CURRENT MISSION

to teach CS a lesson. thanks for transforming a gift-based community into a for-profit enterprise! you are shitting in the mouth of everybody who has contributed in the spirit of the free gift. so long, suckers!

ABOUT ME

After having had the same words here for about 6 years I felt it's time for a change.

I mainly consider myself an activist for deep cultural change. I could write a 1.000 words about the nature of transformation I'm interested in, but I guess I better let Charles Eisenstein speak for myself: "Sacred Economics" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEZkQv25uEs

I think that the concept and methotology of Permaculture are the most important tools on our challenging path towards a happier society not based on explotation and violence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lv3R4HrY6w

I love gardening, and I would not like to live without it at the moment. I mainly work as a nature guide, which is cool too. I am a political activist outside of established political parties. I am a harmony-seeking, thoughtful, tolerant and imperfect human being trying not to leave a mess after me.

PHILOSOPHY

"Be the change you want to see" (Gandhi)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Mainly by hosting people in Innsbruck.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Lots of experience, almost all of it between good and amazing.

UPDATE 2015: Taking a break from CS. Quite bored of the hundreds of messages of spoilt consumer kids who want to TRAVEL THE WORLD and SEE AS MANY PLACES AS POSSIBLE... FOR FREEEEE...

Couchsurfing has changed, not only from the top (NGO to for-profit enterprise) but also from the bottom (it feels more and more like playing the idiot for spoilt kids in a free hostel than genuine sharing).

Find me on trustroots if you know what I'm saying:
https://www.trustroots.org/#!/profile/baumiel

Interests

gaia, permaculture, juggling (devilstick, balls, contact), growing and making good food, life after civilization, handmade things, low-tech solutions, playing football, slow traveling, transition towns, money and society

• dining
• recipes
• baking
• yoga
• partying
• gardening
• technology
• traveling
• juggling
• music
• soccer
• biology
• economics
• tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

movie: la vita é bella, the great dance, la belle verte

music: many different genres, i particularly like the upbeat stuff

book: siddharta (hermann hesse), sacred economics & the ascent of humanity (charles eisenstein), meme wars (kalle lasn), the moneyless manifesto (mark boyle), debt (david graeber), the earth care manual (patrick whitefield), the hand-sculpted house

...just some examples

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Life.

Teach, Learn, Share

teach: juggling, biology and permaculture basics, pizza and bread baking, garden stuff, how money works
learn: handcrafts, music, recipes, yoga
share: experiences

Countries I’ve Visited

Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, Faroe Islands, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom

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