CURRENT MISSION

Germany and Hungary in the near future.

ABOUT ME

I love traveling, hiking, camping, riding my motorcycle, snowboarding and walking around for hours in search of street art. I like taking photographs, reading, writing, painting, dancing and street food.

I am generally on the quiet side as I like listening and observing people.

PHILOSOPHY

It is good to find a middle ground between being driven and having fun. I like to think that I've found it.

This Paul Auster quote sums up my personal philosophy well:
"Deep down, I don’t believe it takes any special talent for a person to lift himself off the ground and hover in the air. We all have it in us—every man, woman, and child—and with enough hard work and concentration, every human being is capable of…the feat….You must learn to stop being yourself. That’s where it begins, and everything else follows from that. You must let yourself evaporate. Let your muscles go limp, breathe until you feel your soul pouring out of you, and then shut your eyes. That’s how it’s done. The emptiness inside your body grows lighter than the air around you. Little by little, you begin to weigh less than nothing. You shut your eyes; you spread your arms; you let yourself evaporate. And then, little by little, you lift yourself off the ground. 'Like so'."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have a couch in Berkeley, CA.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Several years, both as a host and as a guest. Great way to meet new friends!

Interests

Meditation, nature, yoga, qi gong, chinese medicine, martial arts, painting, writing, poetry, music, playing sports, reading, research...

• arts
• writing
• poetry
• street art
• dancing
• dining
• yoga
• meditation
• walking
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• music
• hiking
• camping
• snowboarding
• sports
• martial arts
• medicine

Music, Movies, and Books

I like comedies and documentaries, Osho, the poetry of Paul Auster, Lorna Crozier and Mary Oliver.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Surfed the Devil's Punch Bowl in Oregon, meandered through bulldozed-over slums in China where people lived partially under ground, spent time in a Sangoma training school in Africa and visited a live volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. I am extremely fond of the street art in Athens, often miss exploring and documenting this city.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Happy to give acupuncture treatments upon request!

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Mozambique, Romania, South Africa, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Hungary, Romania, United States