Hey there fellow couchsurfer,
I am Florian and I am from Hamburg, Germany. I work as a project manager in a company that sells Wind Turbines, being responsible for process improvements and team building workshops. In my free time I like to read - it is my preparation for our next trip to Iran. Two years ago I started Kite-surfing, which I thouroughly enjoy, though I do not get to go to the sea too often to practice as much as I would like to. My girlfriend Kathi and I we really like to cook. Recently we have leaned towards the Israeli cuisine, maybe due to the fact that we just got a great cook book called Jerusalem (highly recommendable). Also, we enjoy going out, meeting friends and e.g. playing cards. On one of our last trips we learned a great Russian card game which is absolutely addictive (it is called Durak = "dummy"!) and which I am always happy to teach :). Finally, Kathi and I really enjoy getting to know the local Art scene when we are traveling , e.g. We really enjoyed street art in Val paraiso or wynwood in Miami.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Actually, I have been on Couch Surfing, before. Little over three years ago I closed my account due to privace rule changes and the fact that I never really used it on my trips. Now, I cannot seem to reactivate my account. The fact that I never really ended up using it before explains also, why I want to try it now. Kathi and I have travelled (between us) North & South America, South-East Asia and Europe, and enjoyed the usual backpacking experience in hostels. It feels like it is time for a change and for more encounters with "real" locals. I hope it will open up a world which is closed to the "tourist" and give more understanding to different perspectives on life and the world.

Interests

• cooking
• reading
• hiking
• kite surfing
• history
• german
• latin america
• spanish

Music, Movies, and Books

- Music: Muse, Foreign Diplomats, Two Room Cinema, Queen, my weekly spotify suggestion, Calle 13, Jazz&HipHop
- TV series such as House of Cards, True Detective, and Narcos.
- Latest international books I read were Antifragile (Nassim Taleb), The old man and the sea (Hemmingway, I really like Hemmingway), The Ilias (Homer, I got to admit I tried, but after half gave in); War and Peace really impressed e (Tolstoi)
...currently I am reading All the Shah's men (Stephan Kinzer)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climed a volcano in Congo (Nyiragongo, near lake Kivu) with a boiling lava lake at the bottom of its crater.

Teach, Learn, Share

- Durak (Awesome card game ;)
- I can cook a great omlette and quite a nice couscous-chicken-peanut-salad thingy (it really does not have a name, but i can give you the recipe)
- some dancing
- singing (although I am not a practioner anymore)
- strong opinions about renewable energies
- Always interested in fun-facts, history, etc.

What I Can Share with Hosts

All of the above

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Rwanda, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Germany, Spain, United States