(Always difficult to describe yourself... I'll give it a try.. 😉)

As most people on Couchsurfing an open-minded guy (I guess) from Switzerland. I like to read and play the guitar, I like sports (favourite: Handball and Football), like to travel and to learn (and use) different languages. A couple of years ago, I used to live in Central America, which was a very defining experience for me. Favourite musicians are Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Silvio Rodríguez and Züri West (Swiss Band) and I like every type of food (except Sushi). Fascination for History. 😊

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I believe that travelling is more than just hop on an airplane, enjoy a couple of weeks in some place and then go back. I think travelling is about learning, sharing, connecting, from time to time falling and much more. 😊 For me it is very important to get to know local people from the place I am staying, to have an insight into their daily business, to be able to understand the culture of a country or a region. And I think that Couchsurfing is a great way to connect to that.

Interests

• books
• poetry
• photography
• politics
• chess
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• sports
• handball
• history
• languages
• football
• biking
• languages and cultures

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Silvio Rodríguez, Züri West. Other top-bands/artists: Tracy Chapman, Patent Ochsner, Facundo Cabral, Bob Marley, Green Day, Colin Hay. Baden Powell as Guitar-Idol :)

Movies: One love (😉): The Lion King! Other inspirational pictures: The Pianist (Roman Polanski), Night Train to Lisbon (Bille August), El Secreto de sus Ojos (Juan José Campanella), Shutter Island (Martin Scorsese), Gran Torino (Clint Eastwood), Frantz (François Ozon) etc. etc.

Books: “The Kite Runner” and “And the Mountains Echoed” by Khaled Hosseini, “La Sombra del Viento” by Carlos Ruíz Zafon, “Herr Lehmann” by Sven Regener, “Jacob the Liar” by Jurek Becker, “Krabat” by Ottfried Preussler, “Cien años de Soledad” by Gabriel García Márquez, "Homo Faber" by Max Frisch, Poems by Fernando Pessoa etc. etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I had the great opportunity to live for a time in Costa Rica with a local family, to go to school there, to work there and to experience, how life looks like on the other side of our planet.

Teach, Learn, Share

"Tenho em mim todos os sonhos do mundo" - Fernando Pessoa. (I have within me all the dreams of the world)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories, memories, a piece on my guitar, open ears to hear your stories... :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Costa Rica, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland