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Overview

  • 17 references 15 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Swedish; learning German
  • 33, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Listen to and play music! Spend time with friends and fam...
  • Environmental Engineering
  • From Lund, Sweden
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Meet Bob Dylan!

ABOUT ME

I see myself as an open minded guy, always interested in doing and seeing new things. I've been moving around a lot the last few years; lived in Berlin a couple of years back, then London for a while and last fall I moved to Stockholm, but now I'm moving back to London after the Summer to continue my studies; so I guess I'm a bit restless!
Two years ago I decided to hitchhike from coast to coast in the US, it took me three months and was the most incredible adventure! That's when I first really discovered couchsurfing and I've had a lot of really cool experinces thanks to it.
I have three sibblings; an older brother who's doing his phd in Sweden, my sister lives in Copenhagen, and my little brother is studying in Düsseldorf. My mum works in Strasbourg, France. So the family's kind of all over the place at the moment :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Sharing is caring!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couch surfed in Fukuoka, Japan and in several places in the US during my hitchhiking-trip! Love it in so many ways, especially the way you get to see the places you're at through the eyes of a local, instead of just following the lonely planet guide!

Interests

I play the drums and the guitar, and play in a local rock band. I read a lot, a particular fan of the beat writers. My USA trip was primarily influenced by Jack Kerouac's "On the Road".

  • culture
  • festivals
  • music
  • guitar
  • drums
  • tourism
  • hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

Tom Petty
Bob Dylan
The Beatles
The Band
On the Road - Jack Kerouac
Just Kids - Patti Smith
Anything by Zadie Smith and Lydia Davis!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Isle of Wight festival in England! Great people, great music and just an amazing atmosphere!

First couple of days in Tokyo and the experience of a completely different culture!

Hitchhiked across the US, learned so much, and just had a great time!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories from the road, a lot of wonderfully weird and half-scary things happens to you if you step out of your comfort zone :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom

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