CURRENT MISSION

Trying to find out who to make the world a better place.

ABOUT ME

Hey, I am Simon, and although I find it terribly difficult to give a brief description of myself, let's give it a try:
First of all, I consider myself to be pretty curious and inquisitive. I love learning by getting into touch with other people. I really enjoy talking to others, getting to know their experiences and stories, and sharing mine. It's the feeling of attention and mindfulness when I get into touch with something new, unknown, that makes me feel totally alive. I

I am pretty uncomplicated and easy to get along with, sociable and independent.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I used couchsurfing for an extended journey through Israel and Palestine, and it was an amazing experience: I got to know so many people from diverse backgrounds with whom I had lots of engaging discussions about history, politics, culture, arts, ... There is so much to learn from each other.

Interests

Uh, a lot of things:
good Books
good food (especially cooking it)
good music
hiking
biking
canoeing
listening to, telling and reading out stories
clubbing

subjects/themes/
Politics
Philosophy
History
Economics
Cultural exchange
Personal experiences of other people

• arts
• culture
• books
• dining
• cooking
• clubbing
• politics
• reading
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• canoeing
• economics
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Lebanon
Modern Times
Watchmen

Books:
Das Böse (Jean Guillou)
Demian
The Small Prince
mare oceanum
der Proceß (Kafka)
The Magic Mountain (Thomas Mann)
To The End of The Land (David Grossman)

Music:
Ratatat
Kings of Leon
Band of Horses
Radiohead
klangkarussell
Trentemoller

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

lived, studied, and worked in India for 15 month in 2013/2014

Teach, Learn, Share

Hindi for beginners

What I Can Share with Hosts

baiscally stories:
about lndia, her history and cultures, her unsurpassed achievements and profound contradictions
about globalisation, this janus-faced goddess of power, suppression and resistance
about the strange corridors of international politics

Countries I’ve Visited

Estonia, France, Israel, Lesotho, Namibia, Palestine, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, India, South Africa