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  • 14 references 12 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German; learning Spanish
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Electrical Engineer / Part time traveller / Hip Hop Artist
  • University degree, but i guess the hard school of life gi...
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

figure out what happens next...

ABOUT ME

Damn, very hard to judge about yourself... But i swear: I'm one of the good guys :)

After travelling through central america, i made my way to Munich for job (second time that i move to Bavaria for job). Here i live together with my wife Raquel.

In the moment i try to figure out what i do regarding my job career / rest of my life. And a new music instrument is also on my to do list, so i give my best to learn the guitar.

I always try lo learn more and expand my horizon, because of this i can't await to meet new people. Its always amazing, i would say it is the most interesting part of life. If you think like this, i'm your man :)

PHILOSOPHY

I try to pay respect to every creature on the planet until it proves that it is not worth to be respected...

And i want to become a person without prejudices, but to be honest: i can only do my best... but meeting other people is the best way to eliminate prejudices ;) According to hip hop: each one teach one...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

As Surfer:
I enjoy travelling, and especially meeting people. Sightseeing is nice, but I hope I can see also "your" city... (mostly more exciting :) )

As Hoster:
give something back.... and i love to listen to the stories of the people :)

But let's talk plain text: my home is not a hotel. If you just want a place to stay go to a hostel/hotel/air bnb/whatever. I will host you only if you want to hang out with me... if you ask for a stay please confirm that you understand this in your message.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My highlight until now is a collaboration with a Mexican rapper I met via couchsurfing... and i met my wife via Couchsurfing :)

Interests

Music. Even if my tries to become a professional music artist are failed (if i'm honest i didnt even tried to become one ;) ), it is definitvely the most important part.

I see this as much more than only entertainment. I made the experience that it is also representing the culture of the people. Unfortunately, the only kind of music where i have really good knowledge is Hip Hop. But my tries to produce Hip Hop beats have opened my mind to a lot of other genres... I have a big collection of vinyls of several genres: Jazz, Funk, of course a lot of Hip Hop.

And i celebrate it always if someone is enhusiastic about it and can introduce me in his/her perception on it. Looking forward to get a view in your perception... In the best case we join for a small jam-session (i can offer some limited skillz in turntableism and good skillz on the mic, guitar is in learning).

  • culture
  • beer
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • electronic music
  • jazz
  • guitar
  • engineering
  • hip hop
  • reggea

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Hip Hop, Funk, Jazz, Reggae, Dancehall... always expanding :)

Books: in the moment too lazy to look at my bookshelf. But i read a lot... Most influence came from the "four hour workweek" by Tim Ferris, i am also a big fan of John Niven and Nick Hornby.

Movies: Don't watch too much TV, the last movies i remeber good were the third Expendables and the new Ninja Turtles ;-)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The most important one: Leaving my comfort zone for exploring the world... and my mind.

Teach, Learn, Share

What i can teach you:
-The fundamentals of german language and culture (only the ones i like)
-Some fundamentals about electronic music production and recording (only if you are interested)
-The fundamentals of electrical engineering (if you are as mad as me and really interested in it)

What I Can Share with Hosts

My time and a few beers. And all the things i learned... each one teach one! (i love this quote)

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Guatemala

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