CURRENT MISSION

traveling the world

ABOUT ME

I love working with my hands. Means everything in handcraft, especially wood. I also used to work as a bike mechanic, construction work and renovations. So if you have something to fix, let me know :D

But also like teasing my mind. I'm good in everything that deals with abstract concepts and am able to pull complex issues together. Variety is the key!

I love cooking. Have a pretty good sense of smell which helps putting the right flavours together. While traveling through Australia I even got asked to become a tour chef :)

At the moment I work as a consultant in business and IT. I am happy to have the opportunity to call some of the biggest companies in Germany and world wide my clients.

PHILOSOPHY

never stop learning and be happy rather than wasting your time seeking happiness

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

The idea of hosting people is just great. That's what we are doing back home. I've been to so many places, was lucky to have somebody to host me and so did I countless times.
having a platform to connect to people all over the world is something that is worth to be supported where and whenever possible. Surfing somebodies couch is more than sleeping! To me it means getting to know new people, locals, exploring a place like it is described in no guide book, having a laugh, exchanging experience, ... so much more than just spending a night.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I crashed quite some couches so far. While traveling it just happens as I meet people. But I'm kind of a freshman on couchsurfing. But excited to get to know more of this species. couchsurfers for life :D

Interests

traveling, nature, hiking, handcraft, meeting new people, learning more about foreign cultures, visiting remote places, smoking cigars, clubbing, personnel and self-development, problem solving

• culture
• books
• dining
• cooking
• clubbing
• traveling
• socializing
• cycling
• hiking
• surfing
• business
• languages
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm bad in reading and focus on non-fiction and scientific literature.

On the other hand I like different kinds of music. My choice actually depends on the mood I'm in. jazz, funk, soul, R'n'B, rock, metal, grunge, hard core, classical music, ...

Movies... should have a message, attract or just entertain. I also like documentaries.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The thankfulness in the eyes of a grandfather, the joy of the grandma, the smile in the face of a sad mother and the wild enthusiasm of the kids when I brought the pictures of this homeless family around. (India, 2008)

Teach, Learn, Share

hm... teaching requires it's counterpart. So having knowledge in a certain sector does not mean I can teach you if you don't want to. But I can certainly share knowledge about bike mechanics, food, personal development, arabic vs. western culture, what ever comes up and I have an opinion about.

things I wanna learn...
I want to improve my languages. I also love to advance my surf and horse-riding. I would like to learn welding. And of course I want to learn all the things I cannot even imagine because I don't even know they exist.