HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING I hosted guests in Auckland, Bayreuth and Dresden. I surf from time to time couches when traveling privately. On business trips, I stay some times 1-2 weeks in Eastern Europe (in Hotels), but using Couchsurfing as a great tool to meet locals. A long time ago, in 2006, I have been to the CS community in Nelson, New Zealand. At a couchsurfer gathering in Auckland, I even met Casey Fenton, founder of CS.

movies: good science-fiction (eg. dystopias like "Soylent Green"), no mans land, ... books: Terry Pratchett a while ago, right now after having left school for 15 years back to contemporary German literature again, which can be astoningly entertaining! music: Radio Paradise! crossover reggae (Bedouin Soundclash, The Blackseeds, Fat Freddy's Drop, Manu Chao, Marlon Roudette), relaxed hip-hop and a bit of everything (Bonaparte, Air, , Pink Floyd, but also some Classic music like Carmina Burana).