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Hi.

- born in August 1982 in Solingen
- moved to cologne in April 2016
- went to kindergarten, to school, to vocational school, to university, to a company to work there .... bla bla blup

.... so
Who am I???

I am the result of the experiences I've made.
I am a mixture of my 5 closest friends.
I am a typical lion.
I know that I know nothing.
I plan to be surprised.
I am never complete, but finally- I am.
My life is a never ending learning process, and I try to make the best of it.
Anyhow I appreciate my free time, hanging around, forgetting my to-do list and enjoying the sun.

... writing down my characteristics would just be writing down adjectives. So get me known personally.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've not hosted or being hosted much so far. I just started in December 2015. A friend suggested me to try it, till then I've not known that site. And I did it.
And I liked it.
And I find it really cool to see how open the people are. Many are so trustworthy and open-minded and I really start to like this way of traveling and this kind of attitude.
I enjoy to meet people who live in that country, to see things which are maybe not the typical tourist stuff, (but I nevertheless am interested in tourist stuff), to be close to other cultures and try new things, different food, to share interests, see other ways of thinking and living and make new friends.
I like it to be more open now, trying to look beyond the horizon, not just knowing the things I know and being satisfied with this.

And because I can't go to every country and get known every culture, culture can come to me. So feel free to contact me and be my guest.

I also like to be informed about couchsurfing parties and upcoming events near to me.

... so that's why I am on couchsurfing. Surprise :-).

Interests

Interests:
Tennis, Football, cooking, music, traveling, meditating/Buddhism, movies and books, shooting photos, exploring new things, relaxing and appreciating my time and the moment, celebrating and meeting people, sharing believes, opinions, interests

It's sometimes not so easy to switch off my mind,
no thinking,
no talking,
just being in the moment... but I'm working on it ;)

... when I have more time again, I want to go on playing piano.
... and learning / doing yoga is on my to-do-list.

• cooking
• beer
• yoga
• meditation
• movies
• tennis
• football
• bars
• exploring

Music, Movies, and Books

The secret life of Walter Mitty, Dan in real life, Snatch, Lord of the rings, the Hobbit, Bud Spencer and Terrence Hill movies, Quentin Tarantino movies, Blockbusters, comedy movies, Simpsons, Scrubs, HIMYM...

Jules Verne, Osho, Edgar Allen Poe, internet articles/blogs, some other stuff, too less at all...

Amy Mc Donald, Sufjan Stevens, Kings of convenience, Symphony X, Amorphis, Die Ärzte, Helge Schneider, Wise Guys, chart music, metal music/progressive rock, movie soundtracks, indie pop/rock...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hm... Don't know...
I was born.
In Sri Lanka I gave a nut to an ape and the ape ate the nut.
That ape gave me a high five.
When I delete one task of my to-do list, suddenly two new tasks appear... so I think I'm a magican (doesn't work with beer btw)...

Etc. haha ... So think there is plenty of time left in my life to do more these kind of amazing things :D

What I Can Share with Hosts

Teach German ;)
Good conversations
Help you (cooking, cleaning, whatever)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States