If someone had told me, that I would be a millionaire at 21, I would not have believed them. And I would have been right. Instead, I spend my days studying Computer Science, learning Romanian and trying to teach my mother's dog to walk on a leash without pulling. We're getting there.

I am studying Computer Science in Aachen, currently finishing my Bachelors. Just now, I finished an Erasmus semester in Timișoara, Romania, and am now travelling a bit before the next semester starts. Trying to see as much of what the world has to offer :)

Strengths: knitting, mowing lawns, Risotto - Weakness: not a clue about Chemistry

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing for me is one of the best ways to connect with the place you are visiting, with the people, the culture, the cuisine. Connecting with locals is what drives me during my travels and seeing a new city not as a cluster of TripAdvisor-entries but someone's home is what makes Couchsurfing so special.

Interests

• backpacking
• volleyball
• computer science
• hitchhiking
• tea
• lighthouses
• language learning
• birdwatching
• bike repair
• non-fiction books

Music, Movies, and Books

gurkenguru on Spotify
A little life, hitchhiker's guide, Werner Herzog autobiography
The Holdovers, Little Women, Puss in boots

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

This one time, I saw a bug that was carrying a piece of bread that was like five times its size. And it was carrying it up stairs! Up, then it would turn, up, turn... Will wonders ever cease?

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Romania