Presentation (En Français)
“He who does not travel,
who does not read,
who can not hear music,
who does not find grace in
himself,
dies slowly.” A morte devagar, Martha Madeiros
Hello!
For those who do not know me, my name is Mathis
Villetelle, I am 25, 1.84m (I think), a reader, a sport person, a guitar player
and most of all a traveler…
I began my studies in the
economic field. After one difficult year I decided to change fo find myself in a field that I really like, the sport (the exact name is Adapted Physical Activity). The
purpose of this studies is to learn how to train people with disabilities (motor handicap,
mental handicap, elderly…). For my master I chose the obesity field. So I
trained obsesses people and studied a lot to understand what were the causes
and the multiples mechanisms which lead to obesity.
I started travelling very young
(Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt...) and I continued it during my studies. I had some trouble to remain in the same place
so I moved a lot: First in Europe (Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, England,
Italy...) and then to Canada where I had the chance to do a year as an exchange
student. I discovered this beautiful
country, the United States where I did a road trip crossing four states (Utah,
Nevada, Arizona, California) and the Republic of Cuba where I went to understand
the history of this mythical island.
I return to France to start my
master in the University of Lyon but the desire to travel again was too
intense. So, on July 10 of 2014 I became a backpacker starting 40 days alone in
South Africa with very few ideas about where I was going or where I will sleep.
Hundreds of people, kilometers and
landscapes after I understood that I was loving the thrill of the unknown, the
discovery, the sweetness of the meeting… Back to school a short stop in
Istanbul and in Israel/Palestine confirmed my choice. It will be a tremendous
journey around the globe where discovery culture and obesity will be associated
in 4 continents! So far…?