I'm an open-minded easy-going individual. I love my two jobs: research on Astrophysics / Exo-planetary science and teaching Math / Physics to crazy pre-college teenagers. Since I was 18, every penny I manage to save during the year I spend it traveling during holidays: I can't conceive my life without a continuous discovery of new places, people and cultures.

/* to surfers requesting to stay */
To me, couch surfing is an opportunity for a cultural exchange. I offer my home and relinquish part of my privacy with the expectation of sharing some time, conversations, cooking, debates over dinner, learning about your home's history, language... When someone sends a request with a minimalist intro and just plainly asks "if I can host you for such nights" it gives the impression that you're just looking for a free bed, and that's not what this community is about for me. If you send a request, please, make the effort to tell me about you, and make sure that we are on the same page. Just so you can see if you and I are moved by the same "vibe", let me add that I'm quite vocal about my social values of political progressivism, ecology, anti-racism, feminism and humanism. If you don't feel comfortable with those ideas, you probably wouldn't feel comfortable in my home.
Also, I don't live with animals because I don't have the time to properly take care of them, but I love them, so feel free to come with your pet (all species are welcomed).

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

I enjoy meeting people from other places and learn from one another over dinner and a good conversation

Interessen

My absolute passions are hiking through nature and traveling, mostly to enjoy different landscapes and interact with other cultures.
I also enjoy reading, snorkeling and scuba diving, binge watching tv shows and documentaries, cooking... I have too many interests to list here!

• animals
• politics
• technology
• traveling
• music
• scuba diving
• computer science
• philosophy
• science
• cinema
• nature
• linguistics
• science fiction
• history and culture

Musik, Filme und Bücher

I enjoy virtually every kind of music genre (from techno to folk, from indie to classical, from jazz to metal...)
Most of my books are essays about ancient history, philosophy, science and politics and a fair amount of sci-fi and fantasy novels.
Yes, I'm seriously addicted to movies and tv shows (of many different genres)

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

My top 5 (although the ranking changes from day to day): tracking gorillas in the Ugandan jungle, watching the northern lights in the arctic archipelago of Svalbard, hiking by night into Machu Picchu to watch the sunrise, swimming with free wild sea turtles in the Caribbean and cave diving or canyoning anywhere in the world.

Was ich mit Gastgebern teilen kann

Either a good conversation over dinner or a respectful silence, depending on the host expectations

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Dominican Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Scotland, Serbia, Slovenia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United States, Wales

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Germany, Spain, United States