I'm a very social and chatty sort of guy. For some reason I get along with Americans far better than my fellow Swedes, probably because of having been brought up on Hollywood movie VHSs.
I'm a bit of an animal person and have a lot of love for nature.

As I am the son of two artists, I have a creative mind that doesn't know how to quit. Never-ending ideas and creative impulses always haunt me, and I am grateful for it.
I am good at adapting, compromising and getting along. Pretty good at diplomacy and cooling down heated arguments and fights, even when drunk, among a bunch of other drunk people (although I drink in modesty).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm going to California within a couple of weeks and require a sleeping spot for my first four days in L.A. before I head north. This makes for a great opportunity to meet interesting people.

Interests

Incurable movie buff & movie soundtrack enthusiast. Enjoys graphical illustration, playing piano and composition, writing, gaming, self improvement, meeting new people.

Has a heart for science, excitement for new technology, has a sober, rational, logical mind that follows where evidence leads.
Enjoys philosophy and contemplation. Discussing politics can be fun. Always up for debating religious topics and other social matters if there's a debate worth having.

I have a big interest in transhumanism and futurology.

• animals
• writing
• illustrations
• drinking
• politics
• technology
• piano
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: From Dusk Till Dawn, Reservoir Dogs, Desperado, RoboCop (1987), Cube, Evil Dead 2, Starship Troopers, Predator, Total Recall, Bad Taste, Meet the Feebles, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Dawn of the Dead, The Thing (1982), X-Men, The Shadow, Krull, Jumanji, The Mummy, Deep Rising, No Country for Old Men, Old Boy, Terminator 2, Avatar, Memento, The Room, House on Haunted Hill, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, They Live!, Stephen King's It, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, How to Train Your Dragon, DragonHeart.

Music: Mostly movie soundtracks, and anything else that qualifies as awesome music

Books: Anne Rice's "Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, Queen of the Damned", Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Served in the Swedish Armed Forces through conscription. That was a tough one!

Teach, Learn, Share

Not sure what this section mean by 'Teach, Learn, Share' so I guess I'll just drop a couple of philosophical thoughts that I thought were good enough to commit to memory.

"The silence of fools is more important than the words of a wiseman"
-Me.

"An individual's need to escape pain is always greater than an individual's need to inflict pain"
-Also me!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm a fun guy to hang out with. The previous sections covers some of the basic broad strokes of my interests. I think it's sufficient, otherwise I might just end up repeating myself.

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark, Finland, Italy

Countries I’ve Lived In

Sweden