Greetings fellow earthlings, and intelligent life throughout the cosmos.

About 21 years ago, after 9 months of solitude inside a sticky membrane sac, a little, helpless, wailing and oddly shaped alien arrived out of its female creator. It quickly became abundantly clear, that this strange and tiny male specimen of the race called 'homo sapien'(a substandard race with a knack for self-destruction, arrogance and delusional self-importance, while equipped with a 'tremendous' amount of stupidity) showed little sign of near-intelligent life, and was in every respect 'totally useless'. His base interest was limited to consuming eatable and drinkable resources, excreting waste products from his little fat body( mostly in the form of a strange yellow liquid, and a brown smelly substance, that had a habit of changing form unusually often), and lastly napping extensively. Without any natural gifts, skills, talents, intelligence or survival instincts of any kind, he was truly a disgraceful, undeveloped and weak being, not deserving of survival. Naturally, he would have been eliminated by most all races throughout the cosmos, except the mediocre and inadequate race of humans.
This seemingly useless being was given the name 'Albert' by his loving parents('love' a survival mechanism and chemical reaction, that humans, as a codependent, social and inferior being, exercise to a delusional degree), who strangely enough didn't regard his existence as neither a burden or humiliation, but rather as a blessing. And such was another useless homo-sapien was added to the tiny collection of the ridiculous small population of 7 billion, that currently reside on the 'Orion arm' of the 'Milky Way'(25.000 light years to the Galactic Center).

That essentially is my story. Or at least the start of it.
Sorry for the theatrics, but that's how I came to be.
Back to basics: As I previously explained, my name is 'Albert', and I'm a young guy from Denmark. I've lived my entire life in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. Denmark is a small country in the northern part of Europe, that basically is heaven to most of the outside world(good education-facilities, good-medical-facilities, high equality and no guns= heaven). Copenhagen is a fairly big city with a population of about 1.2 million, but is very manageable and beautiful. I like living here because I'm surrounded by my close friends, family and there's always happening stuff. There are tons of interesting events, good museums, fun parties and we also have some very cool parks.
But to be honest I really enjoy leaving all of it behind from time to time. To go into nature and the tranquillity.
Ever since I remember, I have always loved travelling, and luckily my family felt the same. They probably passed on that itch, as I to hopefully will one day. We've always shared an endless need for adventure, and we've been on many amazing tours over the course of my childhood. I enjoy spending my time with my family and friends, in whatever form this may present itself; consisting of walks, games, travel or simply sitting quietly. As a person, I'd say I'm outgoing, friendly and try to be honest. I will never say no to an interesting discussion, be it about; art, literature or life. I'm always game! I love experiencing new things, like exploring, climbing, biking, hiking and most of all, meeting new people. Hearing their stories and getting to know them - where they're from, what they like, what they hate and opening myself up to them.
And who knows, maybe I'll hear yours one day :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I use Couchsurfing to travel on a budget at times, but mainly also because it is preferable to the alternative. I enjoy hostels as much as the next backpacker; meeting likeminded souls from all over the globe, drinking, talking and having a good time.
This is at times very liberating, and I admit, also very fun. You have some laughs and talk some story. But in the long run, and when it comes down to it, it's just not as interesting, personal and profound as what you get through Couchsurfing.
What for me is unique, and spectacular by travelling with CS is that you get a glimpse into the lives of interesting people from all across the globe. Families, locals and humans, who actually inhabit this particular place, that you've travelled to.
And isn't that the point of travel? To open yourself up to new cultures, persons and ideas? Personally, I don't want to travel, merely to lock myself away, with a lot of other backpackers. No! I wanna see the real deal: meet locals, talk to them and try to understand who they are, their story and what they are about!
This is the joy of Couchsurfing for me! To get to know the places I visit from another perspective, and truly gain some true, authentic and more profound insights! This will add a whole other dimension to a place, travelling and in the end LIFE.

Interests

• culture
• writing
• traveling
• history
• philosophy
• science
• nature
• fun
• trekking
• universe
• conversation
• climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music I enjoy:
- The Rolling Stones
- Howard Shore
- Ben Webster
- David Bowie
- U2
- Elton John
- Bob Dylan
- Cat Stevens

Amazing movies
- The Intouchables
- Lord of the Rings trilogy
- Batman Nolan
- Nocturnal Animals

A few books and authors I really enjoy reading
- Ken Follett "The fall of Giants", "The worlds winter", "The Edge of Eternity".
- Douglas Adams "A hitchhikers guide to the galaxy"
- Jack Kerouac "On the Road"
- Jakob Ejersbo "Liberty"
- Tolkien "Lord of the Rings

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Travelling in South America for 5 months
Starting in 2018, I started making arrangement for my first big travel experience. Excited, smiling and very nervous I started researching the web, and was overwhelmed by all the suggestions. At the time of my departure in March 2018, I had worked for approximately 6 months, taking care of kids in a kindergarten. Now, I'd finally earned enough money for my first grand adventure. One through Andean nations of South America such as; Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
While still at home, and initially on my travel, I wanted to see and experience everything! I refused to miss anything, and planned everything in advance as good, proper and scheduled Dane. I nervously and relentlessly planned every tiny detail and followed my little, dense and quite a thoroughgoing guidebook "South America On A Shoestring - Lonely Planet", became my bible. I didn't feel very safe 'just going with it', whatever that cheesy cliche meant. But I was a loyal disciple to Lonely Planet, and sure enough, saw everything on the ready-made list: astonishing archaeological sites and beautiful natural scenery. Mountains, beaches, ruins and cities. Always packed with fellow tourists, backpackers and lonely planet users. Everything was done and experienced in a rush; with travel agencies, tourist busses, and tours. We needed to cramp as much as possible, because we had to adhere to our forever dwindling time-schedule. After all, South America is big, and we didn't want to miss out! In reality I think this went on for almost 2 months.
During that time, I can honestly say, that I truly had a really good time! But I also remember thinking, that this 'travel thing' wasn't quite the thing, I'd been cracked up to be. Why? I'd met tons of people, but never stayed enough to establish real friendships. 0 I'd seen mountains, lagoons, rainforest and beaches, but never tarried longer - surrounded only by the giant mountains, grand rivers and breathtaking landscape. I was too afraid of doing anything out of the ordinary, and taking any calculated risks. I wasn't growing at all. I hadn't grown my travel organically in South America, I'd instead followed others advice, instead of trusting my gut, about what I wanted.

This changed.
Firstly I started travelling more slowly and with less future plans. One adventure at the time. Travelling slower made everything about the experience more deep, intense and basically genuine: the interactions with the stranger, the sites and the beauty of it all. It helped me to trust myself more. That I didn't need to plan everything ahead. That the universe and I would handle the situations, that was thrown our way. That confidence led me to some crazy cool adventures.
Such as an independent trek to Macchu Picchu. A friend and I hiked, climbed and a sweat for nine days straight. 165 km. Never have my feet been as sore, my back more tired and my spirit more passionate. I fell in love with trekking.
Or when I afterwards decided to teach English as a volunteer in a school in Trujillo - realizing the privilege and importance of teachers. Or when I finally conquered my fear of heigths and climbed a 150 m vertical wall with a friend. All these calculated risks made me grow, and made me realize, that travelling is healthy! But the manner is 'vital'!

Teach, Learn, Share

Exchanging stories, teaching, learning and sharing what we have is part of travelling for me. It's important to help each other with these things because our planet needs more understanding, compassion and patience.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would love to share words with the hosts. About life, past, present and future. Also I would love to teach, learn and share what I can; whether it's a danish meal, sentence or dance.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Italy, Morocco, Norway, Peru, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam