Currently living in Sydney and working for a humanitarian organisation. Have lived many years in Germany and the Middle East. Interested in languages, history, travel literature and meeting new people.

I like socialising but also respect people's privacy and space.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I have taken a couple of months off and am travelling to Europe and the Middle East from June onwards. I am a passionate and experienced traveller and keen to explore the beauties one comes across when on travel. I like travel writing and am always keen to hear or share a good story with people I meet on my travels.

For sure, I will be travelling to Germany, Morocco, Lebanon, Armenia and Iran. But who knows where life takes you, when your on the road!?

Interests

• poetry
• red wine
• chess
• volunteer work
• basketball
• art history
• languages
• social work
• sociology
• ancient history
• bookbinding
• classic literature
• playing drums
• arabic food

Music, Movies, and Books

The Hero with a Thousand Faces J Campbell
The Prophet - K Gibran
Iron John - R Bly
Odyssey - Homer
Der Untertan - H Mann
Die Blendung - E Canetti
Short Stories - F Kafka
The Master of Lucid Dreams - O Kharitidi
Selected Poems - Rumi
Travels - Marco Polo
Travels - Ibn Battouta
Histories - Herodotus
Symposia - Plato
The Road To Oxiana - R Byron
The Songlines - B Chatswin
The Secret Garden - F H Burnett

...and many more...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have been in 5 different countries in only one day (no planes involved!) Guess which? :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Apart of the gratefullness to my hosts, I can offer and share interesting stories; also, I'm always good for some laughs; I am a good and empathetic listener; a pragmatic person as well. So more than happy to look into anything that needs so be fixed etc. Of course I am keen to invite my hosts to a meal as they'll know where best to go :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Palestine, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Viet Nam, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany, Lebanon