CURRENT MISSION

Finding people who share our interest for nature

ABOUT ME

I grew up near Bordeaux, France and spent my first month under a tree, on a sunny spring weather.

I usually spend the year to study and work in regional development / landscape architecture, and spend the summer to travel and meet people from different horizons :)

PHILOSOPHY

Audaces fortuna juvat / There are no problems, only solutions!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am verified member of CouchSurfing for almost 8 years.
I been vouched 10 times, and lived around 40-50 CS experiences so far.
I live with my dear wife and we try to be active members and help others in that way :)
I host people as often as possible, especially if they come byfoot / cycling / other ecological mean of transportation... We organize some events here and meet other CouchSurfers in the city where we live. I try to show them beautiful, original and great places, and definitly the places they want to see:)
---- I highly recommand you to use a similar project: BeWelcome which is a Non-Profit Organization, visit my profile here : http://www.bewelcome.org/members/paulvhubert ----
I also try to develop CouchSurfing and BeWelcome in Lippstadt and in the French country side, especially my hometown.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

France (30+ times) , Sweden (2 ), Denmark (1), Italy (2), Hungary (2) , Romania (20+) , Germany (20+) , Switzerland (3), Netherlands (7+), Canada (2), Australia (2)...

Interests

Meeting nice and different people
Travels, Nature, Bee keeping (Hives), Forest, Hiking, Cycling, History, Architecture, Art, Literature, Gardens, Cooking, ...

• arts
• literature
• architecture
• cooking
• gardening
• traveling
• socializing
• cycling
• camping
• ecology
• history
• science
• mountains
• bees
• forest
• scifi
• beekeeping

Music, Movies, and Books

so many !
but some examples :
Movies : The man who planted trees, Into the wild, La Gloire de mon père, La soupe aux Choux, Baraka, Earth, Inside Jobs, Kirikou
Music : all : World music, classical, electro, jazz, didgeridoo...
Books : O Alquimista (Coelho) , The Clan of the Cave Bear (Auel) , Le Jardin en Mouvement (Clément), Les Pierres Sauvages (Bouillon)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- A 6 days bicycle tour in Netherland, thanks to CS and our 2 very old bicycles!!!
- Leading an international work camp
- Sleeping in Budapest & Cologne train stations, and in Beauvais Airport "garden"
- Hanging around in snowy Romanian meadows
- Surviving 5 days in Pyrénées mountains into the wild
- Leading Archibal2009 (not so funny)
- Creating gela21 (not funny at all :) )

Teach, Learn, Share

...A lot of different stuff... But first humility, simplicity and love for Mother Nature

What I Can Share with Hosts

Discussions just about everything. Laughing. Cooking. My passion for nature, science, literature, life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Brazil, Denmark, France, French Guiana, Germany, Guyana, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Romania, Sweden

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