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Overview

  • 289 references 253 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German, Spanish; learning French
  • 61, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • I try to be not too hard to my students...
  • Am I educated??? Some people say so...
  • From Germany
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About Me

Actually I’m in Berlin and can host you if you ask in a proper way. But check the calendar!
AND PLEASE: in the last time I received a lot of copy and paste requests - I don´t like that. Please write a more personalized request, at least I want to see my name. Otherwise don´t be surprised not to get an answer. To find my name is the first IQ-Test...COUCHSURFING IS A VERY PERSONAL ISSUE!!!!!
NO PARTY-TOURISM --> if you like to party all night and just are looking for a bed that's okay, but then look for another host.

I want to share my impressions and experiences with as many people as possible. I´d like to bring people together, learn from other people and teach other people.

ABOUT ME

I have two kids and three grandkids now! So I´m a grandfather, which sounds a bit strange in one way, but is cool in another way. I´m still very active when it comes to the terms of traveling.
I like to meet other people, have fun with them, discuss with them, show them my town and - of course - drink a beer with them.
In my spare time I do geocaching, which let me find some more interesting places in Berlin or all over the world.
I like to fly my drone and make some nice videos. The last ones on a 1-year-trip 22/23.
When I travel, I want to come close to the common people, not just with the tourist-staff.
Often I avoid the crowd, but sometimes I´m part of the crowd - as probably all of us.

PHILOSOPHY

I have been one of the first thousand people who crossed the Berlin Wall on 9th november 1989 - that experience changed my life. I lived in two totally different systems and I guess I can compare quite well the different ways of living. The main insight: there is no perfect system!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

For me CS is more than just give someone a couch, a bed or a mattress.
It´s also to have some good conversation, do something together, share ideas, play games, have fun and respect the people. That also means being a "good" guest should be natural.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had a lot of very good experiences in my house and in different cities around the world. I guess I hosted around 800 or more people in the last 20 years.

Interests

travelling, teaching, drone, diving, skiing, snowboarding, geocaching, hosting...
AND: TRAVELING!
A N D : ............ MORE TRAVELING!

Music, Movies, and Books

soooooo many ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Antarctica, Amazonas, Australia...there is no end of this "good old stories"...
The islands in the southern Pacific - stunning!
I´ve been one of the first people crossing the Berlin Wall at 9.11.1989.

Teach, Learn, Share

... every day! When we stop learning, we start dying.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Almost everything, I have. Good vibes, laughing, beers, stories, ...

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Fiji, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Norway, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Samoa, San Marino, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany

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