CURRENT MISSION

To become financially independent so i can spend all my time doing what i love, Travelling and Eclipse Chasing!

ABOUT ME

Hi my name is Peter and I’m an Eclipse Junkie!

I go to every total solar eclipse I can! My eclipse addiction began on August 11, 1999 in Karlsruhe, Germany. I have been hooked ever since then :) In 2006 I went to Turkey to see my second eclipse and that one was even better than my first! In 2009 it was time again to see my third eclipse this time on a cruise ship departing from China to take us way out in the Pacific Ocean near the Japanese island of Iwo Jima. This eclipse had a duration of 6 min 39 seconds which makes it the greatest eclipse of the century! It was truly a journey of a lifetime!

Since total solar eclipses are a very orgasmic experience you will get hooked very easily! So you have been warned ;) Exactly 1 second after the eclipse is over your first thought will be... When is the next one! LOL

This is why i have dedicated my life to see every eclipse in the future in order to satisfy my need for "eclipse fixes" because you can NEVER get enough of them!

When I’m not chasing eclipses i can usually be found at my Astronomy Club in Stockholm, where i meet like minded amateur astronomers, doing some stargazing and astrophotography. So if you decide to couch surf at my place and if you are lucky, and if the weather cooperates... You will also have the opportunity to do some Telescope Surfing with me! Perhaps Sky Surfing sounds cooler ;)

I also love to travel the globe! Who doesent? And since the next total solar eclipse in Sweden wont happen until the year 2126 i need to travel. Which is great since i get to combine my two favorite hobbys!

But since my eclipse addiction is not cheap, the Couch Surfing community is a great opportunity to make these trips more affordable in the future.

PHILOSOPHY

You shall not die curious! Or to put it in another way... “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away”

I care about friendship and value it so much. I'm a person to whom friendship is sacred.

Always do what you are afraid to do!

The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible. Arthur C. Clarke

Were all here on this planet
To spend a couple of hundred thousand hours
To find out
Where we came from
Where we go, and what our souls are all about!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I'm paying it forward by spreading the word about CS and of course hosting people!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Have met some Couch Surfers in Stockholm that introduced me to this great concept! And have recently started hosting other people and so far the experience have been great!

Interests

In case you missed it in my introduction... My greatest passion is Astronomy, Eclipse Chasing and travel! Also very interested in photography which also includes astrophotography. I love to learn new things and aquiring more skills.

• photography
• clubbing
• traveling
• surfing
• astronomy

Music, Movies, and Books

My favorite book ever: Cosmos by Carl Sagan who is my mentor and hero! Douglas Adams Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,

Music: I have a very broad range but my favorite band is Pink Floyd! Other artists/bands that i'm very fond of are Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash, Jean Michel Jarre, Vangelis, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Enigma and many more... Also listen to lots of film music, composers like John Williams and Hans Zimmer are my favorites. Likes world music, Rock, Hard Rock, Electronic, Reggae, Classical Music.

My top movies are: Contact, The Shawshank Redemption, JFK, Gladiator, Pulp Fiction, Titanic, Crash, The Matrix, Fight Club, V For Vendetta, Office Space, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, K-PAX, , American Beauty, Pay It Forward, The Fountain, Gattaca.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seeing a total solar eclipse! The most amazing experience in my life ever! A total solar eclipse is the greatest spectacle in nature! It's something everybody must experience before they die!

This video captures what it was like to experience the 2009 eclipse: http://youtu.be/gbF_-KElX_M

Teach, Learn, Share

I can learn you things about astronomy, astro photography and other space related stuff.

I constantly read and learn, and I implement what I
learn. I constantly improve my mind and body. But most of all is my ability to teach and share with others, to show them things they never would have discovered on their own. Making a difference, a REAL difference, in the lives of others. If I could change one thing about myself, it would be the rate at which I learn, implement, and share with others! It's never fast enough!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, China, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Latvia, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Sweden

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