I love to travel & get to know people, their stories and living rooms ;)

Born in Aachen/Germany, I already lived in Canada (Victoria), Tanzania (Daressalam) and my second home Taizé/France where I got to know my wife 16 years ago.

Today, I live in a community living project in Cologne with 4 young people (since 2019), engaging in social and spiritual work for our local perish, building a diverse community of refugees, migrants, locals to build an inclusive society for young and old, rich and poor, religious and non-religious.

I´m a sporty type of guy, playing basketball since I was 9, soccer (fan of Bayer 04 Leverkusen), tennis, (beach-)volleyball, bikepacking (I did two longer tours to Krakow/Poland and Den Haag/Netherlands) and long-distance hiking (did the alpscrossing from Munich to Venice/Italy).

With a wide range of interests, you can have an interesting talk with me about almost everything - from philosophy, political topics to real estate. I´m eager to learn new perspectives, am always curious even though I don´t agree with everything you say.

MY LAST TRIPS
Montenegro (2024), Portugal/Algarve (2023), Taizé/France (2023), Barcelona (2023), Croatia (2022), business travels to Prague/Czech Republic, Bucarest/Romania, Vienna/Austria, Budapest/Hungary, Milano/Italy (regularly since 2022), Malaga/Spain (2021), roundtrip to different community living projects in Loppiano/Italy, Grenoble/France, Como/Italy, Belgium, Germany (2018), Tanzania/Kenya (2018), Canada/US West Coast (2017)

CURRENT TRAVEL PLANS
East Coast USA May 21 - June 9, 2025 (Boston, NYC, Philly, Washington D.C., Columbus Ohio & everything interesting in between those cities) - traveling together my good friend Leo

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

great experiences, sharing my life with others, getting to know new people... CS is a great opportunity to remember that hostility should be among us all!

Interests

travel the world! sports, music, philosophy, politics

• politics
• traveling
• music
• bungee jumping
• sports
• psychology

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Crossed the alps by foot from Munich to Venice in 26 days.

Teach, Learn, Share

be the change yourself, you want to see in the world.

Take a look around & don't let life live you

What I Can Share with Hosts

An exclusive nose flute concert in your flat/house :D

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kenya, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Germany, Tanzania