CURRENT MISSION

Trying to stay sane amidst this terrible war and suffering, raising our kids to be loving of all people, keeping hope that this government one day will finally be studded with conscientious and empathic leaders, that the people of Palestine and Israel can live in peace

ABOUT ME

Artist-researcher fascinated by atmospheres and inner spaces
Trying to comprehend the difference between true happiness and enlightenment.

LOVE IS ALL, PERCEPTION IS TEMPORARY.
We have two little kids, who are the greatest teachers and challengers of precisely this lesson.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

CS EXPERIENCE

Ages ago in India, Nepal and South America before there was any system to surfing and had the best times there. Much later there were couches in Europe and Taiwan, and some lovely mattresses in the North Pacific Islands, island style, of course! We hosted heaps back in Melbourne, Vienna, Singapore and Phu Quoc as well, which was always excellent.

Interests

Conceptual art & good tunes when home, yoga & med, roughing it when travelling... with a focus on sustainable lifestyle. Nowadays much wonderful horticulture therapy, a.k.a. gardening.
In my head, I try to make space for experimental film & installations, working in graphic design, love colour and textures!

• arts
• singing
• architecture
• design
• cooking
• yoga
• meditation
• gardening
• reading
• music
• nature

Music, Movies, and Books

From experimental sound to live guitar and reggae chill, but more specifically maybe the Smashing Pumpkins, Talvin Singh, Nitin Sawhney, the Doors, Philipp Glass, Palestrina, Diwan Project, Sigur Ros, Cat Power, El Camaron, Krishna Das, Ravi Shankar, Nine Inch Nails, Caravasar, Jeff Buckley, the Cat Empire, Tori Amos and surely many more...

Writers I'd love to meet one day include Neale Donald Walsh, Tom Robbins, Richard Bach, Haruki Murakami, Jostein Gaarder andJames Redfield, whilst taking up contact with the spirits of Michael Ende, Osho, Peter Ouspensky and Roald Dahl.

If i ever bought myself a tv, I'd repeatedly watch all Werner Herzog, 2001 A Space Odyssey, Waking Life, Dead Man, Andrei Rublev, The Fall, Donnie Darko, Vengo, Play Time, Kundun and of course our dodgy home-made video recordings of past times...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbing the glacier volcano Cotopaxi in Ecuador with my friend, summiting at 6000 meters, then him snowboarding down with me photographing him. It was only us two, since no others on the exposed south face. After 10 days I was glad to return alive.

Teach, Learn, Share

Here's a small selection of the infinite sea of possibilities:

I can teach you all about your camera's manual settings, i.e. how to use your camera intelligently, singing swedish lullabies and how to challenge yourself in a zentai suit!

Maybe someone can help me improve my singing? In addition, I'd love to learn more about speed reading, lucid dreaming and design thinking.

Always love to share music jams, contact improv, and of course the good old beautiful, co-created home-cooked meal!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Cambodia, Croatia, Cyprus, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Malta, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Austria, Germany, Israel, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United States, Viet Nam

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