ABOUT ME
I grew up in Cambridge, which was not the best of preparations for the real world. I spent a lot of time on the river, punting up towards Grantchester in what little sunshine there was. My parents live for big trips, so I caught the travel bug early. At 7, we travelled through Central America. Since then, we have driven to Turkey, driven to Morrocco and tavelled around Bulgaria and Romania. I had no chance of being a settled guy, content with being in one place. Since I left School, i've cycled solo to Pamplona from Calais, wildcamping, i've completed the Camino de Santiago, backpacked around Turkey (seeing Mount Ararat and the Mesopotamian Plain), lived in Munich, where my mother comes from, and dropped out of one University already. My plans for the next few years are to keep on studying Chemistry in Tübingen (if my life goes bad, I can always pull a Heisenberg), and get to Central Asia and South East Asia. I also want to write some stories, finally join a band (I play bass, and sing soul classics in the shower, which could make for either a recipe for electrocution or a postmodern art installation). I am a pretty easygoing guy, up for pretty much anything (I once walked 100 km without sleep to prove a point).
PHILOSOPHY
I am trying work out what I want from my life, and who I want to be. But, as the Germans say, perhaps "der Weg ist das Ziel" (the journey is the destination).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am a fan of the principle. Couchsurfing proves that the modern world does not need to to impersonal, disengaged and distrustful. Through it, we show old fashioned hospitality and generosity and get a chance to make friends with people we may never have otherwise met. You host when you can, and surf when you can, and through that you give surfers a more real experience of the places they visit.

Interests

I have a lot of interests, and am open to developing new ones. Travelling, languages, history (medieval and late antiquity), science, history of religion, reading, discovering new beers, cooking, road cycling, hiking, football, music and film are a couple.

• arts
• humanities
• singing
• modern art
• postmodern art
• cooking
• beer
• working out
• reading
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• soccer
• chemistry
• history
• languages
• religion
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite Authors
Thomas Pynchon
Iain Banks
Umberto Eco
Will Self
Oscar Wilde
Orhan Pamuk

Music- All time favourite albums
RHCP - Blood Sugar Sex Magic
Gangstarr- Moment of Truth
Foals- Antidotes
Bloc Party- A weekend in the city, Intimacy and Silent Alarm

Films
Fear and Loathing
Aguirre, wrath of God
Blade films (yes Wesley)
Pinapple Express
(If it's not a Rom-com, I will watch almost anything, from the most moronic action film to Almodovar pelis

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cyled from Calais to Fisterre

Teach, Learn, Share

I have quite good general knowledge, can fix almost anything to do with bicycles, think of myself as an excellent home cook, am a native English speaker, and love to learn.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would gladly help out in the kitchen, and have some yarns I would love to spin.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United Kingdom