CURRENT MISSION

Work hard, play hard, sleep in between

ABOUT ME

Just like 110% of couchsurfers (if profiles are to be trusted), I am "easygoing", "openminded" and "love other cultures" but somewhat ironic.

PHILOSOPHY

That one can either expose oneself aggressively to the world or else suffer from acute alienation and spiritual atrophy.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm unlikely to couchsurf myself anytime soon. But I have an idle place at home, in Copacabana near the beach, and I feel bound to have people over (see personal philosophy section)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted a few people. I have never surfed.

Interessen

Just too many to list here.

• politics
• traveling
• anthropology
• languages
• beaches

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Besides reading a lot about oil in Brazil (it's my job...), I am reading on and off Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand (I'm libertarian, I confess, but if you're progressive we can debate about it)

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

I've lived in Morocco for a year, as a cultural exchangee when I was 18. Fasted during Ramadan, tried to organize garbage pickers into a cooperative (and failed...) and learned moroccan arabic (nowadays a bit rusty).

Lehren, lernen, teilen

Languages, love'em. Whatever I can tell about Brazil and Rio: politics, economy, anthropology and (off course) travel advice.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Algeria, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Djibouti, France, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Paraguay, Qatar, Rwanda, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uruguay, Yemen

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Algeria, Brazil, Colombia, Djibouti, Germany, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen