CURRENT MISSION

Just returned home after 15 months traveling through Australia and New Zealand. On the mission to find the perfect employer while going climbing and bouldering often.

ABOUT ME

I am 28 years old and just got back from a long journey. Before that, I finished my Master's Degree in Psychology in Lund, Sweden, and Vancouver, Canada. I enjoy being back home to spend time with friends and family while I also miss the van life in New Zealand. I am here to make new friends, exploring new cultures, learn new things and constantly broaden the perspective.

I am addicted to bouldering and try to go 4 times a week. Also, I am interested in global politics, shared economy, tech trends, innovative green business trends and inspiring travel stories.

I am convinced that you can find something interesting in everyone, and traveling allows me to find out what it is.

I am happy with my life and stoked to be hosting again with my girlfriend Jo (https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/shinymojo)

PHILOSOPHY

I like to listen. I hope we can meet and share our views on certain things. Always interested in nice discussions and thoughtful questions. I value health over impulsivity and time over money.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

CS is a great opportunity to socialize and to learn. Many of us know how it feels like to travel on a small budget and how grateful it can be to meet a local or even stay with one. It should not be about the money. My experiences so far showed me that there are so many like-minded people in some ways and completely different in others. CS provides a platform to get to know those similarities and contrasts. I am very grateful for the connections and experiences I have made and would like to get to know more people.

Hosting and Surfing is an ideal way to learn about what peoples life in another part of the world is like. What do they like and dislike? How is it like for you to live this way? What gives you Joy everyday? All these questions are truly interesting to me, and their answers tell me 1000 times more about how a place is like, than any guidebook out there.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far, very good. My first experience in Indonesia, and I am still in good contact with her (7 years later). I am looking forward to many more experiences to come! Just back in October 2018 I met again with two of my old Couchsurfing friends from 2012 in Bangkok. As if 7 years did not change anything. I love it.

Update: During our trip in Australia and New Zealand we couchsurfed a lot as well and it was superb.

Interests

I am open to many things, but here is an overview of what I am interested currently (July 2020)

- Astronomy
- Acroyoga
- Bouldering and Climbing
- shared economy
- Conservational Psychology
- How can Psychology be of help to counteract Climate Change?
- Hiking and Surfing
- Internet of Things

• culture
• traveling
• socializing
• bouldering
• music
• hiking
• surfing
• sports
• geography
• history
• psychology
• climbing
• acroyoga
• non-fiction books
• productivity

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
-Junip
- Odesza
-Jose Gonzales
-Xavier Rudd
-Alt-J
-Sarkodie (and more Ghanaian Rap, ask me about it)

Books

Gregory Roberts - Shantaram
John Strelecky - The big five for life
Stephen Covey - 7 habits of highly effective people
Oren Klaff - Pitch Anything
Robert Cialdini - Influence
Stephen Hawking - A brief history of time

Movies
Interstellar
Ex Machina
Inception

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- living with indigenous people in Vanuatu

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach - Psychology stuff, Acroyoga poses and productivity hacks

Learn - I always want to learn new things! Spanish, Handstand, Lucid Dreaming and the list goes on..

Share - Travel experiences, our favorite cooking dishes, things we are passionate about, Fun time

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can connect you with my friends who might be a local in the city you are about to visit ;)

Psychology Myths (we don´t learn "mind reading" in university)

How to make vegan pancakes

I can share with you what books inspired me and changed how I think

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden