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Overview

  • 18 references 16 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, German, Russian, Spanish; learning Dutch, Italian
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2015
  • R&D
  • Laser Physics
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About Me

Friendly, respectful, open-minded Austrian who loves making new experiences and getting to know new people. I'm a huge outdoors enthusiast, enjoy sports and nature a lot, and hike, swim, run, ski, go skitouring or paragliding whenever I can.
I have a passion for travelling and interacting with people of all parts of the world. Love learning and playing with foreign languages. I enjoy having a laugh, but also serious conversation about deep topics (preferrably with red wine within easy reach ;-)). I wanna live life to the fullest, see as much of the world as I can, and learn from other open and curious people while sharing the positive energy with those around me.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've had so many so good experiences during my travels, many great hosts (some via Couchsurfing, also AirBnB) and many great guests. OF COURSE I'm on couchsurfing! ;-)

Interests

People, cultures, cultural differences. Nature. Everything outdoors. Sports. Learning languages. Fascinated with science, mainly physics, astrophysics, also psychology & how the mind works. Reading: novels, plays, short stories. Theater, muscials. Like to dance and party. Spending evenings and nights outdoors watching bonfire flames and starts. Cooking. Greek mythology. Philosophy.

  • theater
  • reading
  • outdoor activities
  • sports
  • languages
  • science
  • nature
  • outdoors
  • cooking together

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Hemingway. Heinrich Böll. Max Frisch. Various playwrights. Terry Pratchett. Isaac Asimov. Eichendorff: Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts. Oscar Wild. John Irving. Tolstoi.

Movies: Woody Allen. Quentin Tarantino. Who's Afraid of Virgina Woolf? Fight Club. Forrest Gump. Good Morning Vietnam, Robin Williams movies. Jesus Christ Superstar. Firefly.

Music: Old stuff, new stuff, rock'n'roll, classical -- all over...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spent the night under open skies on a mountain peak during the Perseid meteor shower time, clear pitch-black skies with countless stars, shooting stars, plus occasional lightning bolts in a distant thunderstorm, and nothing but the stillness of nature all around.

Teach, Learn, Share

Different cultures, societies, countries have so much to learn from each other and teach each other! Bridge the gap between culture by travelling and linking up!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Fun banter, serious conversation, travel stories, respect, friendship, and a bit of Austrian cuisine perhaps :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Oman, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, England, Switzerland, United States

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