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Overview

  • 10 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, Swiss German; learning Italian
  • 32, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Studying Architecture
  • ETH Zürich (Architecture)
  • From Denens/ Zuerich
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Stupid question!

ABOUT ME

I don't give a shit about monuments and sight seeing. I travel a lot because I am interested in culture, in people. The city is a condition for human being. It is the materialization of a society. I am interested in the relation between the dwellers and their city. I like to hear how people from outside look at Zürich, critical positions are always welcome. When a surfer meets a host: It's a clash between a sedentary state and a nomadic one. I like to be on both sides.

PHILOSOPHY

I don't like relationships in distance. I like to and I have intense moments with the people that are physically with me. It's why I don't write much about me on the social networks.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

The dwellers make the city. It why I do couch surfing, because for me the people are more important in the Identity of the city than the monuments. Because the monuments and the built structure are the direct expression of the will of a city's Inhabitants. You can not know a city without knowing the people living in.

Interests

I am an architect living in Zuerich. I like Art, music, photography and any creative thing/person. I like urbanity and cities, and like to learn how the people leave and make their city. I ski a lot and like to be in the mountains.

  • arts
  • culture
  • architecture
  • photography
  • traveling
  • music
  • surfing
  • skiing
  • sightseeing
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Do we have to read the same books to fit? I prefer to talk and argue with people which have a different opinion and can enrich mine.

Teach, Learn, Share

A Critical Conversation and reflexions about the city they live in.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Mali, Netherlands, Qatar, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, India, Switzerland

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