CURRENT MISSION

Think more like Icelandic people.

ABOUT ME

For a long time I have been quite proud to keep my answering rate at 100 percent. However, due to the increasing amount of bullshit requests I receive, I just cannot afford to answer those any more time-wise. If you intend to send me a copy/paste message, or if you have no pictures or an insufficient profile you might consider booking a room in our flat on Airbnb instead. I am sorry if I sometimes cannot answer thoughtful and personal requests immediately, I have too much work to do. Please be patient.

Hi there. I’m Florian, and I like to put borders around DIVs. Chinese people call me 服务员, that’s a running gag with my Chinese name. I was born in Berlin, Germany. I grew up in the neat south east of the city, went to school in what was considered a »dangerous social hot spot« in the media, which might be true to a certain extend, but if you don’t give a shit it isn’t. Still shaped me. I used to love my hometown Berlin, but over time most of my friends are moving out and the people are changing, but that’s probably history and we have to accept it.

Since 2012 I live in the center of Frankfurt and work as a freelance editor for one of Germany’s leading newspapers, having enough spare time to travel and do other jobs, such as editorial consulting. Some people call me a hipster but I don’t consider myself to be one. (That’s, how some say, the first thing that makes a hipster. However, find out for yourself.)

Everything else you don’t need to know about me is on my website.

PHILOSOPHY

Being a lifepathless cosmopolitan.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I participate in CS by being happy, eating chocolate and telling stories.

Here’s the locations I’ve been waking up in since I’ve been born.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My friend Johanna with CSer Brett. We hosted him in Beijing.

SURFED Shane—Dublin—Mar / Andreas—Sthlm—May / Lars—Oslo—June / Hamid—Oslo—June / Yrja—Tronheim—June / Ray—Trondheim—June / YuHao—Shanghai—Aug / Jeffrey—Shanghai—Aug / Saud—Ajman—Nov / Fadi—Dubai—Dec / Ganesh—Helsinki—Aug / Andreas (again!) —Sthlm—Aug / Andjela—Beograd—Aug / Maria—Moscow—July / Anastasya—St. Petersburg—July / Eva—Riga—July / Andreas—Stockholm—July / Niklas—Stockholm-Feb / Guro—Trondheim—April / Gino—Paris—May / Stefano–Milan–SeptemberHOSTED Simeon—Beijing—Sep / QingQing—Beijing—Sep / Rhys—Beijing—Sep / Anna—Beijing—Sep / Maria—Beijing—Sep / Brett—Beijing—Sep / Lou&Friends—Oct / Jodie&Simon—Beijing—Oct / Anais&Emmanuel—Beijing—Oct / Yann—Beijing—Oct / Johann—Beijing—Oct / Azja&Alex—Beijing—Oct / Andy&Liz—Beijing—Oct / Umer—Darmstadt—June / Josh—Darmstadt—June / Stefan—Darmstadt—April / Sabrina—Darmstadt—April / Thomas and Sabrina—Darmstadt—April / Daniel—Darmstadt—June / Torben—Darmstadt—June / Eric—Frankfurt—June ... and more. Will update this soon.

Interests

Magazines, japanese film cameras, botanics, fashion, sashimi, and of course: travelling. hiking. typography. (did you know the interrobang: ‽) Oh, and flying.

• fashion
• photography
• chocolate
• running
• flying
• traveling
• hiking
• surfing
• rock climbing
• swimming
• communications
• freelancing
• history
• journalism
• hitchhiking
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: CCTV Chinese/japanese war movies. Just kidding.
Music (not in any order): Ludovico Einaudi, Yann Tiersen, Frou Frou, Lamb, Feist, Amy Winehouse, Duffy, Shirley Bassey, Wir sind Helden, Peter Fox, Nelly Furtado, Yael Naim, The Killers, Blur, The Streets, Massive Attack, Coralie Clement, Zero 7, MGMT, Santogold, Nino Rota, M.I.A., Mark Ronson, Ting Tings … all combined in the fantastic hyperminimalistic gorgeous amazing awesome HYPEMACHINE!
Books: I prefer magazines. Especially my own ;) … I like BRAND EINS, LOVEMAG, DUMMY, ESQUIRE, VOGUE, VANITY FAIR, MONOCLE, HAUSHOCH, CUT, VANITY TEEN, FAKE and some smaller indie ones.

Please note that this is a 2009 list. Find out about my favourites when meeting me.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

There are so many amazing things in life. Swimming in the freezing Irish sea in winter. Swimming in a fountain in Vigelandsparken, Oslo. Baby-sitting. Hitchhiking from Germany to Italy. Travelling along the Syrian border in Lebanon. Surfing. Climbing. Taking my dad to the Uighur parts of China. Crossing rivers by car in Iceland. Breathing in Iceland. Having missed only three flights out of 183 so far.

Teach, Learn, Share

Photography! Digital, film, everything. And the internet. I studied online journalism, yes, I’m a geek.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Germany

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