My Name is Jakob, I am 24 years old.
Since three years I am studying Mathematics and Philosophy.

I enjoy learning foreign languages, deep discussions and long walks.
I am travelling whenever I can (hitchhiking) .
I usually try to combine travelling with some sort of projects. I wrote a report about the crisis in Greece (2010) and a report about far nationalist tendencies in Hungary (2012). Furthermore I wrote ( unpublished) texts about the Conflict between Israel and Palestine and the Revolution in Egypt

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

The traveller sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see,

I travell to leave my comfort zone behind me and open to the (yet) unknown.

Interests

My current focus is perfectionising my French, improving my Italian and getting started with my Napoletano as I will live in Napoli for the next year

• writing
• literature
• photography
• cooking
• politics
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• journalism
• languages
• mathematics
• philosophy
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Books
Crime and Punishment (Dostojewski)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Pirsig)
Extension du domain de la lutte (Houllebecq)

Films
Waking Life (Linklater)
Coffee and Cigarettes (Jarmush)
The big Lebowski (Coen brothers)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Writing a report about the economical and social Crisis in Greece one month after I finished Highschool
Hitchhiking from Berlin to Cairo (almost... except Syria) with almost no money immediatly after.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach
German
English
Mathematics
travelling with (almost) no money

Learn
Italian
French
Cooking

Share
Insights

Countries I’ve Visited

Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany