I love traveling, meeting new people, experiencing new food. For me, travelling is a form of liberation and learning about other people and about myself.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing fosters an exchange and, hence, respect and tolerance.

Interests

Food, Cuisine, Books, Beer, Economics, Politics, Hitchhiking, Hiking, Travel, Musical instruments, Football

Music, Movies, and Books

Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Chinua Achebe, Roberto Bolano, Alfred Doeblin, Amartya Sen, Daron Acemoglu, Alicia Albinia, Amin Maalouf, Kenzaburo Oe, Antonio Tabucchi, Nawid Kermani,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Many things, some memorable moments:

Standing on a mountain ridge between Spain and France and looking down the last trail of Walter Benjamin.

Hitchhiking on a truck through the steppe with the eagles flying over the head.

Riding a train straight from Inner Mongolia to Yunnan.

Staying with Tibetan nomads in the monastery' accommodation, watching Breaking Bad with them.

Roadtripping through West Africa!

Marrying the love of my life in Beverly Hills.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, France, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Niger, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Mongolia, Niger, Pakistan

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