CURRENT MISSION

To learn.

ABOUT ME

I've been studying linguistics for a long time now. I just started a PhD at James Cook University, and I'm still settling into Cairns.

I just finished my Master's degree in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and before that I was living in Germany for a while. Studying has been my excuse for trotting around the globe and it's been serving me pretty well so far. :)

visited 15 states (6.66%)

PHILOSOPHY

"The world is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel."

"I have laboured carefully, not to mock, lament, or execrate human actions, but to understand them." ~Benidictus De Spinoza

"you're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view."

Dum spiro spero.

"Die Grenze meiner Sprache sind die Grenze meiner Welt."

"Loss is not as bad as wanting more." ~Lao Tzu

“The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man’s foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher.” ~Thomas Henry Hurley

“Why worry if you can do something about it; and why worry if you cannot do anything about it” ~Shantideva

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've no permanent home as of yet, so I regrettably can't host any fellow travelers. I love the idea, though, and hope to help others explore the world. For now I must be content with sharing what I've learned as best I can and hearing the tales of those with the patience to tell them.

I've been getting more and more involved with the couchsurfing community in Edmonton, and I love the people I've been meeting and the sense of community to be had. They're a great bunch.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first experience with couchsurfing was with Isa in Regensburg, Germany. It was a great experience, and I look forward to repeating the couch surfing experience. And a second followed in Freiburg. I've also stayed with three different host families as a part of my university education, and am very grateful to them for opening their homes to me.

Interests

I love learning. Right now, I'm on a language and linguistics binge, but that is by no means my sole interest. I'm intrigued by everything from philosophy to engineering, from physics to history. Isn't it a tragedy I have to pick just one thing to study? Perhaps I'll just never leave university. I can dream, can't I?

• education
• cooking
• surfing
• teaching
• engineering
• history
• physics

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Romania, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, Germany, United States