CURRENT MISSION

As hackneyed as it may sound: work-life-balance...

ABOUT ME

I love sports or any activity that involves the outdoors, movement and, or people. I'm very into languages, I mean, I easily learn them and I'm fascinated by the aspect of how languages bring people together, enabling them to develop and exchange ideas.
Music is an essential part of my life: listening to it can either reflect or express feelings. Playing accordion, guitar or singing is one of the greatest joys for me and makes me become one with the music.
I'm sometimes a thinker, sometimes a doer. Building things with my own hands or learning it fascinates me as well as talking about your view of the world, your reality, your ideas...

J'adore le sport et toutes les activités qui permettent de bouger à l'extérieur avec des gens. Les langues m'ont toujours fasciné, c'est-à-dire je les apprends facilement et pour moi ce sont elles qui mettent les gens en contact et qui nous permettent de développer et d'échanger des idées.
La musique joue aussi un rôle essentiel dans ma vie: l'écouter peut autant refleter qu'exprimer des sentiments. Jouer de l'accordéon, de la guitare ou chanter, c'est un des plus grands plaisirs pour moi et je peux ainsi m'unir à la musique.
Je suis parfois un penseur, parfois un "faiseur". Fabriquer des choses à main et l'apprendre me fascine ainsi que de parler de ta vue du monde, ta réalité, tes idées...

PHILOSOPHY

"Happiness is only real when shared"
(Christopher McCandless alias Alexander Supertramp)

"Auf die Dauer der Zeit nimmt die Seele die Farben der Gedanken an." = "The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts."
(Marc Aurel)

"Le bonheur, c'est une manière de voir les choses."
(Hector - François Lelord)

"Quand on est convaincu d'une chose, elle devient la réalité, notre réalité."
(L. Gounelle)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Travelling, meeting new people, hosting.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed in France, Germany, on my bike trip to Istanbul and currently in Quebec.
Hosted in Würzburg and Freiburg and had wonderful guests!

Interests

Foreign languages, countries and their cultures. Cycling, swimming, hiking, dancing, river caves, skiing, snowboarding, surfing, piano, accordion, guitar, other instruments, music, reading the newspaper (but never having enough time), books, wood work... Veganism, psychology and philosophy, personality, mind, sustainability...

Langues, pays et leurs cultures. Cyclisme, natation, rando, danse, spéléo, ski, snow, surf, piano, accordéon, guitare, d'autres instruments, musique, lire, travaux manuels... Nourriture végétarienne et végétale, psychologie, philo, personnalité, conscience, durabilité...

• books
• singing
• coloring
• dancing
• cooking
• reading
• music
• guitar
• piano
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• skiing
• snowboarding
• sports
• swimming
• languages
• psychology
• hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Into the wild, Lucky Number Slevin, Intouchables, In Bruges, La vita è bella, Inglorious basterds, Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Love actually, London Boulevard, Pride and Prejudice, Snatch, Das Leben der Anderen, Ein Freund von mir...

Almost every kind of music...
LaBrassBanda, Boy & Bear, Moop Mama, The Beautiful Girls, John Butler Trio, Ben Howard, The Tallest Man On Earth, The Cat Empire, Django Reinhard, Jazz, Swing, Folk, Renaissance...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Picked up the trash thrown by cyclists along the Sault ascent to Mont Ventoux summit.

Travelled several days with a French trucker: France - Spain - France.

Went inside a river cave!

Made a living from busking in Cornwall.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can explain things quite well. Mostly things I know. So ask me for something (e.g. accordion lesson, french or german language, hitchhiking advice, repairing bicycles...)!

I'd like to learn more about cooking, our mind and chi kung.

Je sais expliquer bien ce que je connais. Donc, demande-moi quelque chose (cours d'accordéon, l'allemand vs. le français, conseils pour le stop, réparer le vélo...)!

En ce moment, j'aimerais apprendre plus sur la cuisine, la conscience et le chi kung.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Discussion, cooking, making music ... - me!

Parler, cuisiner, faire la musique ensemble... - moi!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Germany, Paraguay

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