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Since the new website (end of 2014) it is very clear that CS is not anymore about trust, gift and disinterested sharing. I'm moving to BeWelcome, which is non-profit and open source based.
I keep my CS profile open because there's still a lot of great people to meet on CS.

Copy-pasted style requests = copy-pasted responses.
I'm interested in meeting people, not offering a free hostel service.
PLEASE DON'T contact me if you didn't especially enjoy reading my profile.
Explain why you want to meet ME, else don't loose your time with me.

Besides, I am LGBTQI+ friendly and I accept emergency requests if you find yourself in an unsafe situation (even late in the night).
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CURRENT MISSION

Enjoy

ABOUT ME

I've been making electronics and softwares for artistic projects for a few years. Now I'm doing a PhD on tactile illusions. Fun, isn't it ?

I like discovering other cultures and way of doing. I lived 6 months and Germany, went twice to Japan, traveled in a dozen of countries. I dream of taking a few months to cross Asia. I'm fascinated by Japan, and very curious about Taiwan and South Korea.

I love food ! And I'm quite curious about what and how people eat all over the world. I'm veggie one week over two. I try to eat quality food but I want to try anything once, and twice if I liked it ! Quite the same about alcohol, I especially love craft beers.

I like hiking and getting lost in beautiful cities, and discover unusual and disused places as well.

I also used to hang a lot in alternative places such as hackerspaces, artistic squats, etc

I used to play the piano, and tried various stuff like clarinet or accordion without success. We've got a bunch of instruments at home, you're welcome to jam with us !

I like complex approaches in thinking, like Kundera, Spinoza, Bourdieu, Chomsky... If you're also into it, let's talk about it !

PHILOSOPHY

They didn't know it was impossible so they did it. (Mark Twain)

Matters of great concern should be treated lightly; matters of small concern should be treated seriously. (Ghost Dog : The Way of the Samurai)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Actually I'd rather be on a trust-oriented network (like CS used to be) than on a for-profit social service (like CS is now).
Like most hosts, I just want to give and to share. Not offer a free hostel service. I don't get why so much people don't get it.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've been hosting 30 people over a 3 weeks period :) Quite intense !

Hosted people from : Germany, South and North Italy, Spain, Latvia, Singapore, Poland, Australia, Belgium, USA, Japan, Costa Rica, Denmark, Netherlands, Scottland, Portugal, South Korea, Sweden, Ukraine, Serbia, Russia... And France :)

And it was so great ! Have a look on the references :)

Interests

Performing arts, especially Cirque Nouveau
Illusions and perceptions in general
Interactive technologies & electronics
Juggling community
Epistemology
Cooking
Do It Yourself spirit
Alternative culture(s)
Parisian underground heritage & urbex
History and analysing societies
Boardgames
Craft beers
...
Generally interested in any field of knowledge :)

• arts
• culture
• performing arts
• festivals
• tango
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• meditation
• electronics
• reading
• socializing
• juggling
• magic
• music
• piano
• hiking
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I would say mostly hip hop mixed with anything else (jazz, electro, reggae, blues, rock...). But you can judge by yourself : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQOMbnWDrduiYZugO1Jf7HQ/playlists?view=1&shelf_id=0&sort=dd

Jim Jarmush, Tim Burton, Coen brothers, Miyazaki for the most famous.

Alessandro Baricco
Milan Kundera
Philip K. Dick
Noam Chomsky
Spinoza
Howard Zinn
Stieg Dagerman
Boris Vian

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Hosted 30 surfers over a 3 weeks period ! And 7 surfers at the same time twice in a row :D
- Trips to Japan
- Created and organized a juggling convention with friends
- Nowhere Festival
- Evening in a tipi with czech scouts
- A few parachute jumps
- Christmas with friends in a yurt
- A tramp stopped the metro I was in because of a bomb threat, he actually was a special agent (no bomb in the end)
- Lots of stuff I forgot

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm interested in almost any field of knowledge, so let's teach me anything you want !

If you're a native english speaker, please correct me ! I'm always interested in learning new languages, by the way.

Cooking, juggling, making music and boardgames are always great to teach and learn :)

I'm highly interested in History. Please tell me about your country's history !

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany