CURRENT MISSION
Pushing my PhD forward, going to Nicaragua for 6 months for that from Sept. 2017

ABOUT ME

I’m open-minded and don`t need much to feel comfortable. I’m tolerant and like to meet people who live in the places where ever I go to... I travelled the first time at the age of 20, when I went to Latin America for 18 months in order to do the german Civilian Service (instead of military service). Since then I`m always looking for new experiences in different countries. I have a strong wish to understand injustices in our today’s world such as poverty, inequality among societies and asymmetries of power – this is why I`m committed to several NGOs and initiatives in Latin America and Germany. Im currently doing a PhD in Cologne/Germany and work as a freelancer in international cooperation.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

surf and host, meet and share, talk and drink, eat and cook... ;)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I hosted several couchsurfers some years ago and already surfed a lot together with my brother when I travelled with him to Latin America. It`s just now that I start again to be more active on couchsurfing...

Interests

Travelling, basketball, reading political books, thinking about new projects and initiatives, I`m a magician and sometimes I present my show at different events, hanging out with friends in parks and bars, cooking and chats about politics in the countries I`m travelling to...

• books
• cooking
• drinking
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• basketball
• anthropology
• parks

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Rock, Ska, Mestizo, Global sounds, Balkan beats, Electro, Punk, Funk, hardcore and soooome Hip-Hop.
Books: Generally I read nonfiction books about scientific and political topics. One of my favourite novels is "La mujer habitada" of the Nicaraguan author Gioconda Belli.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of the most beautiful spots I`ve seen is definitely "Salar de Uyuni" in Bolivia. I really liked to visit New York City, because I always thought "Hey, I`ve been here before", but this was just the influence of "Kevin lost in New York" and "Sleepless in Seattle" ;)... And one of the most adventurous things I did was to take a direct bus from Buenos Aires to La Paz/Bolivia - 3.500 km and 56 hours...

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, Ghana, Italy, Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Germany, Ghana, Netherlands, Nicaragua, United Kingdom

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