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Overview

  • 66 references 22 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German; learning Danish, French, Polish
  • 55, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • gastronome, cook, culinary consultant, tourguide
  • European Film College
  • From Dreieich / near Frankfurt am Main
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Renovating my home kitchen / Making people happy with good food.

ABOUT ME

I am mad about food. I like to travel and getting to know all the specialties (food, culture) of your World. And when you are in Poznan, you probably have a chance to visit me on one of my couchsurfing-dinner-parties. Besides that I was DJing (rock/pop/indie), love to dance and watch bizzare movies (fantasy, SiFi, Horror, Trash).

Update: I moved to Poznan and work as freelance chef, culinary tourguide and in organising foodfestivals. You can find some of my works on www.facebook.com/kuchniachrisa

PHILOSOPHY

relax ! After a ventricular fibrillration in 2007, I realized, what an amazing gift life is. And that we should not stress ourself too much.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

The regular thursday meetings of CS started in my restaurant in Poznan in 2010. I do dinnerpaties where I try to bring as many nationalities as possible together at my table.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have not surved so much but having a huge hosting experience ! I studied at the european filmcollege where we have been 120 students from 27 different nations and whenever I needed a place to stay in other capitols around europe I just contacted one of my collegues like they do when the are in Berlin or now in Poznan. Every single experience was great , I am happy that I learned something from every single Surfer that has visited me.
In my first year in CS I hosted over 50 people. Back then I also organized many CS meetings.

Interests

cooking, DJing, filming, talking, art, culture, architecture, graphic design

  • arts
  • culture
  • architecture
  • design
  • graphic design
  • dancing
  • dining
  • cooking
  • partying
  • movies
  • traveling
  • freelancing

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Fantasy Films, Robert deNiro, Trash, Horror, Kevin Smith-Flics, Animation and I love shortfilms. All Time Favourits: The Big Lerbowski, Brazil, Once Upon a Time in America, Before Sunrise, Amelie, Good Fellas, Tampopo, Clerks, 23, High Fidelity, Chasing Amy, Dinner Rush, Saving Grace, Frankie & Johnny, Julie & Julia,
TV: Breaking Bad, Fargo, Antony Bourdain - No reservations
Music in General: Guitar Pop, Handmade music, 60s 70s 80s, disco, alternative

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I survived a ventricular fibrillation. Not that it is an "amazing" thing by itself, but it changes your view on life. You see the world with different eyes.

Teach, Learn, Share

I know my City very well and can show you a lot of nice places to go in Poznan that can not be found in all tourist-guides. I have skills in cooking, design, marketing, and making people happy :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Denmark, France, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Germany, Poland

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