CURRENT MISSION

setting up my new flat.

ABOUT ME

Practical, intellectual, undogmatic and open human being. I love to discover, learn new things, and see that things can be done differently. I like detours, mistakes, and open ends, the cracks and supplements. I enjoy the details in the big picture.

I like conversations over a tea ... or a coffee ... a wine ... or a beer ... sitting outside on a summer evening.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I'm just getting started, literally no experience :)

Interests

languages, tea, music, art, Chinese calligraphy, web development, mindfulness, India,

• arts
• perfumes
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• music
• calligraphy
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: You and Me and Everyone We Know, Peepli Live, Main hoon naa, Smoke, Persepolis, Zatuichi, Fargo, Matrix (1), High Fidelity, Annie Hall, Office Space, Kitchen Stories, Indiana Jones, The Road Home, Delhi-6, Modern Times.

Shows: IT Crowd, Sherlock, Mad Men, Dr Who, Friends, M*A*S*H ... I haven't managed to watch Breaking Bad or even The Wire, yet, but I really want to see those two next. (Any other suggestions?)

Music: I like most types of music. Any type, style or flavour can be good; sometimes it's the whole piece, sometimes it's a chord progression or a break, sometimes a line in the lyrics or the atmosphere the lyrics as a whole evoke. OK, some examples: Amanda Palmer, The Clash, J.S. Bach, John Cage, Gogol Bordello, 王菲, Joe Pass, Bad Religion, Funny van Dannen, Art Blakey, Mudhoney, Kurt Weill, Chris Pureka, Propagandhi, Arvo Pärt. All time favourites: The Clash: I fought the law – The Selecter: The tide is high – Art Blakey: No hay problemas – David Bowie: The man who sold the world – Propagandhi: Refusing to be a man – Sonic Youth: 100%.

Books: Way too many, you will see that when you are in my flat.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lived for over half a year in a mud hut in a tribal village in India, I still own the hut and I go there regularly.

Teach, Learn, Share

I do give courses at the University of Cologne about endangered languages, linguistics, language diversity, and languages of India.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, China, India, Sao Tome and Principe, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands