CURRENT MISSION

Juggling a career, being a loving and responsible husband/parent, raising 2 wonderful children, and trying to plan our next trip

ABOUT ME

At 6'7" or 201cm tall, my friends would describe be as 'tall' or 'Big H'. I'm pretty easy-going and get along with most every kind of person, so long as they are respectful. I work in the hotel indsutry and working with the travelling public is something I enjoy. I have a commerce degree and am originally from Germany, so I am fully bilignual. I am married and we have 2 children, aged 8 and 6. We all love to travel, whether it's camping or doing a road-trip or getting on a plane - it's something we started early with our children and they love it too, now.

PHILOSOPHY

What comes around, goes around. Treat people how you like to be treated.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am active in my kids' school as a parent-volunteer. I watch all their practices and games in sports and also volunteered as a Beaver Scout leader.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far - I've not utilized Couchsurfing for travel but I hope to.

Interests

I love to travel and have been fortunate to have done a fair bit but am always dreaming about my next trip. I now have an 8-year old and a 6-year old so our travel has been fairly close to home and fairly 'safe' such as to Hawaii, Disneyland and the Grand Canyon, but I can't wait to take my kids to Europe and hopefully, one day, on safari in Africa.
I'm active in my children's school and extra-curricular activities, either coaching or watching the games they play (such as soccer and baseball, swimming and dancing etc). I love going to concerts and am a big U2 fan and I also like to excercise, either using a TRX or doing P90X in-home boot-camp.

• concerts
• dancing
• traveling
• juggling
• camping
• sports
• baseball
• soccer
• swimming
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

U2, Eagles, Bon Jovi, Madonna, Barenaked Ladies
Back to the Future trilogy, Star Wars, Roxanne, Hot Tub Time Machine

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1) Travelled around Australia and was in Sydney for the 2000 Summer Games.
2) Was one of 5000 fans who made it to an open-call invitation from U2 to come and be in their video-shoot of 'City of Blinding Lights' - filmed at Rogers Arena, Vancouver BC.
3) Met the Dalai Lama, when he stayed at the hotel I was a manager at.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Singapore, Somalia, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, Germany, United Arab Emirates