Relaxed, warm, easy-going, a little shy, a bit of a daydreamer. The daydreaming can be a bit of a problem - I've been known to walk into things on occasion. I kind of like understatement, and jokes both terrible and good.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The best way to get to know someone is to sleep on their couch.

Interests

• literature
• dancing
• environment
• cooking
• anime
• movies
• chess
• traveling
• socializing
• philosophy
• psychology
• art
• improvisation
• comedy
• talking
• card games
• surrealism

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Three Men in a Boat, White Teeth, The Beautiful and Damned, East of Eden, Anna Karenina, The Sellout, 20 Songs of Love and a Song of Despair

Films: I spent a long time trying to work out what the best romantic comedy was. The result was a draw between Breakfast at Tiffanys and Love Actually.

I also loved Head-On (Gegen die Wand), Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence.

Music: Nirvana, Kraftwerk, Parov Stelar, Magnetic Fields, The Avalanches, Bach

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A couple years ago I spent three weeks in Rome taking a class at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, where ancient Greek was taught as if it was a living language. Every morning we'd spend three hours talking to each other and writing in this long dead language. Our teacher also taught us a lot of silly songs about crocodiles, and one beautiful ancient one about how life is short. I guess the songs about crocodiles were also, in a way, about how life is short...

Teach, Learn, Share

We can talk philosophy - I know a little about it!
Swapping recipes / cooking together

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, England, Fiji, France, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Germany, New Zealand