CURRENT MISSION

Character is how you treat those, who can do nothing for you.

ABOUT ME
In pursuit of writing some clever, artsy, witty albeit slightly pretentious, wanna-be poetry-style self presentation I should probably just put that out there right away: don't always take me too seriously.

I like to exchange stories of the mundane and the extraordinary.
I am interested to find out, what experiences shaped someone and made them into the person they are (psychologist speaking).

Interests

Playing the cello ~ swimming ~ listening to people talk foreign languages ~ short films ~ my quotes collection ~ jazz music ~ Polaroids ~ sunsets ~ cooking ~ beach volley ball ~ old charming buildings ("Altbau") ~ piano ~ reading in coffee shops ~ debating ~ jazz concerts ~ exploring and hiking in nature

• arts
• writing
• poetry
• photography
• dancing
• movies
• painting
• music
• jazz
• piano
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Authors: Amos Oz, Zadie Smith,Alice Munro, Hermann Hesse, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Buddenbrooks, George Orwell, Haruki Murakami, Alice Zeniter, Albert Camus, Fernando Pessoa, Kazuo Ishiguro, Thomas Mann, Jack Kerouac, Emmanuelle Carrère, David Foenkinos, Max Frisch, Khaled Hosseini

Musicians: L. E. J, Degiheugi, Pomme, Alice et Moi, Arlo Parks, Rhye, James Blake, Faber, Sophie Hunger, alt-J, The Shins, Chet Baker, Two Door Cinema Club, Angus & Julia Stone, Arcade Fire, Glenn Miller, death cab for cutie, Parov Stelar, The Neighboorhood, John Mayer, Coeur de Pirate, Bon Entendeur, Polo & Pan, Fauve

Films & directors: Beginners, J'ai tué ma mère, Requiem for a dream, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Pulp Fiction, La cité des enfants perdus, Jim Jarmusch, Un prophète, Spike Jonze, Trainspotting, Terrence Malick, Buena Vista Social Club, Being John Malkowich, De battre mon coeur s'est arrêté

Shows: Friends, Stromberg, Shtisel and Ethos

Museums: Fondation Beyeler, Museum Folkwang, Kunstpalast, Musée Rodin, Musée d'Orsay, Tate Modern, The National Gallery

Newspapers: NYT, ZEIT, Le monde

Philosophers: Arendt, Sartre and Kant

What I Can Share with Hosts

What I hope I can offer is to spend time with someone that is meaningful to both parties and where we can part ways having learned something from each other.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom