from Germany, lived mostly abroad for the last 1,5 years. currently writing my thesis and wondering where I'll move to afterwards. very passionate about my special interests. love to wander around cities, go to gigs, talk to new people, have discussions, learn things.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Love meeting new people, learning languages and seeing places that you can’t find in a Lonely Planet.

Interests

• literature
• music festivals
• politics
• music
• history
• languages
• philosophy
• psychology
• theatre
• different cultures

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
Punk, Post-Punk & New Wave, Stoner Rock, Alternative Rock, Rap, esp. Grime, post-hardcore, some indie, some electronic stuff, unsure why everyone hates country but not an enthusiast either. Can and will rant about music for ages.

some of my favorite artists are Modest Mouse, Iggy Pop, Velvet Underground, slowthai, The Smiths, Bauhaus, Mark Lanegan, Dead Moon, Wipers, The Dirtbombs, Kendrick Lamar, Accidente, Belako, Amigo the Devil, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Radiohead, Sebadoh, Bright Eyes, Have A Nice Life, Elliott Smith, Desert Sessions.

Books
lots of literary fiction, cultural theory, some philosophy, some political literature
currently really into V. Woolf, Irvine Welsh, Antonio Caballero, Marquez, Borges, Critical Theory, José Saramago, Yukio Mishima, E.M. Cioran, Mark Fisher, Franco Berardi, Bae Suah, Clarice Lispector, trying (mostly failing) to get into Deleuze atm

Movies
Le Haine, Titane, Wild at Heart (generally everything with Nick Cage in it)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

caught a colibri with my bare hands in Aguas Calientes

hitchhiked in the back of a police car to get out of the desert at night

What I Can Share with Hosts

My time, ( hopefully) entertaining stories and books recommendations

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bolivia, Colombia, Czech Republic, England, France, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Germany