Gerard Epin

Rotary Stats

Club: RECSWUSA
Been a Rotarian since: Jul 04, 1997

My Rotary Info

How long have you been in Rotary? Estimate if you do not know exact dates.
since 1999 at PARIS Dean RC

List the Rotary clubs you've belonged to.
Paris dean RC Thonon Genevois Intl

What club offices or leadership positions have you held?

Which was your favorite? What roles would you be interested in pursuing?

If yes, list them:

What other Rotary involvement have you had? (Exchange, Friendship exchange, GSE, etc.)
Organisation and Conference Speaker at RYLA since years in our Region

eClub works for me because...
Travelling a lot,feel a citizen of the world, not just a National guy,flexibility,open minded due to international members from all continents(BRIDGING...etc...you know?)

About Me

How would you describe yourself? List qualities that friends might use to describe you.
Just a standard guy..you can rely on me; I look too serious on first contact,then you feel the big giving heart behind...so a guy with a heart like everybody else!

Some least favorite things?
Meeting pessimistic people, dishwashing, problems instead of solutions

What are your favorite things, in personal and work life?
a ski trip around Mont Blanc on a great sunny day,a BBQ with good friends, listening to a bunch of laughing kids,travelling around the world(105 countries visited so far)

Is there a quotation that gets you through the day, or is very meaningful to you?
yeahhhhh,great, another good day is starting !

What type of vehicle do you drive, or doperfer another mode of transportation?
BMW X5 Nissan Navarra pick up

What type of pets do you prefer?
EDDY, a golden retriever born end 2009

My special skills and talents are...
none!! try me...you can rely on me, always there if you need,I am told I transfer my internal energy to others???

Education and Occupation

Level of traditional education:
Doctorate/Emeritus

Describe it:
Finance ,investments, auditing CPA degree after HEC Paris business degree

Do you have a specialty degree?
Yes

Where did you attend High School?
in Nancy ,east of France(Lorraine region)

Where did you attend college?
same town as highschool

I use my degree in my current occupation:
True

What is your current occupation?
Managing my own private holding of investments in a group of small businesses

How long have been at your current occupation?
6 years

What was the least favorite job you've ever had?
As a junior, ticking invoices at Peat Marwick Mitchell(now known as KPMG) !!!

Entertainment/Interests

What are your hobbies?
Sports, Reading, travelling

Do you watch sport? Who are your favorite teams/players?
yes ,rugby as Number one not the French football team in South Africa!!! I like ASU Devils..

Do you play sport? List them.
ski(downhill,country),piloting planes, sailing,swimming in our lake

Do you like to camp?
Yes

Do you prefer books or movies?
Books

Food

Do you like to cook or go out for dinner?
Go out

What is your favorite meal?
T bone steak,Tiramisu,surf and turf,mustarded rabbit, oysters, a good bottle of Margaux!!

Miscellaneous

What is your favorite book and why?
all the Greeks (Platon,Aristote,..) because one must work on self to get better and carve one's own rock to become better and then get above self;lots of tools available for that in philosophy ,to see the light

If you could be anyone for a day, who would it be and why?
a teddy bear to enjoy a lot of honey and bring support of big large arms to anyone who needs it with lots of warmth from fur !!

If you could meet your great-great grandparents, what would you ask them?
tell me what is your top advice for good behaviour in life and "is there something up there after life?"

If money were not an a concern, what profession would you choose?
endless traveller

What is your favorite movie? Why?
so many...!!! a good John Wayne to start with ,then De Niro and Pecci,then...Monica Bellucci to dream...

What might surprise people about you?
The level of heat and energy behind a cold cover

If you could muster the courage, what would you like to do?
solve all the problems of the world so that we all love eachother...lots of courage to muster!!!

If you relive one day, which would it be?
all, I never regret anything ,never have a judgment about past days at present day , before was before

If you could take only three items with you to a space colony, what would they be? (Your family is already coming with.)
paper and pen, camera,and...an old bottle of Bordeaux wine to share

What is the best advice your parents gave you?
work hard and be honest

What is the best advice you have given your children?
do what you feel you must do

If you could be any animal, what would it be and why?
see above a teddy bear to help others(them) and enjoy honey(me)

Describe the most beautiful sight you have ever seen:
Death valley at sunrise, sunset down the Colorado from Moab Diving with small sharks around in Great Barriers reef

Family secret for treating a cold?
Rhum, hot green tea, and..more Rum on top then see Doctor if necessary after two more trials..

Where would you like to retire?
Here, in the Alps,on the Annecy lake side,facing Mont Blanc

The world will be a better place when…
love will have taken over from hate...still a bit of progress to do..