CURRENT MISSION

Surfin' NYC

ABOUT ME

I hope my friends would describe me as an open, friendly, mild-mannered (and - deformation professionelle - very curious guy...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am a freelance journalist from Hamburg, Germany, writing mostly about travel and culture. And, sometimes, about Couchsurfing adventures! This time, I would like to find out how CS is/feels for people at 40+. I am 44 myself, and I am looking for hosts that are between 40 and...70? 80? I'd like to meet/stay/explore the neighbourhood/talk about CS... experiences

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first CS experience I had in Toulouse, France, where an extremely likable kitchen fanatic showed me around town and its culinary highlights...
...and then in 2011 I went to Paris with a friend & photographer, where we experienced a week of glorious couchsurfing - very diverse hosts in very diverse parts of town. We produced a reportage about this for a german travel magazine...

Interests

Writing, reading, travelling. And films.
Cooking with friends.
Long walks in the forest.
...and I have a little, lovely garden together with some friends. It's really an oasis for me - though it also takes somme effort to not let the plants take over the space totally...

• culture
• writing
• cooking
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• freelancing
• journalism

Music, Movies, and Books

I just discovered Hindi Zahra...
Two great american novels I read this year: Lorrie Moore, "A Gate at the Stairs", Stewart O'Nan, "Emily".

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelling throug darkness & light in the polar region in winter was extremely impressing. I love the quiet & big landscapes of Northern Europe...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Azerbaijan, France, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany

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