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Overview

  • 3 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German; learning French
  • 53, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Currently: writing
  • University of Mannheim, Germany & now Naropa Universi...
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Strolling & taking it easy

ABOUT ME

The questions I never really like to answer.
I am more or less a road person, at least that was the case for the past couple of years.
I would like to think of myself as open minded, not bound to any religion, trying to take people for what they really are.
I am trying not to take myself too seriously, although I am a serious person.
Life should be easy, I think that's what it's meant for.
I don't always get there.

PHILOSOPHY

The Tao comes pretty close,
on top of that it would be DE = Do Easy.
Live simply and don't make a great fuss about it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Well, I am new to this and don't really know, yet.
Maybe by experiences for the beginning.
And yes, I make some good German dishes if you're interested.
The rest is to come....

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Although new to this website, couchsurfing is pretty much what I have been doing for some years now,
usually with friends, now maybe with some new friends...

Interests

Travelling would certainly be number one,
on top of that, the famous combination of books, movies and records.
Music is a great part in my life, mostly electronic, but also all kinds of good stuff, rock, hip hop, blues, jazz, even pop music if it is well done.
And yes, hiking i love, too.

  • books
  • movies
  • traveling
  • music
  • jazz
  • blues
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • religion

Music, Movies, and Books

Some of the Top10 movies:
2001 Space Odyssee
Fight Club
Blues Brothers
The Big Lebowski
Heat
Pat Garret & Billy the Kid
and many many more

Books:
Hunter S. Thompson
Bret Easton Ellis
Jack Kerouac
John Dos Passos
German Stuff

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Some of my journeys have been great,
bike tour to Barcelona was one of them,
a hike through all of Germany was the other one,
the current journey is very promising.
One thing I'd really love to do: have some kids and watch them grow up.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach some German, some DE, some Tao, some cosmic accounting and some real accounting.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Gibraltar, Greece, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Martinique, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States

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