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Overview

  • 18 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, German; learning Chinese
  • 36, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Engineer & Sailor
  • EPFL
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

I'm a peaceful, open-minded and uncomplicated person. A serious dreamer, is probably the best way to summarize myself.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

CS makes one travel different. Having contact with reliable persons, helped me a lot during my travel in Benin, Africa. It's a place, where tourism is not very developed yet. And it's not always simple, when you arrive at a place where everything is different. Having a contact person, gives one some safety. It was really a great time.

Interests

I'm a bit an outdoor freak, who likes all kind of adventure sports. Most recently, I discovered the joy of travelling by bicycle! In the category of sport, I have also been practicing Judo for a long time (over ten years) and love to play chess, if we can call it a sport ;-).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sailing to Antarctica and coming back (!) on a small 10m yacht.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to do a traditional cheese fondue! ;-)

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, China, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland

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