CURRENT MISSION

At the very moment I want to improve my chinese language skills, learn more about China and travel around the country.

ABOUT ME

I am a friendly and relaxed guy, enjoying to meet new people and getting to know different lifestyles and cultures. Back home I am a student of China Studies and Political Science at the university of Trier. Right now I am spending one year as a Confucius Scholarship student at the university of Qingdao, Shandong, China. My major interest is the cultural dialog between China and the West and so I am enjoying getting to know more about the language, history and philosophy. During the holidays I am really looking forward to seeing more of the country.

PHILOSOPHY

"I'm just an old chunk of coal, my dear, but I'll be a diamond some day."
I believe it is best to see yourself on a neverending road to self-cultivation. It is surely no easy trip, but worth to take.

Interests

playing the guitar, singing, learning hanzi, chinese philosophy, cooking, eating, hiking, reading, sleeping, swimming...

• singing
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• guitar
• hiking
• swimming
• history
• political science
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

music: Johnny Cash, Foo Fighters, Miles Davis, Beethoven, Tracy Chapman, Nils Landgren, Cat Stevens, Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, Tommy Emmanuel

books: The Annalects, Daxue, Zhongyong, Zhuangzi

movies: Sin City, Blood Diamond, One flew over the cuckoo's nest