CURRENT MISSION

To be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.

ABOUT ME

Hi there :)!
My name is Matthias and im a physics student from Mainz. I stroll through this little city and try to keep my eyes open: for the little things, for unseen riddles and everything else that might occur in this huge and wonderful painting called "life".
Normally, I'm not talking so overblown ;)

PHILOSOPHY

I love to talk about the questions of life and the world, so if you want to know more about this ... :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm more interested in people than in places. It would be an honour for me to visit or host you and hear a little bit of your personal story and learn how you see this amazing world we live in.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I made some experience at another platform called hospitality club. I did a tour through Germany for about one month and met a lot of interesting and open minded people. It really was an overwhelming experience.

Interests

Juggling, sports (gymnastics, acrobatics and to climb trees :), conversations (about important things, i.e. topics that have the possibility to change us), philosophy, religion, listening to music, reading, watching movies, life, cooking, playing the bass, ...

• cooking
• clubbing
• movies
• reading
• juggling
• painting
• music
• sports
• gymnastics
• physics
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: I love Hermann Hesse, Milan Kundera, Erich Fromm, C.G. Jung and Tobias O. Meißner. Some really good books from other authors: Momo, the Neverendig Story, Brave New World, die gesellschaftliche Konstruktion der Wirklichkeit, Structure of Scientific Revolutions, the Daodejing, the Yijing, Amrita, Journey to Ixtlan, the Zen of Juggling, ...
Movies: Really difficult, there are so many good movies. Here a glimpse: Interstate 60, Stalker, Solaris, Mononoke, Spirited Away, Kubrick, Tarantino, Jeunet, Burton, V for Vandetta, Fight Club, The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, Flickering Lights, ...
Music: Tocotronic. Not only, but mostly :) Here some other good bands: Dead Can Dance, Dota Kehr, Kante, Dendemann, Queens of the Stone Age, System of a Down, Hosen, Red hot Chili Peppers, Alela Diane, Blood Brothers, Metallica, Rodrigo y Gabriela, White Stripes, Portishead, Pink Floyd, Can, ...

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany

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