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Overview

  • 4 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, German; learning Dutch, Portuguese, Russian
  • 30, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Student
  • Currently student in Environmental Sciences in Zürich
  • From Strasbourg, Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine, France
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About Me

I'm 22, studying environmental sciences in Zürich. Environmental sciences are about caring about the future needs of our world, like food, energy, climate or biodiversity.

I'm an easy going person, who has a neurotic need to feel free. I am very curious about the different world views people have, and about their outlooks and hopes. It's fascinating to look through the eyes of others. People at times take me for a weirdo, but I'm just a bit of a troll and a dreamer =) . I think it's important to be true to oneself! I'm vegetarian(but I don't want to convince anyone). I sometimes might appear undependable and not contact you very often after we've met, but I'll never forget you!

I currently live in a sharehome with a nice lady of 90 years and her aid/nurse, because I´m so broke I cannot afford a flat. (She lets me live cheaply and in exchange I help where I can!). So I don't have any couch available(it's already quite challenging for them like this, haha), but I'll always be thrilled to invite people to a nice pub while in Zürich!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is about openness, empathy and warmth, and these are things I care about.

Interests

my bike
zoology
I'm always trying to expand my music library(I think I'm a bit of a collector)
playing the piano(classical)/ukulele
reading novels in french/german/english(Nabokov, Thomas hardy, Imre Kertesz) + reading everything that I get my hands on
learning langages (russian, portuguese and now dutch!)
travelling like a hobo(like really, really, really) and other badass things
partying
bouddhist philosophy(but not religion)
hiking, surfing, longboarding
I´m also writing in a student journal that no one reads : http://www.zs-online.ch/

  • writing
  • street art
  • animal welfare
  • dining
  • vegetarian
  • partying
  • pub crawls
  • reading
  • traveling
  • piano
  • karaoke
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • buddhist
  • nursing
  • budget travel
  • cinema
  • laugh

Music, Movies, and Books

THE LIST OF BOOKS IS TOO LONG, ASK WHEN WE MEET
MUSIC:The Cure, Jamie xx, Nina Simone, Al Green, Schubert, Caetano Veloso, Beethoven, Chinese man, Fleetwood Mac, Patti Smith, Florence and the Machine, Klangkarussell, Blackalicious, Anthony&the Johnsons, traditional african music, Arctic monkeys...
FILMS: La grande Bellezza, the grand Budapest Hotel, Mulholland drive, The perks of being a wallflower, La piel que habito, Lord of the rings, How I met your mother and Avatar(series). Lars von Trier(only the early films), Michael Haneke, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Terence Malick, Miyazaki and Kung-fu films!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I don't like to brag about all the cool things I made. I just hope the amazing thinks lie ahead and not behind.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach french and german. And if you have a broken bycicle, ask me, I'll fix it!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Can I share some weird questions ? (That's an example)
Stories.
I'm also a cheap workforce.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Iceland, Madagascar, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Réunion, Switzerland

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