--- Update Sep, 2017 ---

After some unlucky appartment search in Freiburg and Berlin, I found my new own appartment in Leipzig, Germany

Very soon, I keep going on again with my Arab-Europe longterm project. Being during the warmer period in Central
Europe/ Germany and during the colder period in the Southern Mediterrean/North Africa.

--- Update April, 2016 ---

I am Martin once originally from Berlin, Germany. Usually on the move throughout Europe since 2009. My last
favourite place where I used to stay from late autumn til spring was in Seville and Cadiz in Andalucia , Spain.

This year winter period, I just recently came back from Tunisia where I was from end of November to mid February.

But now I am currently under way on a special mission and with a more professional background:

https://www.couchsurfing.com/groups/arab-euro-mobility-cultural-exchange

In the context of my mission I am regularly looking for interesting people in interesting locations, which may take passive or active part in the project or they are just curious and may support as a host.

However, I thank everyone for anything we might share and thank you for your kind attention so far.

BerlinGypsy aka Martin

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ABOUT ME

hi folks !

I try to realize a lifestyle as much independent from fixed locations as possible ...
in fact it would be a nice idea being regularly but not constantly on move between several preferred locations ....

... it seems am mainly attracted by music ... but I am also interested in many other themes such as all sorts of cultural aspects, philosophy, politics, economy, religion, spirituality .. etc. ... but one of the main advantage of good music is, it lets the space and spirit open ... so its very inviting to get in touch with other mentalities and cultures by music ...

I guess am sincere and open minded for more or less everything and everyone ... I would love to learn Arabic and Russian ... I should improve my spanish and french dramatically ... but possibly too much lack of time ... :(

I have friends from 20 to 60 and I have learned every age has a sort of advantages and disadvantages, including myself of course ...

... I am thinking a lot about how to realize a more non-materialistic and free world ... I love philosophy and related themes ... I have currently a favour for Universalism, Islam, Spirituality ... and I am basically interested in everything what supports people to become more free on all important levels of life ... :)

.. on the other side I also love just to be somehow without any intellectual brain works ... and just to be ...
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... I have founded two own small business - one is doing consultancy and project management for cultural matters and for the creative industries - I am specialised in the audiovisual and the music industry, but now developing mainly international projects and the mission is to help and support small organisations and single professionals for their way through the jungle ... my focus themes are advanced professional training / entrepreneurship, project & business development and intellectual property management...

my second biz is to distribute not so known specialties from diverse and different local regions ... so far I have some fruit spirits (liqors) from south west Germany and I am always interested to find very rare and high quality - but not very known - products ...

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PHILOSOPHY

everything and everyone takes part within a big picture ... our known factual world is only a small part between the macro and the micro cosmos, and we are just in the middle and too much focused on stupid things ... I believe dignity is true ... :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

https://www.couchsurfing.com/groups/creative-mobility-cultural-exchange

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... for the time being I am on move ... I left Berlin in Aug 2009 and I am preferably only in Berlin during summer and mainly for doing my administration stuff for my small business. but of course it is also nice to meet my friends there ...

should you like to stay in Sevilla I would love to hear from you ... I still haven`t rented my own flat but my landlord has very competitive prices for single and double rooms (less than average which you would pay usually for a shared 8 bed room in a hostel) and the house is situated in the historic center near Alameda (5-9 minutes by feet).

so just drop me a line if you need to stay in Seville. I will further your request to my landlord and we will sort out, how your needs are fullfilled the best way.

anyway, Seville has a great couchsurfing community! So its usually no problem to find some friendly and open minded host. there are several meetings and gatherings of couchsurfing and intercultural exchange groups per week.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

newbee :)

Interests

private life ...

music, movies, nightlife, cultures, spirituality, the mediterrean, the sea ... doing nothing ... :)

... fades directly in my

professional life ...

contacts, particular business subjects:

entrepreneurship, mobility, intellectual property, politics, cultural exchange, economics, human rights, law, philosophy ... there is a lot ... and of course all aspects related to other cultures and to music ...

I try to connect the things...

• human rights
• cooking
• nightlife
• politics
• movies
• music
• muslim
• business
• economics
• entrepreneurship
• languages
• law
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

RAI (the older the better) ... my favourite is Cheb Hazni

music from the Balkans, in paricular brass music ... some new Western remixes of the old tunes are also not bad ... but the old are definetly the better ... hopa, hopa ... :)

Greek Rembetiko

Egyptian Shabee .... craaaaazyyyy .... I love it ... hahahaha ...

Latin Reggeaton (the good ones, not the bad word text ... except Tego !!!

Russian Ska .... the very deep simple but strong rythm ones or the very fast speedy ones ... like from stalingrad ... puuuuhhhh ... really pushing hahahah ...

Flamenco (non commercial one) ... equal some old tradtional and also modern ...

Electronic (mostly minimal & chip tunes) ... (I spent tooo long time into electronics ... but still goooood. ...

Algerian / Marroccan Reggada ... YeaH !!! ... very pushing & very good for dannce!! ...

Punk rock (the dirt guitars & pushing rythms) ...

traditional, modern, pop Arabic (hypnotising voices and driving rythms too) ... ... hakim is one of my favourites ... but of course also Faysal, Oum Koulthum, Abdel Halim Hafez ...

Metal ... the stronger the riff guitars the better ....

African jembe drums (I play myself ... but should learn more :)

Latin Salsa ... (but usually not the commercial flat ones ... )

... also some classic, jazz and spiritual music ... music has no limits ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

i`ve worked several years with Rom people (gypsies) from the balkans .... crazy people somehow and they are one of the best musicians you can find on our planet ...

Teach, Learn, Share

cooking, languages, music, ideas ... creativity ...

would love to learn Arabic and Russian ... but still have no idea how to schedule it ... ok, I have started with very simple phrases in Arabic .... but needs still a lot of time to be really involved into learning on a continuing basis .

What I Can Share with Hosts

language, experience ... stories ... MUUSIC of course ... but also just to be calme ... to share just the calme can actually say sometimes a lot ... LOL

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Tunisia, United Kingdom

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