Student and Photographer

Studying geology in Vienna. Forever in love with rocks, minerals and fossils :D Mountains, Space and Stars, smoking pipe like a gentleman, hiking, sleeping in a tent.

Narcissistic, sometimes philantropic, but like to go for walk alone, sometimes communist, but democratic.

Trying to travel as much as possible and as cheap as possible, student style I would say. Most of the time open-minded, still follow some principles. Sometimes weird, trying to indentify this or that rock or mineral.

Photography was and is a big part of my life. Always with me, always ready, my beloved camera.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Well, to offer/request a couch I guess? This was too obvious. Anyway by hosting other people I made some good friends.

Interests

Travelling: "To see the World, things dangerous to come, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other and to feel. That is the purpose of life." I guess you know where this quote comes from.

"Friends are like potatoes, if you eat them, they die." Sorry, I forgot an author.

Mountains: "I am not gone, I am in these Mountains, I am in the Stars, I am all around you, always near, not far."

Photography: "A picture is worth a thousand words."

Geology: “I went into geology because I like being outdoors, and because everybody in geology seemed, well, they all seemed like free spirits or renegades or something. You know, climbing mountains and hiking deserts and stuff.”

Pipe smoking: “I believe that pipe smoking contributes to a somewhat calm and objective judgement in all human affairs.” Albert Einstein

"Better to not know which moment may be your last. Every morsel of your entire being alive to the infinite mystery of it all." Captain Jack Sparrow

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Rock 'n' Roll, Rock, Nu Metall, Punk-Rap, Classic, Ambient, Post-Rock

Movies: "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "The Hobbit", "127 Hours", "The Bang Bang Club", "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World", "The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower", "The Matrix", "Touching the Void", "Poldark", "War and Peace".

Books: "A Russian Journal", "Slightly Out of Focus", "Hero of our Time", "Langescheidt Großes Wörterbuch", "The Master and Margarita".

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Finding a 60 million years old fossil fish.

Teach, Learn, Share

Not a teacher, but a student.

Learn about everything and everybody.

Share experience of travelling, some funny stories, good mood.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Cyprus, Germany, New Zealand, Russian Federation