo, who was so interested to comfort us...
From John Powley Osaka, Japan
Aug 7, 2008 Positive My duck Henrietta took an instant liking to Jim and Maeva and their fire-engine red shins. They are kind, funny, and didn't steal the towels. They even left some chocolate in my fridge. What more could you ask for?
 From Michael Pickart Konstanz, Germany
Aug 2, 2008  Positive We met naked in onsen and he taught me how to wear the Yukata correctly. ^^ From Benoit Vermont Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Jul 30, 2008  Positive Jim is a really great and interesting guy, who enjoy life, partying, but also some quiet evening sometime.
He is also polite, fun, helping...
From Amelie Goldfuß Nuremberg, Germany
Jul 29, 2008 Positive Hey, that was great...! Even if we didn't meet at CS but somewhere in a park in paris:) Judith and I had a great time. Thanks for hosting us!! Otherwise we would have had a couple of problems...and overall you were the nicest person to host us! Hope to see you in Germany! |
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