CURRENT MISSION

To speak 10 languages fluently one day!

ABOUT ME

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PHILOSOPHY

A smile doesn't cost anything. It lasts only for a few seconds, but its memory can last forever! :-)

Live and let live!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

'coz I luv suuuurfing 😁

Interests

e.g.: LAUGHING, surfing, travelling, scuba diving, hiking, loving, dreaming, painting on canvaces, music, dancing, sailing/boating, reading, nightlife, cycling, horseback riding (well, sports in general!), psychology, people (especially funny and/or simply interesting ones), cooking, events, CS, foreign cultures & languages, charity, teaching, learning, animals & nature, kids, fondue, raclette aaaaand SWEETS!!! ;-D

• animals
• wildlife
• dancing
• cooking
• wine
• wine tasting
• walking
• nightlife
• yachting
• boating
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• magic
• music
• cycling
• equestrian
• hiking
• spelunking
• surfing
• scuba diving
• snorkeling
• sailing
• skydiving
• sports
• rock climbing
• swimming
• languages
• psychology
• parks
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

music: Latino, RNB, Dance, Black, Pop, House, Unplugged, Rock, Italian, Soul, African drums, Salsa, ...
books: Die Chirurgin, Le Petit Prince, The Alchemist, Le Parfum, The Wilderness, travel books, philosophic books and books about human psychology...
movies: Das Schweigen der Lämmer, Life of Brian & many others (as long as they make me laugh, scare me off as hell or touch my heart :-) )

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

apart from plenty of phenomenal sunsets? :)
Well, so: skydiving in New Zealand, water rafting in Australia & Thailand, diving in Sipadan (Borneo),parachuting in Engelberg, Switzerland, desert safari in the Arab Emirates, stay at the Golden Temple in India, canyoning in Vietnam, whale watching in New Zealand, living for a week on a beautiful yacht in Florida (USA), jungle treks in Borneo, 8 days Himalaya hike in Nepal, night safaris in Borneo, mahout certification (=elephant driver) in Thailand, night-dive in Indonesia, 100m cave abseil in New Zealand, 3 days camel safari through the desert in India, caving in Lao & Vietnam, glacier hiking in New Zealand, stays in hidden southeast Asian hill tribes (minorities), radio show in Brunei, snorkeling for one hour with a very laid-back whale shark in West-Australia, horseback riding through the Pacific in Australia, cave tubing in Lao, spotting the Big Five from an arm lengths distance in different parks in Africa and on a great Serengeti safari in Tanzania, swimming with dolphins in Jamaica, hiking and sleeping in all the Rocky Mountains, Yellowstone National Park and Grand Canyon in USA, traveling through half of Africa overland (though it was said that it's impossible) which incl. hitch hiking on trash trucks, dancing African dances with the President of Mozambique on a big scene in Mozambique, swimming in the Dead Sea in Israel, climbing the city of Petra (one of the world wonders) in Jordan, 5-day-hike up to Machu Picchu in Peru, viewing my first wild kangaroos and koalas in Australia, staying in a beautiful, charming old Sultan Palace just like a princess in old times on an island in Kenya, 3-day visit of Salar de Uyuni (salt flat) in Bolivia, stay in the pampas and its wildlife in northern Bolivia, driving and hiking through the marvelous Indian summer landscape in Canada, visiting Jerusalem old town (day and especially night time -wow!) with the place and room where Jesus is said to have had his last supper and Bethlehem with the Church of Jesus' birth in Israel, wine tasting tour in Argentina by bike with some friends (what a hard way back, hahaha!), walking/climbing the Great Wall of China, standing on top of Victoria peek and overlooking the city of Hong Kong, visiting the incredibly magic and giant falls "Foz do Iguazu" in Argentina, homestay on Lake Titicaca in Peru, celebrating New Year's Eve (Sylvester) 2010/2011 in Sydney, canyoning in Andermatt, Switzerland, playing with small tigers in Thailand, learning shaolin kung fu at the shaolin temple in China (me with 5000 Chinese wonder-boys), via ferrata in Switzerland, successful wakeboarding and paragliding in Mauritius, swimming and surfing with turtles in Hawaii, visiting an iceberg beach in Iceland, living the 18th century in a former rich people's hunting lodge in the middle of a forest in Poland, viewing from an arm length's distance white rendeers in the mountains in Norway, helicopter flying in Maui (Hawaii) and Germany...and much, much more!!

Teach, Learn, Share

Absolutely! That’s part of life!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Depends on interests, but I have a lot of stories and travel tips to share and am happy to give a hand with cooking. I’d live to spend some time together and learn as much as possible about local and family traditions.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mauritius, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland

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