CURRENT MISSION

being abroad to meet new people & cultures and to learn sth about myself...

ABOUT ME

hmmm... open-minded, as probably most people on couchsurfing...
always interested in new stuff - food, music, countries, languages, cultures, ...
interested in trying to see the world through other people´s eyes, which is not always that easy...
I´m gonna start to learn spanish in january.

I'm not very mainstream and I like to walk through the back alleys and open hidden doors. There's a lot hidden under what's shiny and glamourous.

Laughing because you don't know where you are: that is happiness.

I studied german and philosophie in Trier, right now I'm a luxembourgish highschool substitute teacher.

PHILOSOPHY

On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.

Qui ne risque rien ne fais rien, n'a rien et n'est rien. Il ne peut ni apprendre, ni sentir, ni changer, ni grandir, ni aimer, ni vivre.

Das Erwachen ist die Überwindung des Urteils durch den Weg der Liebe.

Du jour où je parvins à me persuader que je n'avais pas besoin d'être heureux, commença d'habiter en moi le bonheur.

"So many people live within unhappy circumstances
and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism,
all of which may appear to give one peace of mind,
but in reality nothing is more dangerous to this adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future.
The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure.
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun."
-Christopher McCandless

Die größten Ereignisse, das sind nicht immer die lautesten, sondern oft unsere stillsten Stunden.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

my place is open to everyone right now!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

only positive ones - open doors and open hearts, that seems to be a good summary

Interests

listening to music, swimming, mountain-biking, watching movies, having philosophical discussions^^.

- non-smoker (exeption: if there´s a shisha, i´m not gonna say no)

• dining
• movies
• music
• cycling
• swimming
• teaching
• languages
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

music
dredg, aereogramme, scumbucket, elliott smith, bon iver, favez, the notwist, portishead, john frusciante, st. thomas, dEUS, canidas, at the drive-in, brand new, damien rice, yeah yeah yeahs, jimmy eat world, tori amos, the arcade fire, cat power, eels, i am kloot, modest mouse, seachange, tocotronic, silversun pickups, boban markovic orkestar, the weakerthans, jens lekman.. (indie-rock/-pop, singer-songwriter etc)

movies
12angry men, (L.A.)crash, lord of war, into the wild, virgin suicides, was nützt die liebe in gedanken, elephant, united states of leland, le fabuleux destin d'amélie poulain, die ermordung des jesse james durch den feigling robert ford, the motorcycle diaries, aaltra,...

books
Populärmusik aus Vittula, Die Leiden des jungen Werther, Demian, Schiffbruch mit Tiger, En attendant Godot, Endgame, Das Schloss (Kafka)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

iceland. american national parks (yellowstone, death valley, sequoia,...). east coast SF-LA.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Morocco, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Luxembourg, United States