Hey folks!

I am Manuel, 28 years old, originally from Mainz at the heart of Germany. I studied viticulture and enology in Germany to become winemaker...After a year abroad in Davis, California I came back to Germany for my masters studies in Bonn...

Happy to meet local people and / or travelers and open to: host, go out for a drink, discover the Rhineland and much more.

Beside of wine and good food my hobbies are music and hiking. I have been playing piano since my childhood and especially love playing/listening to jazz music (but also other stuff). As I am half Swiss the mountains were always close, which is certainly one reason for my passion for the outdoors...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have only had a few couch surfing experiences in France, Switzerland and England (not all of them via couchsurfing.com). I think couchsurfing is a wonderful way to travel make friends...

Interests

Piano, music, hiking, cooking, wine

• beauty
• dining
• drinking
• music
• jazz
• piano
• economics
• science
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Keith Jarrett
Bob Dylan
Nick Drake
James Blake
Michael Jackson
Herbie Hancock
Bach
Mendelssohn

..to list a few ;)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I spent a gap year in the Cevennes Mountains in southern France where worked on a small farm project. My home was a caravan with a wood stove

What I Can Share with Hosts

piano skills, how to make a really good apple tarte

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Switzerland, United States