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Overview

  • 10 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Italian, Japanese, Spanish
  • 57, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Teacher/Writer/Traveler/Volunteer/Activist
  • Master's Degree
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Just survival.

ABOUT ME

I´m a classic nerd in certain ways. I love to read and write and I´m definitely an introvert. But I´m most happy when I´m out of my comfort zone a bit and being active and social. So in addition to reading and writing and movie watching and quiet conversation, I love to ski, to hike, to travel (of course), to play tennis ... to stay active.

PHILOSOPHY

That experience determines philosophy and not the other way around.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Mostly just meeting other people and helping to spread the idea that you can be friendly to strangers--that fear shouldn't govern your life.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've only had great experiences thus far. Love the concept!!

Interests

Reading, Traveling, Writing, Theater (playwright for a local theater group), Skiing, Hiking, Foreign/Independent/cheesy-black-and-white films.

  • writing
  • theater
  • movies
  • reading
  • traveling
  • survival
  • hiking
  • skiing
  • tennis

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Most Lars Von Trier films, Brazil, Bladerunner, Remains of the Day, The Mission, Third Man, Persona, The Passion of Anna, The Sacrifice, Mirrors, Arabian Nights, Mulholland Drive, ... so many.

Authors: Melville, Shakespeare, Tolstoy, Calvino, Heiner Muller, Joyce, Proust, Stanley Diamond, Derrick Jensen, Brecht, Abbey, Beckett, Abe Kobo, Emily Bronte, Susan Griffith, Annie Dillard, James Baldwin, Chekov, Milas Kundera, Paul Auster..............

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hard to single them out.

Teach, Learn, Share

Would love to learn more about Permaculture.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Colombia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Laos, Mexico, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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