CURRENT MISSION

Enjoy life, travel, meet people from everywhere around the world and do at least a little something to save the planet!

ABOUT ME

I'm an easy going person who gets along well with people. I like to meet people from all over the world and share experiences. I really like travelling and discover new places, new cultures, and obviously, wonderful people.

PHILOSOPHY

Marcel Proust: « Partir à la découverte ne signifie pas chercher d’autres terres mais regarder avec d’autres yeux. »
Translation in English: " Leave for the discovery does not mean to look for other earths but to look with other eyes".

« Poursuis ce qui t’enchante », translation in English: « Follow your bliss »

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I try to make to best out of every experience. For now, I have surfed more than I have hosted, but I would like to experience both of them more in the future.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I don't have a lot of experience with couch surfing, but in the future, I would like to experience more CS.

I hosted once when I was living in Chile and I surfed a couple of times and all of those experiences were really great! I hope to explore more CS in the future!

Interests

Travelling, reading, international development, environment, biking, snowboarding, skiing, swimming, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, kayaking, canoe trip, scuba diving, listening to music, having a coffee or a beer with friends, etc.

• photography
• environment
• beer
• coffee
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• cycling
• canoeing
• kayaking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• skiing
• snowboarding
• snowshoeing
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite movies:
Dédé, à travers les brumes réalisé par Jean-Philippe Duval (2009), Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis réalisé par Dany Boon (2008), Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Slumdog Millionaire, Into the Wild réalisé par Sean Penn (2007), Y tu mama tambien, L'Auberge espagnol, Les Poupées Russes, C.R.A.Z.Y (a quebec movie), Histoire de famille, Québec-Montréal, etc.

Books:
L'équilibre du monde de Rohinton Mistry (1995), Miracle dans les Andes de Nando Parado (2006), La Châtelaine de Mallaig (Diane Lacombe's books and J-B's mother, one of my friend!), La Trilogie Le goût du bonheur de Marie Laberge, Milles Splendides Soleils de Khaled Hosseini, Les Cerfs-Volants de Kaboul de Khaled Hosseini, Mon Afrique, etc.

Music:
Rue ketanou, Dobacaracol, Mes Aieux, The Beatles, Bob Marley, Paul Piché, Cowboys Fringants, Pierre Lapointe, Tryo, Rufus Wainright, La Botine souriante, Amadou et Mariam, Thomas Jensen, Loco Locass, Colectivo, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One amazing thing that I have done (maybe it doesn't seems to be that amazing, but it is for me!) is to rent a motorbike and drive in crazy Hanoi city, in Vietnam. Honestly, without any circulation rules, and with an estimation of 10 millions of motorbikes in the city, driving there and surviving is pretty amazing!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: As French is my first language, I am up to give some French lessons.

Learn: I would like to know more about photography, and also about the mechanic of a bike. I would also be interested of learning how to play accordion.

Share: I am up to share my travel experiences in central and south America as well as India, South East Asia and West Africa. I really like to hear about people's life path as well: where they've traveled, what they've done, etc. It is really inspiring and motivating!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Italy, Laos, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, Thailand, Togo, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, India, Viet Nam

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