CURRENT MISSION

I'd like to be under the sea - In an octopus' garden in the shade

ABOUT ME

We have seen a bit of the world and are eager to see all of it. We would like to get to know people from all kinds of cultures.

PHILOSOPHY

Live and let live. Freedom and self-fulfillment.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting and surfing.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Very positiv. Even though not all the changes in the last few years have been well thought through, CS is still the best way to bring the world to your living room and get around on a budget. We are very thankful for the experiences we made and the people we met through CS!

Interests

Benni: Music (listening and singing when alone), Movies (watching), Books (reading), Sports (watching and doing), Food (eating and cooking), Gardening, to fret about politics, politicians and the economy. I like hiking and wildlife. I would like to live on a boat (but Anja won't let me). Expansion of consciousness. But my biggest hobby is being lazy.

Anja: Photography, scrawling and gazing at oil paintings.
Snowboarding, cycling. Drinking a good cup of tea.

• wildlife
• fish
• books
• singing
• photography
• dining
• cooking
• drinking
• gardening
• boating
• politics
• movies
• reading
• music
• cycling
• fishing
• hiking
• surfing
• sailing
• snowboarding
• sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Benni:
Movies (List incomplete): Forest Gump, Star Wars, Big Lebowski, Shutter Island, Shawshenk redemption, The Kid, True Grit, Fargo, Blow, Corpse Bride, Notting Hill, Sleepless in Seattle, City Lights, Erin Brockovich, Into the wild,
Music: A lot. Depending on my mood and what I do. I really do not like german Schlager though.
Books (List incomplete): Lord of the Rings, A million little pieces, Die Physiker, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Tuesdays with Morrie, Land of plenty (the book by Fuchsia Dunlop, not the movie by Wim Wenders),
Anja
Books: any Lonely Planet, 1984, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Fear and Loathing...
Music: Anything with soul that wasn't overproduced to make big money
Movies; Into the Wild, Pulp Fiction, The Princess Bride, The Neverending Story, The Last Unicorn, Fight Club...
Games: Tetris, Super Mario Bros, Zelda - A Link to the Past (yes old school NES/SNES)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

We skydived in Australia, Anja swam with sharks close to Hawaii. Benni served the Dalai Lama and we worked at a slauther house.

Teach, Learn, Share

Benni:
Teach: I can explain the political system of germany and teach you a little latin maybe while I show you how to put herbs in a paper.
Learn: I want to learn how to sail and fish, so I can live on a boat. In general I would like to develop some wilderness skills.
Share: How about we share a meal.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Germany