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Overview

  • 25 references 18 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German, Spanish; learning French, Spanish
  • 36, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Graduate biomedical engineering student @ University of L...
  • PhD cand, MSc & Eng, B.Eng.
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About Me

All about me? ... I like to travel a lot. I try to break out of the everyday hassle and seek adventures - abroad or down the road. I enjoy hitch-hiking and seeing new places, getting to know interesting cultures, learning languages and exploring cities or endless wilderness with just my backpack and my camera.

Languages mean a lot to me and I want to learn at least one non-European language, maybe Mandarin? Still figuring it out. So far, I learned English and French, and I also improved my Spanish quite a bit :)

I don't travel as much as I should - for a number of personal reasons - but I've done a fair amount of travelling during the last couple of years and find it hard adjusting to living in one place again.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Most users don't even bother to reply any more, this whole thing used to
be about sharing and active participation. Nowadays all I get are couch requests, but whenever I send them myself people don't even care to decline (let alone drop a short message) any more.

IF YOU WANT TO STAY WITH ME

If you want to stay with me I expect a somewhat complete profile and no generic request message (in case you don't yet have any reviews), otherwise at least a convincingly high enough reply rate or positive reviews.

Interests

Sailing, Culture, Nature, Sports(Swimming, Biking, Running, Hiking, Fitness),
Languages. Food. Definitely food.

  • culture
  • dining
  • fitness
  • running
  • traveling
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • backpacking
  • surfing
  • sailing
  • sports
  • swimming
  • languages
  • hitchhiking

Music, Movies, and Books

just ask me if you're that interested :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Well, I did some fair amount of traveling in Europe and down the East and West coast of the US.
The most amazing things in both places were the good people that I met.
Couchsurfing somehow made me a different person, much more outgoing, easy going and open minded.

Since 2015 I sailed all across the Baltic Sea, North Sea and even the arctic sea.

Teach, Learn, Share

Depends on the host and the circumstances

What I Can Share with Hosts

Food

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Montenegro, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany, United States

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