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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
Spreading peace and music would be cool. I'm trying to learn about everything around me to get a better world view :-)
ABOUT ME
I love music and philosophy a lot. I am really trying to solve life, I know it's quite a difficult problem. I like renewable energies and and open minded people. Meditation is quite cool and I cannot wait to find people to JAM!!!!
PHILOSOPHY
If everyone strived for a complete understanding and balance and didn't settle for less, this world would be a hell of a better place. International travel and living is one of the best ways to expand your views and learn from others
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I play drums and percussion(schlagzeugspieler) and guitar (gittarrespieler), but can't really move a drumset in my apartment :-( ...
I'm excited to participate in CS events
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I'm super new and though the first get together in Munich I went to was awesome, so I had to join
Interests
All types of music, both playing and going to concerts : Reggae, Jazz, Klezmer, Folk, Alternative, Rock n Roll, Bluegrass, Blues, etc
Hiking, Hanging out, Philosophizing, Cooking , sharing unique viewpoints :-)
- concerts
- festivals
- cooking
- meditation
- technology
- traveling
- music
- jazz
- guitar
- drums
- blues
- hiking
- backpacking
Music, Movies, and Books
1984 by George Orwell
Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks
Old Chinese Poetry like Li Po, Wang Wei, Po Chui
Rober Frost quote: "I am not a teacher, I am an awakener."
Grateful Dead, Jimi, Janis, ok a bunch of hippies... Miles Davis, Bill Monroe, Wayne Shorter, James Brown, Bob Marley, John Mclaughlin, Billy Cobham, George Porter Jr, Sublime, Slightly Stoopid, Jerry Garcia, Chris Thile, Del McCoury, Yonder Mountain String Band, Mos-Def, Ludacris, Lupe Fiasco, Snoop D-O-doubleG, The Roots...and so on
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
-I stood on the Great Wall of China and couldn't find a bathroom after the hike, so......there was a moment full of pride
-Big Bend National Park backpacking, it borders the US and Mexico.
-Greyfox Bluegrass Festival is like heaven on earth in Oakhill, NY 3rd weekend in July
-30+ second keg stand
-Seeing Doc Watson, Jerry Garcia, and Mike Auldridge play before they passed away
-Realizing that the US is probably not all it says it is and realizing what it has to offer comes with the not so obvious side costs
-Watching a live Billy Cobham drum solo
Teach, Learn, Share
Learning is really easy and when it seems hard, it just means you are trying to take too big of steps too quickly. Learning is the most empowering thing we have.
-I have a technical basis to help explain fundamentals of technology. Also, I am a big fan of african off-time drumming so I can share what I know about circular rhythmic patterns. And my opinion on life :-)
-I want to become fluent in jazz theory and I am just beginning. Also in German too!
Countries I’ve Visited
China, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United States
Countries I’ve Lived In
Germany, United States