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ABOUT ME

... I was born in a medium sized town not far away from the Alps and Lake Constance. Its always 5 degrees colder than you think ;) My current location is Karlsruhe. That's where I studied communication design and photography. I got my degree in 2014 and worked as a freelancer,moved to Bremen for a scholarship, moved back, worked for StartUps and now i'm a science communicator and university lecturer. While studying I lived in Amsterdam, The Hague, Durban / ZA and for a shorter time in many more. I try to travel much, catching new perspectives, meeting new people that share with their experiences. It is important for me though i recognize the older people get, the less they do it while their focus turns inwards.

PHILOSOPHY

a quote from Hermann Hesse:

Das Glueck ist ein Wie, kein Was,
und ein Talent, kein Objekt.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

In 2009 my roommate in Karlsruhe was member first and I just thought i would fit for me as well. We'll provided our couch to other surfers whenever it was possible and i used CS while traveling around, too. I love the vibe of the community and the feeling that whereever you'll go, there will be somebody to help you!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Many surfers already visited our flatshare in karlsruhe. And i made only good experiences with them, met interesting people and it is really a enrichment of our flatshare - life. I've already traveled around with CS in Germany, the Netherlands and South Africa and the Czech republic.

Interests

cooking and eating,
growing plants,
electronics and wearables,
hearing music, watching films, visiting exhibitions,
photography,
the universe,
snowboarding, swimming, surfing and wakeboarding,
climbing big walls (mostly indoor at the moment ... )
playing Squash (Beginner but love that!)

• design
• photography
• cooking
• electronics
• movies
• traveling
• music
• surfing
• snowboarding
• wakeboarding
• rock climbing
• racquetball
• swimming
• freelancing
• science
• squash

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
Cidade de Deus , Fight Club, Match Point, Noi­ Albinoi­, Garden State, Amélie, Eagle vs. Shark, Das Leben der Anderen, La Vita e bella, Johny Mad Dog, Drive, Be Kind - Rewind, Another Earth, Moonrise Kingdom; Juno, Beasts of the Southern Wild, The Loneliest Planet; Ginger & Rosa; Frances Ha, Gravity, Blue is the warmest Colour, Oh Boy!, Interstellar, What we do in the Shadows, Her, Grand Budapest Hotel, Victoria, Ex Machina, Irrational Man, Timbuktu

Music:
Seelenluft - Manila;best song ever ;), the notwist, dresden dolls, new order, radiohead, nouvelle vague, yeahyeahyeahs, fat freddys drop, bonobo, tocotronic, caribou, XX, blind pilot, feist, django django, the duke spirit, gavlyn, Grimes, Mount Kimbie, King Krule, Moderat, Glass Animals, Jungle, Martin Kohlstedt, Christian Löffler, Nils Frahm. Check out my soundcloud account: https://soundcloud.com/chris-spatschek

Books:
hermann hesse - der steppenwolf,Jostein Gaarder - sofies welt, erich kästner - fabian, Thomas Glavinic - die arbeit der nacht, cormac mccarthy - the road, Jack Kerouac - On the Road, fabrizio gatti - bilal, bartholomäus grill - Ach, Afrika, Eshkol Nevo - World Cup Wishes, some stuff from hemingway as well.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once was surfing the orange water of the indian ocean at the break of dawn.

Teach, Learn, Share

I've got a huge chest of so called useless knowledge.
Photographic skills, how to present things, how to communicate and visualize information,
last but not least how to have a nice evening, including to prepare a great meal!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I won't be the surfer who regards his host just as a cheap replacement for a hostel.
So I want to contribute to your couchsurfing experience.
Well the rest depends on what we're making of it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Netherlands, South Africa

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