CURRENT MISSION

Find out what kind of footprint I would like to leave on this planet

ABOUT ME

Hey, I'm 28 and a political scientist with a profound interest in art and architecture. I have just returned from a year in London where I did research at the Center for Research Architecture at Goldsmiths College. I'm still trying to find out how to bridge the gap between the professions of politics and architecture/urban planning - and travelling to other countries is an important part of this mission.

PHILOSOPHY

Work in progress...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I was always frustrated with mainstream travelling as the only interactions you have are trade-related... When I started with couchsurfing I instantly loved it as it gave me the opportunity to explore foreign countries and cultures in an entirely different way, that is: with and among the people who live there. So, in a way: couchsurfing saved me (=couchsaving)!

Interests

International politics, international law, architecture, art. I've been instructing seminars on political education for young people for many years.

• arts
• architecture
• education
• politics
• traveling
• teaching
• law
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Anything by Jonathan Franzen and Jakob Arjouni, Philip Roth and Kurt Tucholsky - and so many more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Meeting local political activists in the Palestinian Territories and interviewing them for my dissertation

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach/Share: I know a bit about politics and especially the foundations and conditions of democracy;
I have extensive experience in political (and democratic) education;
I think I've understood a little bit about the middle east conflict while living in Palestine for half a year;
I'm a great pasta chef (or so say my friends)

Learn: Anything about the political state of the countries I'm visiting, how the people there perceive their societies, the aspirations they have...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, Canada, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Laos, Netherlands, Palestine, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Palestine, United Kingdom