Hallo, Hello, Привет, 你好
My name is Fabian
I love to learn about different cultures and languages,
That's why I like to travel and meet new people!
I had the chance to do all that after I finished school.
The decision that took me to New Zealand for 1 year doing working holiday was probably one of the greatest ones I've ever made.

My current 'mission' is to do an internship in Shanghai and soon I will leave Shanghai and go to Vancouver.

I'm also on other missions:
+ Learning Chinese
+ Trying to understand the Chinese culture (it's quite challenging at times)
+ I recently started teaching German online
-> Check out my teacher profile :D
---> https://www.italki.com/teacher/2746145
+ Learning more about the world and its inhabitants
+ Getting over with beliefs based on phrases that start with 'I can't ...'
+ Trying many new things
+ Tolerate more when things go wrong
+ Work more for myself than for others

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Well, I think it's a great way to connect with people and I like the fact it's still not so commercial (like airbnb)

Another aspect would be:
Exploring places through the eyes of others (either as the host or the visitor) is always a special moment that you can only share with like-minded people, and on couchsurfing I expect to meet many of this kind.

Interests

Learning languages (Currently Chinese, have been studying Russian, French, and Swedish some time before)

Movies (Old movies, cult movies, foreign films)

Travel: Meet new friends in new places

Foood (All kinds)

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: I have to update this list soon but there are too many directors, movies and whatsover to be mentioned

Starting with the list, some of my favourite directors (many of them foreign film makers):

Stanley Kubrick and Andrei Tarkovsky (I have the feeling they should be mentioned together)
Satoshi Kon, Hayao Miyazaki, Darren Arronofsky, David Lynch, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Coen Brothers, Wong Kar-Wai, Taika Waititi, Jiang Wen, David Fincher, Scorsese
Most movies of these directors are great!

Single Movies list: (no movie by the director's above will be mentioned here)
- Memories of Murder (Korean)
- Das Leben der Anderen, The Lives of the Others (German)
- Joint Security Area (Korean)
- Lola rennt (German)
- The Godfather
- to be continued ...

Books: I've read a few (mostly on holidays) and might be able to list a few that cross my mind just now
+ Lord of the Flies
+ 2001 (the book that was used for Kubricks movie)
+ One flew over the cuckoo's nest
+ I heard the Owl call my name
+ All Quiet on the Western Front (Im Westen nichts neues)
+ .. also to be continued

Oh and Music:
It's weird but I can't really explain my musical taste, it's a colorful mix of a lot of different genres

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Recently I started teaching online. I really enjoy it and consider it to be a great move towards doing more things that I'm passionate about.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can teach you some German..
Having a good night out
My perspective on matters
Talking about anything and everything

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, Fiji, France, Italy, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, China, Germany, New Zealand