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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German; learning Dutch
  • 44, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Freelance Photographer/Videographer
  • AAS - Commercial Photography
  • From Bochum, Germany
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To find myself and my purpose in this world

ABOUT ME

I'm a German national who left his hometown of Bochum, Germany at the tender age of 19 to live in the country of endless possibilities. My first home away from home was in Exton, PA where I worked as a caretaker at a home for handicapped young adults. I've been living in NC since 2001 in various different places, such as Chapel Hill, Durham, Pittsboro, and now Asheville.

PHILOSOPHY

I want to enjoy all the people, places, and experiences I encounter.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've lived in many different places and traveled to many different countries but this is my first experience with couch surfing.

Interests

Videography
Photography
Action Sports
Wakeboarding
Snowboarding
Rock Climbing
Scuba Diving
DH Mountainbiking

  • photography
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • snowboarding
  • wakeboarding
  • sports
  • rock climbing
  • teaching
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
I LOVE Movie Scores (yeah, most of my friends think I'm weird)
Movies:
most movies by Ridley Scott, Das Boot, anything from indie films like Brick to the Bourne Identity movies.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was fortunate enough to be part of a photo crew that did a shoot on top of Mammoth Mountain at sunrise. To see a 360 degree view of snow covert mountains at sunrise is a true privilege.

Teach, Learn, Share

Since I'm rather new to this I would say that I fall more into the category of student as opposed to teacher.

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