I've traveled quite a bit over the past years (studies/work/vacation) and just came back from a 3-month trip around Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Now I am about to swap noodles & sambal for pasta & salsa and find a new home in Florence (not to forget, also start my PhD studies there). As you can see, I am a sucker for good food but I just as much enjoy politics, books, arts, music, sports and everything outdoors - ideally including food and drinks.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For a long time, I have been sort of a hostel person. Now I want to focus more on couchsurfing again to get close up with my new home .

Interests

• arts
• literature
• photography
• cooking
• music
• sports
• eating
• nature

Music, Movies, and Books

I love artsy movies with subtitles ... and still piss myself over Beavis and Butthead. In more serious moments, I try to read my way across the African continent with Chinua Achebe, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Nadine Gordimer and the like...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I made it out of my village

Teach, Learn, Share

Duolingo claims I am 38% fluent in Italian but this figure just can't be trusted... I never even had a conversation in this language :-D so please, help me out!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Naturally, great food and great conversations!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Botswana, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Namibia, South Africa, Thailand