CURRENT MISSION

Learn what you can from people, places and publications.

ABOUT ME

I categorize myself as a social person which also is rather geeky. I strive to be a person that meet people and socialize while staying up to date on the subjects that interest me the most (for example robotics, computer science and new and interesting beers). I have a deep connection to the Student Society in Trondheim where I worked as a volunteer for several years.

PHILOSOPHY

I live to learn. As a researcher it's my job, but I love to learn new things in my personal life as well.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I own an apartment in Trondheim with my girlfriend, close to the city center. We have a small room with a bed and a couch in the living room for surfing. =) We also have an inflatable bed that could be placed in the living room as well. I would love to show CouchSurfers Trondheim and the Norwegian cuisine.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted a few CouchSurfers and I would love to CouchSurf the next time I'm travelling.

Interests

I really enjoy meeting new people while keeping contact with my old friends. I love to travel (although there is never enough time to do that), I really enjoy robotics which is my main field of expertise, and I tasting new and special beer/tea/coffee with my friends. I also enjoy dancing swing (I'm a beginner in Scandinavian swing and a novice in Lindy Hop). I'm also interested in beer brewing, computer games, programming and making food.

• dancing
• dining
• beer
• coffee
• flying
• technology
• traveling
• socializing
• surfing
• zip-line
• computer science
• science
• volunteering
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

Books/Comics: Mads Eriksen, Douglas Adams, Robert Jordan, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, Christopher Paolini, Tolkien, Erlend Loe.
Movies: Star Wars, The Matrix, Trolljegeren, Requiem for a Dream, Fight Club, Kill Bill, Tonari no Totoro, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Life of Brian, +++

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Canopy Tours in the rainforest around Monteverde in Costa Rica was one of the most amazing things I have ever done. The feeling of riding a zip-line through the rainforest and then suddenly flying high over the trees was an amazing experience I would recommend to everyone.
Also I took a Space Technology course at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology where we went to Andøya and created scientific payload for a surface-to-air missile which we launched. Rather geeky, but thrilling experience.

Teach, Learn, Share

Food! I'm no expert here, but I believe that I have something I could teach others, and a lot I would like to learn.
Beer (+brewing), programming, Scandinavian swing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Norway