My name is Alex, I am a 29 year old student living near Nürnberg, Germany.

I am currently doing my Master studies at an online university in Germany, which allows me to travel the world simultaneously!
I feel blessed for having this opportunity and I want to do the most out of it and expending my cultural knowledge and soft skills while working on my university degree!

From February 2022 to August 2023 I was non-stop traveling with my laptop and my backpack and was doing my Online Masters Degree simultaneously while traveling all around Southeast Asia and East Asia! I graduated from my Masters Degree in April 2024.

Before my big trip, I took the chance to travel whenever I had time, whether semester holidays or also during the semester with friends or family.
I have a passion for trying out new dishes and tasting every local food! I can eat (almost) everything but most of time I might go with something spicy 😁
I also absolutely love food cultures that involve sharing your dish, like in Korean barbecue, Middle Eastern Cusine, Spanish tapas and many more! But I'm always challenging myself to try something new.

Another hobbies of me are languages, going for a hike and going out and socialize with people. I love having a chat with local people and getting close to them since I have the belief that this is the best way to really dive deeper into the local culture!

I’m always down for small talks and discussing about all different topics and traveling experiences. Just ask me anything!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am always looking out to meet people from all different kind of places and sharing stories with them about all different kind of topics. While hostels are great for meeting fellow travelers from my home country or similar cultures, I often feel a little bit disconnected to the local culture of the place I visit after a while.

So for me, I see Couchsurfing as the best experience to truly deep dive into the local culture since you stay with people who call the place they live their home. This results in a very unique experience compared to other methods of traveling and I hope to get the most authentic experience where I can learn a lot and return from the place I visit as a more humbled and knowledgeable person.

I believe that people who open their place for stranger people and helping them travel the world are people with a big heart, and I am genuinely interested and exciting to meet and connect with these people. :)

Interests

• socializing
• hiking
• languages
• food
• going out

Music, Movies, and Books

I would describe myself as very open minded when it comes to music since I'm listening to basically every music genre there is, depending on my mood and the situation:
Old School rap, 90s/2000s pop, J/K-pop, Reggae, Techno, House, Hardstyle, Jazz…

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Riding motorbike for 5 days on the Ha Giang Loop in Northern Vietnam.
The scenery and the beautiful people and locals I met on the way is something I will never forget

- Walking the Camino Santiago in Galicia, Spain for 9 days for the last 150 kilometers.
Arriving at the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela accompanied by the sound of some guy playing Amazing Grace on his bagpipe was one of my all-time travel highlights.

- Hitchhiking for the first time in Japan. I could not put the unbeliveable hospitality of the Japanese people I received into words.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am always curious in different languages !!
My goal is to learn some basic sentences and some food vocabulary for every country I visit :D

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach you some German for your travels if you plan to go there :D

Also I can share some knowledge and advice from my trips to different countries

I am also always keen to help in the household like washing dishes or cleaning, if you need some help :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Mongolia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, South Korea