Hello world!

I'm Robert from Leipzig, Germany and I'd like to see as much of this amazing planet as possible. I learn and write for a living - I studied Political Science and am on my way to become a newspaper editor. This shapes my approach to travelling as well, since I often find myself being drawn towards historical places and important public and politically important places. The reason I'm writing this on Couchsurfing though is because I really care about people and how they live. To exchange stories is super important to me. So if you're also interested in that, let's go for a walk, have a drink and see old and new places!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I've been using Couchsurfing since 2012. I travelled around South America back then and had the chance to meet amazing people and get to have a glimpse of what it might be like to live their lives. It has really influenced the way I travel and see the world.

Interests

I'm a political person and am very interested in contemporary developments in global, international, national and regional politics. I also know how to talk about other topics though :) I went to a special high school for music and I couldn't live without it. Also: Consciousness and psychology. Podcasts, photography, history, literature.

• politics
• traveling
• backpacking
• political science
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Too much to list them all here, but i do love...

Modernism (Hemingway, Faulkner), Non-mainstream-fantasy and mainstream-SF, Latin american literature, Lessing, Schiller, Hesse, Andreas Altmann and Coelho...

Awesome musicians like Dub FX, Gov't Mule, Groundation, Ian Fisher, John Mayer, Kaizers Orchestra, Listener, Poliça, Portugal.The Man, Tom Waits...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Two pilgrimages to santiago de compostela, galicia, spain.

Almost 5 months of backpacking in south america.

Studying and living in spain for 5 months.

Quite some 'shorter' voyages. daytrips, weekends, escaping every-day-life whenever i can.

Teach, Learn, Share

Cooking! I love to prepare food from different cuisines and would love to share that :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Croatia, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Spain