I am a German citizen who grew up in then-walled-in West-Berlin. After a year in the US I have worked in a number of development-related organizations and lived between 6 months and 5 years in various countries in Africa doing development finance.
I enjoy living in foreign countries, working together and interacting with the people there and experiencing differences - in customs, approaches, ideas, food, climate, landscape, ....

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To get to know new people, share the experiences I have had, and learn more about what others can bring.

Interests

• reading
• classical music
• scifi
• sipping rums

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Classical between 1700 and 1900, some swing, jazz, African music, good select modern artists
Movies: No clear preference - can be anything from classics (The Third Man) to Comedy (One two three) to animated movies (Shrek) to the Muppets' Christmas Carol to Lord of the Rings...
Books: Mainly SciFi, Jules Verne, Karl May, ....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Touring the US on a Gold Wing three years in a row, ticking off 49 states

Teach, Learn, Share

Happy to do all three.

What I Can Share with Hosts

(Growing) Experience on Maseru and Lesotho, as well as many other countries in Africa and world-wide.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Samoa, Senegal, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Morocco, Nigeria, United States, Zambia