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Overview

  • 31 references 25 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German, Portuguese, Spanish; learning Croatian, French, Italian
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Social Science, educational studies
  • University of Mannheim
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

FIRST OF ALL
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ABOUT ME
I don't have the cs app, so won't read requests/messages before the corresponding notification via email (which takes some time, sometimes)!
open-minded, responsible, self-reflective

PHILOSOPHY
Diversity, Humor, Nothing to regret

Sustainability is very IMPORTANT to me (and my son's future living conditions).

People I've hosted have their origins or live in: Canada, Colombia, Finland, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Nepal, Netherlands, Pakistan, Portugal, Serbia, Spain, USA.

PRESS
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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Accidentally meeting an Algerian-French musician who was travelling through Europe and looking for a place to stay - for him, his bike and his strange instrument - I spontaneously offered him our place and showed him some cafés and bars where to play his charming music. So, instead of stumbling over surf/hosting opportunities, I thought, "why not promote get in touch with diverse people in a more structured way?"

Interests

Sports (e.g., https://youtu.be/mtLpJptSrGo), music, languages, get in touch with strangers, help others

  • vegan
  • music
  • cycling
  • sports
  • languages
  • sociology
  • volunteering
  • sustainability
  • climbing
  • floorball
  • interrail
  • slack line
  • activist
  • engagement
  • no pets
  • change of climate change
  • cyclopathy
  • wandering and wondering about nature's miracles

Music, Movies, and Books

music:
whatever fits my ears, mostly Rock, Pop, Electro, Indie, Alternative, Grunge, Jazz, Blues;

motion pictures:
Gran Torino, Das Fenster zum Sommer, Braveheart, Heaven; Ulzhan - das vergessene Licht

book:
El olvido que seremos

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

being lost in a forest on a brazilian island (eventually finding a way back to beach);

teaching how to ride a bike to children;

meeting a stranger when I was with my son in a train in France, asking her if she wanted to join us playing a board game (on the table between us), and ending up sleeping in her garage with fully equipped bed (just without electricity or a toilet; but tons of toys), she had invited us to - another purely casual "couchsurfing" (she had to leave though).
This world can be so wonderful - if we want it to be like that!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: German, Spanish, ..., sports
Learn: Français, Italiano, Hrvatski

What I Can Share with Hosts

smile, (vegan) food, guest bike (new tires), (sometimes) co-working; slack line, some climbing equipment

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Colombia, Germany, United States

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