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Overview

  • 18 references 11 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Norwegian, Swedish; learning Chinese, French, German, Spanish
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Teacher
  • Bachelor's degree in History and English linguistics
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To seek out strange new lifeforms, to boldly go etc etc

ABOUT ME
That picture is really old. I'll update it soon. When I look younger ;)
I'm an extrovert funloving person who loves the important things in life, good food, good company and good thinking (often while drinking). I like films and series, books and fairies (only thing that rhymes!) keeping up with the times, walking the mountain.

that sounded a wee bit weird, but that's me in a nutshell. there's not enough (bad) poetry in everyday life!

PHILOSOPHY

i'll figure something out as I go...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Have hosted quite a few couchsurfers so far, I think all gave me good marks :)

I have also surfed couches in many places.
My participation varies a bit depending on work and other responsibilites, but these days I am quite inactive.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have only had good experiences with couchsurfing, met great people and had much fun, both surfing and hosting.

Interests

see about me.

  • books
  • poetry
  • dining
  • beer
  • walking
  • drinking
  • movies
  • surfing
  • bungee jumping
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

hmmm... some favorite movies: Gattaca, Princess Bride, Fight Club, Snatch, The Big Lebowski, Big Fish, Terminator (original), Twelve Monkeys, Braindead, Meet the Feebles, Zombieland, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, documentaries, Monty Python movies, Lost in Translation, Baron von Munchausens adventures, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hero, Infernal Affairs, Paprika, Princess Mononoke, Conan the Barbarian (original), Pulp Fiction, 12 Angry men, Citizen Kane, and hundreds more of all kinds of different genres... Anything which has a good story or a thoughtful message or is just simple and enjoyable.

Music and books too!??
Awww, shucks... I'll be here all day!!!
You'll get 2 of each.
David Bowie, Dropkick Murphys.
Discworld series, Idiot (Dostoyevsky)
I also like graphic novels like V for Vendetta, Sandman series, Watchmen and others.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bungee jumping off the Auckland bridge, New Zealand.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Fiji, France, Germany, Indonesia, Madagascar, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Norway, Sweden

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