CURRENT MISSION

Find goals for myself and understand people

ABOUT ME

I come from Germany, grew up in southern Lower Saxony and study for my masters in Computer Science at the university of Magdeburg.

I easily get interested in many things, particularly in the surroundings of where I currently am, the places, history, people, etc.

Being a debater, I come with ideas about many things and I like to reflect on and talk about them. It also means I always like to see the other side of an issue.

Independence is very important to me. So when I have the chance to share time with my friends and we are companions to each other, I feel very glad. However, if I want to do a certain thing (e.g. travelling) and I can't find anyone to do it with me, I happily do it on my own.

I think I have a very positive idea of humans. This means I believe all behaviour is somehow explainable and understandable. I don't believe bad people exist. Yet I don't yet manage to see the reasons and needs behind what some people do. Changing this is my current mission.

A vegetarian none-smoker who doesn't drink coffee nor alcohol nor coke... I guess I appear quite strange and selective from time to time. I'm also not a party person.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I like to take part in activities, surfing when travelling and in general I also host surfers. Right now, though, I cannot host due to limited available space. Additionally, I'm not a local and I cannot provide the cultural experience I would search for as a visitor. This is why I don't want to host couchsurfers right now.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Since I joined in May 2012, I took part in activities in Cape Town, Magdeburg and Paris.
I surfed in Zimbabwe, Germany and Spain.
In Magdeburg, I hosted a lot of people from several countries.

Other than through Couchsurfing, I lived with two really amazing host families in Sarajevo and Tehran.

Interests

One of my greatest fields of interest are games (bord-, card-, activity games, etc.). I've invented a few myself. Actually, I attended a course last semester where we invented a board game as a team. It reminded me of how much fun it is. I really enjoyed.

Travelling is so interesting and exciting, seeing new places, meeting new people, receiving new impressions. I like railways in particular.

I used to sing in an a-capella choir and I do debating as a sport.

In 2015, I completed a group leader's course of laughter yoga and I founded a laughter club in Magdeburg in order to laugh regularly.

• culture
• singing
• board games
• traveling
• computer science
• history
• railways

Music, Movies, and Books

I found some South African music I really enjoy listening to. My favourite band is Freshlyground.
In terms of Turkish music, I mostly like music from the 90's.
I didn't find appropriate Australian music yet.
Movies should be fun and make me laugh. My favourite one is "Otesanek" ("Little Otik" in English), a Czech surrealistic movie.
I don't really read a lot of books - actually last time I finished a book was in early 2012 (though that one was really nice). I can live without books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The most amazing thing was to find people I could instantly trust and to whom I could talk about the most personal things.

I studied abroad for two (almost) consecutive years in Turkey, Australia and Cuba.

And I took a lift in a fire engine... ask me about that thing with the fire engine!

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd like to learn about cultures, experiences people made, their everyday life. I'd be glad if I could learn to cook a dish from another place. Or playing a game I didn't know before.

What I could obviously share is my knowledge about German language and culture, perhaps something about computer science - and laughing!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I know laughter yoga, so I can laugh with them!

Countries I’ve Visited

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Namibia, Netherlands, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Cuba, Germany, South Africa, Turkey