Hi, I'm Lennart! I study Political Science and Psychology at the University of Michigan. As my choice of majors suggests, I am interested in political psychology, and my goal is to use behavioral insights in environmental policy to mitigate climate change.

I would describe myself as a curious, outgoing, ambitious, and thoughtful person. I love discussions and learning new things.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I personally think Couchsurfing is the easiest and by far the most interesting way to connect to the Zeitgeist of a city. All the experiences I made so far have been really positive and contributed to the uniqueness of a trip.

Interests

I'm a generalist trying to be an essentialist.

• arts
• theater
• cooking
• vegetarian
• yoga
• meditation
• politics
• reading
• podcasts
• surfing
• swimming
• philosophy
• psychology
• videography
• learning
• research
• effective altruism

Music, Movies, and Books

I enjoy all sorts of music, especially Indie, Alternative Rock, and 70s. A few of my favorite contemporary artists are Alt-J, Local Natives, and Bilderbuch.

I also like listening to podcasts like “Hidden Brain”, "Not Overthinking", or “The Ezra Klein Show”.

My favorite book is ”Thinking, fast and slow” by Daniel Kahneman. A book everyone should read in my opinion.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I co-organized a TEDx conference.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am always happy to talk teach you something about effective altruism, mental models, and coding (R, Python). Or I could teach you some funny German words 😂

What I Can Share with Hosts

Some German cooking recipes ;D

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, England, France, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, New Zealand, United States