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Overview

  • 1 reference 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German; learning Arabic, Russian, Spanish
  • 29, Male
  • Member since 2014
  • studying Physics in Munich
  • No education listed
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About Me

Currently studying Physics in Munich so sadly not as much time to travel as I'd like there to be. Still trying to get out of my comfort zone every semester break!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Its literally the one best way to get to know a city/ country! You will hardly ever find a more open person than one who gives a stranger access to his everything, and this reflects hugely in their ability to show you around a city and get you to places that you would never go if you booked a hotel.

Interests

I'd describe myself as "Faustian" I guess, in that I believe that you can never have too much knowledge about anything.
I try to always be open to everything and everyone to improve myself and others, learn new things or acquire new skills.

  • politics
  • traveling
  • woodworking
  • backpacking
  • surfing
  • philosophy
  • physics

Music, Movies, and Books

Don't read as much as I used to, although that usually changes as soon as I'm on the road somewhere. If I do read I love 50s and 60s eastern European scifi or if I find the time philosophical works.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Drifting down Rio Verde in the Amazon on a self-made raft with a bunch of Israelis
Construct a sandstone house in the Sahara in a camp in the middle of nowhere
March through Northern Irelands marshes with plastic bags around my feet
Explore abandoned buildings in Ukraine and getting escorted out at gunpoint
Drive through the desert in Tunisia in a shitty Renault

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm always up for debating over just about anything and am quick to form an opinion about stuff!
Of course I always love to teach as much as possible about the things where I'm confident in my skills, like physics and maths or any language that I know the basics of.

I also always love helping anyone at any time with whatever work needed. I'm somewhat experienced with handiwork like carpentry, basic electrics, bricklaying and some other stuff I cant remember, and if I don't know anything about something I'm always eager to do some learning by doing...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bolivia, Chile, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Tunisia, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany

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