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Overview

  • 3 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Swiss German; learning French, Spanish
  • 36, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • On the edge of becoming a freelance Journalist and Photog...
  • BA in Media and Communication, Social Science and Philosophy
  • From Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
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About Me

ABOUT ME

Im an enthusiast and traveling is my passion, if i could, i'd spend my whole life on the road.

Ive had my best times abroad and, as much as i love coming back home, i love to leave it for some destination im about to discover.

The great thing about cs is the same as goes for hitchhiking: people will help you for no other reason than for goodwill – which makes you meet those who see traveling as getting to know lokals rather than checking off the must-sees of the list.

PHILOSOPHY

I like one saying by sartre that to live one must jump over obstacles and if you think too long you end up hesitating and not jumping. in the end i tend to overthink things and still end up saying "what ever, im just going to listen to my stomach".

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Ive hosted plenty of people and (but never through couchsurfing). Ive connected them with friends of mine in other cities.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

dubai, UAE
Indonesia, several
Zagreb, Croatia
Stockholm, Sween

Interests

Journalism- nothing gets you better to the idea of people's lifes than good strories and reports. I am starting to become a journalist and i want to do exactly that. Traveling and writing about the experiences teaches you best about life which at last is what i am striving for. I need to move a lot, in spaces, but also in habits of life. I can't get comfortable for too long, i always need new influences ideas, i love to get to know new people and cultures.

  • writing
  • traveling
  • journalism
  • hitchhiking

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i hiked lappland only living in tents and eating what we had in our bags. although i became really thin in only one week this journey was an amazing expierience.
and being able to get across all europe only by being friendly to people was maybe one of my most impressing lessons in life so far.

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Poland, Switzerland, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Switzerland

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