Hello World! :-)

You cannot compete with someone who is having fun!

I am half mountain goat traveling the world, half curious mind exploring ideas worth sharing. I chase adventures, big thoughts, and memorable times with friends

I've always been exploring life and its horizons, having fun in this beautiful world, and developing my vocation on protecting the environment and creating an inclusive society.

My journey so far:
I did my A-Levels in an international German School in Barcelona, Spain, where I grew up. Afterward, I set out to Munich to study mechanical engineering and become a researcher in renewable energies... but things went differently! I studied economics on top, co-founded a social startup in Uganda about entrepreneurship training, and an NGO in Munich about inclusive public speaking. I cross-financed most of my studies and voluntary activities through working student jobs. I worked in gastronomy and cold-called freelance basis to finance my unemployment after a personal crisis. I moved to rural Zimbabwe to work on an agribusiness for a remote community based on energy-water-food systems. Afterward, I started a master's degree in environmental engineering in Munich and I am cross-financing it by working as environmental manager, which I just finished. Now I am traveling again before starting a job.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to dive into cultures, people's ways of living, laughing and enjoying, becoming part of everything and everyone as much as possible.

And as Christopher McCandless said: "Happiness is only real when shared." Sharing time, experiences, thoughts, and laughs.

Interests

• team sports
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• snowboarding
• soccer
• adventure travel
• football
• cultures
• trekking
• new experiences
• via ferrata

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Good music is always good! Otherwise, I listen to tropical house, latino and classical music.

Favorite Books:
Siddartha - Hermann Hesse (and everything else from Hermann Hesse)
Guns, Germs and Steel - Jared Diamond (and everything else from Jared Diamond)
The Watercourse Way - Alan Watts (and everything else from Alan Watts)
Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu
Behave - Robert Sapolsky
Island - Aldous Huxley

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Move to Uganda with all my savings to build up a social enterprise that ended up burning me out, yay!
The initiative still exists, though! :-) www.starthubafrica.org

Climbing Margherita Peak, the highest point in Uganda, 5100m asl.

Hitchhiking from Munich to South-East Turkey with only 8€/day.

Teach, Learn, Share

Languages! I love to teach and learn languages!
Cooking! I love to learn how to cook local food and teach Spanish specialties.
Many things on outdoor adventures.
Many things on development cooperation, sustainability, economic inequality, and the workings of life and the planet.
Many things about Sub-Saharan Africa.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Have a great time and laughs together with some drinks and friends, and share reflections on life, thoughts, feelings, and funny experiences!

I can tell you stories, struggles, or perspectives from my life: my stay in Uganda for two years, where I build up a social enterprise; or my stay in Zimbabwe, where I build up a small agricultural enterprise for a community; my hitchhiking stories, etc.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Brazil, Czech Republic, England, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Netherlands, Rwanda, Spain, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Spain, Uganda, Zimbabwe