CURRENT MISSION

today

ABOUT ME

"Pirate, cozy, playful, funny, serious, mathematical, shorts, Africa and puns."
This was once labeled as the "if we would ask your best friends" section and this is what someone who got to know me in my youth said.

PHILOSOPHY

I couldn't put it into better words than Ghandi did:
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world".
"Where there is love there is life."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

With openess and gratitude. I enjoyed hosting as well as surfing and will always introduce more people to the concept.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Hosted in Dresden and Cologne;
Surfed in France, Czech Republic, California and Canada.

Interests

nature documentaries by David Attenborough,
arts and aesthetics (of chocolate bars, amongst other things),
trees, landscapes, climate, environment,
collecting stuff,
pancakes filled with cheese and cilantro (very interesting indeed),
daydreaming,
staff-twiddling,
pencils and candles,
music of many kinds,
dance ("everybody can dance"),
spending time with my family, my friends, my neighbours, friends I've yet to meet

• arts
• documentaries
• perfumes
• dancing
• environment
• chocolate
• cheese
• music
• surfing
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Indie+-Pop/Rock/Folk, World, Electronica, Dance & Trance, Lounge... music for me means movement, (a)musement and pivotal points of times and dreams.
Recent names: Portugal.The Man, Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes, Alt-J, The Wooden Sky, Parov Stelar

MOVIES: somehow sophisticated movies of all kinds, ranging from sophisticated stories or twists in the plot (Ocean's Eleven, The Illusionist, Shawshank Redemption), sophisticated characters, sophisticated action (Bourne Identity) or simply sophisticatedly huge movies (Starwars, LotR).
Also: european Arthouse Cinema in general, animated movies, movies made with heart and particular French movies (Intouchables, Amelie Poulain, Les Choristes).
To drop some more random names: Absolute Giganten, Pina, Hero.

BOOK(s): The Dharma Bums - Jack Kerouac (at all times)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Finding a pebblestone, standing on top of a mountain, being loved when completely by myself alone, growing a plant larger then me, jumping over a fence, realizing that change can happen, understanding history, smiling to a stranger, driving with a bicycle through snow, seeing the video of "Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home (live @ kcrw)" for the first time, having the happiest time of my life (twice), love, finishing a sentence.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share most of my interests.
I can share moods, thoughts, opinions.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, India, Nepal, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Germany, Niger, Uganda, United States