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  • 27 references 21 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Danish, English; learning French, German, Spanish
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • PhD student in Computer Science
  • MSc in Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Trying to understand life, the universe and everything and having fun in the process.

ABOUT ME

The short version:
I'm a guy that has been a little bit around. When I was a teenager I had this misguided dream of becoming a rockstar, so I went on to study at the Music Conservatory for a year. Thankfully that dream shattered and I started university studies in the Study of Religion, and later on in Psychology.
In 2011, I spent some months in the Middle East to experience life in a different culture. In 2012, I moved to England to study something with the enigmatic title 'cognitive and evolutionary anthropology', stuck around to work as a producer for a 'philosophy and music' festival, and is now, oddly, doing a PhD in computer science.

I like to think of myself as a somewhat intelligent and fun Danish guy who enjoys meeting new people and try my best to be nice to everyone. I really enjoy a good discussion, preferably while smoking sheesha (waterpibe)!
Oh, and also I love to dance.

PHILOSOPHY

I come from a Christian family, and have great sympathy for Protestant Christianity, though I do not believe in any religion.
My personal philosophy is to try and be nice to all the people I meet in my life, whether I like them or not (if you can call that a philosophy).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

When I was travelling in the Middle East from February to June 2011, I ended my trip by couchsurfing in Istanbul. This was my first couchsurfing experience, but it was absolutely amazing. I stayed with six different people, and every single stay was learnful and fun.

Since then, I've couchsurfed across the world - in China, Vietnam, USA, UK, France, Holland, Brazil, etc. - and only had great experiences so far!

Interests

I'm interested in religion, philosophy, psychology, biology, smoking waterpibe, dancing, good music, interesting conversations, etc...

  • culture
  • dancing
  • traveling
  • music
  • christian
  • anthropology
  • biology
  • psychology
  • religion

Music, Movies, and Books

I used to be very much into the progressive rock of Dream Theater when I was a teenager. Nowadays not so much, but I listen to almost every kind of music, depending on my mood. I really dig the danish band Efterklang.

Movies I like: 'Into The Wild' and 'Untouchable' (the one about the quadriplegic) - and this is not movies but I have seen every single episode of Friends 4-5 times, and the same goes for How I Met Your Mother. Suit Up!

When it comes to books, I mostly read science stuff. I really enjoy Richard Dawkins' books. In addition, I dig 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy', and '1984'.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I like to do some weird things now and then - for instance, I have some good friends that I went to a danish folk highschool with (a special kind of boarding school), and we used to dress up like a 70's metal band with big wigs and silver-pants every year at the reunion, unleashing our inner Guns 'n Roses!

This might not qualify as 'amazing', but it was great fun.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share some salsa moves and a whole bunch of weird findings from evolutionary psychology that might rock your world (or maybe not).

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Peru, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, United Kingdom

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