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Overview

  • 924 references 753 Confirmed & Positive
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  • Fluent in English, German; learning French, Japanese, Russian
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • teacher, paramedic, part-time traveller
  • Teacher's college
  • From Scheibbs, Lower Austria, Austria
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About Me

If you are not sure about how to start, here are some ideas:

1️⃣ Agree to couch information: I live with my flatmate Jismon (profile:https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/jismon13?action=show&controller=user_profiles) in an apartment that is about 15 min. away from the city center by metro. Since we sometimes host more than one person, I cannot guarantee you a private room. This also means that being considerate and leaving everything the way you found it is appreciated.

2️⃣Tell me how you will arrive (plane, bus, train, hitchhiking, etc). Also please tell me your estimated time of arrival (ETA) – especially if it is after 10 pm (also during your stay).

3️⃣ It would be great if we could cook something together and if you could bring the ingredients. It's not a must, it's not about the price, but it's always polite to bring something.

4️⃣ If you are travelling with other people, please include their CS profile in your request, I strongly prefer hosting people with an active profile

5️⃣ Tell me about your plan in the city so that we manage to spend some time together either at my flat or outdoors.

If you agree with the information said above, your chances are quite high to be hosted. Your chances will increase if you mention something avocado-related in your request.

🌎 Collect countries like Pokémon
🥑 I have an inexplicable addiction to avocados
🥗I am a flexitarian - meaning I only eat meat when I travel
🎼 I love music and listen to it all the time
🌍 I have a serious case of #wanderlust and #fernweh (opposite of homesickness, distancesickness)
🛏 I do couchsurfing as a way of treatment, it's like travelling without having to go anywhere
🍻🤭 I usually don’t drink alcohol
✈️💰Motto: Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing = hospitality 🏡
Often host >2 guests 🤔
Love cooking together 🍳
Great conversations are the best! 🗣️

Interests

Love traveling and exploring the world 🌍
Passionate about meeting people and hearing their stories👂
See couchsurfing as the perfect way to do this 👍
Teaching is my main passion 🍎
Dream exit plan: travel the world and open a restaurant ✈️🍽️
Enthusiastic cook! 🧑‍🍳
Enjoy hanging out with friends, movies, street festivals, and game nights 🎉🎬🎲

  • culture
  • budget travel
  • i love travelling
  • paramedic
  • experience the real country

Music, Movies, and Books

Enjoy all kinds of music, especially acapella and orchestral rock 🎶
Currently loving Fläaschtbänkler (from Switzerland - check them out!) 🤩🇨🇭
Like reading Lord of the Rings, A Prayer for Owen Meany, and Michael Ende 👍📚
Wish I had more time to read 😔

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

🌅 Sunrise on Mt. Fuji
🕌 Trip to Egypt, walking like an Egyptian
🗿Road-tripping on Easter Island
🧙‍♂Had dinner in the Great Hall/Oxford
🐢Saw turtles in Panama
🧗‍♂Climbed the Jerusalem Wall

Teach, Learn, Share

Love making strangers smile 😊
Enjoy getting lost and understanding different perspectives 🤔
Can teach you to make a great vegetarian meal with few ingredients 🥦🥕
Can also teach you to count in 7 languages! 🔢🌎🗣️

What I Can Share with Hosts

🛬 Travelling and hosting stories
🍽 Food from my home
🇦🇹 Insights into the Austrian culture
🍬🍫Austrian sweets
🇩🇪German language course
👂🏻Listen to your stories

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, United States

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