I am a curious person and I like to get to know, and to learn from you about your perspectives, thoughts and your culture. Be welcome at my home, and thank you for welcoming me at yours!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

What began as an attempt of self-therapy trying to overcome my anxcieties having been a social impostor, eventually became a life philosophy

Interests

living and experiencing life, nature, cultures, supportive communities and sustainable living concepts, sharing economy and permaculture, humanitarianism. Volunteering and being member of the crisis response team of Shelterbox Disaster Relief International.

interested in natural sciences, in particular all about the earth and it's living and not living nature, geology and ecology. Hence, most of all: the cosmos. Organizing public events and lectures in science communication and astronomy.

Not less I am curious about psychology, sociology, philosophy, politics and religions. I love being away and outdoors. To hike and travel, to connect with nature and the people. Trying to support with life challenges and personal anxcieties by coaching and therapy. Organizing psychological self exeriences in the nature.

• meditation
• politics
• astronomy
• history
• philosophy
• psychology
• travel
• nature
• cultures
• sciences
• hospitality
• humanism
• humanitarianism
• disaster relief
• factfulness
• systemic therapy
• quirkology :)

Music, Movies, and Books

I am fascinated and inspired by the curiosity and visionary of the old universal scholars, the drive of the great explorers, the philantrophic attitude of humanists, philosophers, authors and poets. The spiritual wisdom of meditators, the brilliant minds of quite a lot of known and unknown scientists; the farsighted human minds, care and commitment of people who decided to dedicate their lifes to support others, the selflesness of those who go the extra mile in the name of humanity.

They, and their works where, and are my teachers, mentors, muses, inspiration

The road not taken (R. Frost)
Steps (H. Hesse)
Kosmos (Alexander v. Humboldt, and 2 centuries later: Carl Sagan)
Special and General Theory of Relativity (A. Einstein)
Squire von Ribbeck at Ribbeck in Havelland (T. Fontane)
"The Story of the Hammer" & "How Real is Real?" (P. Watzlawick)
"One More Ride On The Merry Go Round" and "The End Is My Beginning" (Tiziano Terzani)
"The Alchemist" (Paulo Coelho)
"The little prince" (Antoine de Saint-Exupérie)
"Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think" (Hans Rosling)
"Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress" (Steven Pinker)

also to mention, less inspiring but definitely more fun: Forty-Two (D. Adams),
Die Abenteuer des Käpt'n Blaubär (Käpt'n Blaubär) & The Ants from J. Ringelnatz

And, here on CS, of course foremost: "Philémon and Baucis", the ancient Greek myth's heroes I borrowed my couchsurfing profile name from.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Loads of vivid memories I have from my travels and deployments all around the world, and the people I met there. Many other personal experiences at home and abroad.

Most amazing for me however is the beauty of nature and life, just 15min a walk away outside my house-door. At day, and at night: To see all these distant stars, realizing that their light traveled thousands of years before reaching the retina of my eyes, and my stunned mind.

Teach, Learn, Share

My home, what I know.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Grenada, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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