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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
To explore the Germany, and myself.
ABOUT ME
Hi! I'm very active but I also love my down time. I'm most passionate about philosophy but interested in most things actually. I rock climb, hike, draw a little bit, travel when I can, listen to as much music as possible and spread the love in the form of dad jokes. Thirsty to learn about all spheres of life and love when others can teach me something (which I believe they always can if you'll listen). Overtly social but on the other hand I also love personal time to reflect on everything. Polite and considerate. Very eager to experience other cultures!
PHILOSOPHY
I think it's important to throw oneself into strange circumstances. By doing this we can form an understanding of our conditioned states and scrutinize the elements concealed by normalcy. To me the world is full of endless possibilities to test and expand the boundaries of the self :)
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
Some of my fondest memories in my life have been spending time with the friends I've made while travelling. I'm constantly surprised by how amazing people can be, and couch surfing is a great way to meet such people.
Interests
Music!
Primarily Jazz, hip-hop, ambient and some classical. Open to any genre though really.
I love studying philosophy, writing, rapping, watching films (any genre/era), meeting new people, drawing, the outdoors, experiencing new things, reading, and I love dancing (often like a goof).
- writing
- dancing
- movies
- reading
- traveling
- drawing
- music
- jazz
- hiking
Music, Movies, and Books
Movies: Chinatown, The Brave, The Celebration, Drunken Angel, Lost in Translation, Red Beard, Memento, Fight Club, Wall Street, Apocalypse Now, Being John Malkovich, Seven Samurai, Mulholland Drive, Donnie Darko, 187, Once Upon a Time in America, Paprika.
Music: Mulatu Astatke, Kendrick Lamar, Bill Evans, Chet Baker, Brian Eno, Bonobo, Ta-ku, Childish Gambino, RJD2, Nujabes, Cannibal Ox, El-P, Company Flow, Redman & Method Man, Prefuse 73, The Roots, Busta Rhymes, Dalek, Death Grips, Cage, Wu-Tang Clan, DJ Shadow, KMD, O.D.B, Tool, The Avalanches, GZA, MIA, Deltron 3030, Sigur Ros, Big Pun, Madlib, Jay Dilla, Deftones, NIN, Radio Head, Boards of Canada, Aesop Rock, Bjork, Kode9.
Books: Catcher In The Rye, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, Oedipus Rex, A Confederacy of Dunces, The Minority Report, Medea, The Oresteia, The Illiad, This Boy's Life.
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Spent four days and 3 nights in the isolated Mount Athos, spending my time either resting with monks in the monasteries or hiking through the wilderness to reach the next.
Slept in the Thar desert (Rajasthan) on a camel Safari.
Watched the sunset atop eerie Mt Nemrut.
Traversed a cliff edge to enter Petra in the unconventional way...
Hot-air ballooned over Melbourne city at sunrise.
Hiked up the largest gorge in Europe.
Spent 5 days hiking and climbing in the Dolomites (Italian alps).
Have made life long friends in every trip so far. This is the amazing thing that really warms my heart.
Teach, Learn, Share
I'm a philosophy student, so I'm always up for an interesting discussion and to play with ideas. I hope I can offer a new lens to ideas and help current ones blossom through open discussion :)
What I Can Share with Hosts
Lots I hope! Every situation is different, so I won't confine this to a list :)
Countries I’ve Visited
China, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Palestine, Singapore, Spain, Turkey
Countries I’ve Lived In
Australia