CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy being a Highschool teacher and helping other people to get fit

ABOUT ME

Benni: half Greek/half German, graduated in English and Physical Education and made my B.A in health management, teach basketball classes at university, play and coach a basketball team

PHILOSOPHY

Benni: "In general, I'm a very optimistic person, I try to understand various aspects of life,different opinions and so on...I think tolerance and respect are very important,at least it helps me to live a happy life...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

---let everyone of my friends know what a wonderful idea this project is all about---

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

We surfed several couches in Canada and the US so far and it was always a great experience!

Interests

Benni: reading books (Paulo Coelho, Dalai Lama, Zen-Buddhism; books about science of sports), playing the piano (if I finally have some time left), meeting friends and much more

• books
• education
• coach
• reading
• piano
• buddhist
• sports
• basketball
• teaching
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

A small selection of books I really like:
Paulo Coelho: The Alchemist
Dalai Lama: Creating Happiness in your life
Eugen Herrigel: Zen and the Art of Archery
Movies I could watch over and over again:
The Godfather,Rocky (Aaadriaaann!),The Corporation,We feed the world,
Music:
Of course Keith Jarrett and his melancholy and beautiful piano pieces...
Alicia Keys,Ray Charles

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

-The trip to Australia/New Zealand with my girlfriend Alexandra was truly a fantastic experience
-NY City,just amazing...

Teach, Learn, Share

maybe a little Greek, some piano skills and of course I can always show you how to finally put the ball in the basket ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Finland, France, Greece, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany

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