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Overview

  • 10 references 7 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, German, Swahili; learning Afrikaans, Dutch, Spanish
  • 55, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Project Manager
  • M.A. in Social Anthropology
  • From Muenster, Westphalia, Germany
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

... en las nubes

ABOUT ME

I love bullet points so here they are

- Adventurous
- Curious
- Willing to learn to know new people
- Love the outdoors and wildlife
- Love learning new languages
- Love meeting new people
- "The World is my Oyster"
- love photography

PHILOSOPHY

"Go on with a spirit that fears nothing"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am offering a couch/guest room f

or just come over for a beer on my campfire. Karibu dana!

I

I think CS an amazing project...bringing people from so many backgrounds together.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Before CS existed I have offered room and shelter to travellers and Peace Corps Volunteers in Benin, West Africa. have been a couchsurfing host when I was based in Cairns, Australia and have made good experiences throughout. ...Hospitality is a very important virtue for me. I enjoy talking and listening to people no matter from where they are.

Interests

Soccer
Swimming
Wildlife
Swahili
Travelling
Tennis
Photography
Archaeology
African Music

  • wildlife
  • fish
  • photography
  • cooking
  • recipes
  • beer
  • marathon
  • traveling
  • music
  • outdoor activities
  • fishing
  • scuba diving
  • soccer
  • tennis
  • swimming
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music from:

Rayla Montagne
Massive Attack
Youssou Ndour
Wasis Diop
U2
Annie Flore Batchyliss
Morcheeba
etc....

Films:

Sin Nombre
Motor Cycle Diaries
Nowhere in Africa
The life of Others
Mesrine
Out of Africa
Napoleon Dynamite
Lawrence of Arabia
Casablanca
The Darjeeling Limited
Im July

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda's Volcano National Park
-Responsible for Game Translocations in Namibia and building up a new National Park: Mangetti National Park
-Diving at the Great Barrier Reef
-Lived in Benin, Kenya and Namibia
-Hiked Mount Kenya
-Hiked Gunung Merapi and Gunung Rinyani in Indonesia
-Hiked 85 km through the Fish River Canyon
-Participated 2x in Cape Town's Two Oceans Half Marathon (untrained)
-Went with a balloon over Kappadokya's (Turkey) amazing and bizarre landscapes
-Worked for the YUS Conservation Area Project in Papua New Guinea
-Work for Frankfurt Zoological Society helping to conserve 2 World Heritage Sites: The Selous and the Serengeti
-well I do live in the Serengeti National Park which is pretty awesome!!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Swahili and talk about conservation in Africa. I am also a great cook- and according to public opinion I am looking like Gordon Ramsey- and looking forward to learn more recipes. Don't worry I won't be so harsh on you...

Countries I’ve Visited

Angola, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Guam, Guatemala, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Namibia, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Portugal, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Namibia, Tanzania

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