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Overview

  • 5 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in German; learning English
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Doctorate
  • No education listed
  • From Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

... be openminded.

ABOUT ME

I ... need freedom, try my best to understand the world, like to solve problems, challenge myself to find my own way, like to go over limits to realize the real life again, like to be with people who don't go the usual way and have a good story about their life, like global thinking, like discussion, like outdoor stuff, wanna go to Antarctica.
Actually I am doing my doctorate in Australia and I investigate the contaminant burdens of humpback whales...

PHILOSOPHY

A true traveler has no destination!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Want to surf a few couches around the world listen to breathtaking life stories.
My parents have an organic farm and everyone is invited to surf or can even sleep on the hayloft:-)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed a few couches in several countries even in Russia and often used the groups to meet people, find a good party etc.

Interests

I like:
Travelling, Trekking, Scuba Diving, Industrial Climbing, Surfing, Mountainering, Parachuting, good live music, philosophical discussions, unknown festivals, openhearted people, street musicians, farmer markets, coffee and newspaper saturday mornings, long summer nights,exciting debate, sleeping at the beach, funny sunglasses...and most important unplanned, spontaneous trips around the world

  • festivals
  • coffee
  • partying
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • live music
  • outdoor activities
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • rock climbing
  • beaches

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

....almost died in the Grand Canyon...cliffjump of 25m...dived with sharks in the night...was riding on a mad cow...abseiling from buildings over 100m...climbed Cotopaxi (almost 6000m)

Teach, Learn, Share

being positive in every situation, experiences etc., easy living or if someone is interested in ecotoxicology or how to do research with humpback whales.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Italy, Nepal, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany, Switzerland

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