CURRENT MISSION

Follow the wind and travel around the world staying out of the rat race

ABOUT ME

The quick version: I am traveler, a kiter, a salsero.

The longer version: Born and raised in Austria, went to the US when I was 19 to study English, got stuck there and ended up working and studying for 9 years in Seattle, WA, quit my job in October 2006 and jumped into my Chevy Conversion Van with my girlfriend and all my kiteboarding gear and headed down the US West Coast, across the country to Texas, then flew to Europe to visit family, then came to Central America to study Spanish, traveled, kiteboarded in Lake Atitlan, Belize and Honduras and lived a few months in Antigua, Guatemala and continued to travel wherever the wind took me through Central America. Went to Miami for a month and half to teach kiteboarding, change gear, and flew to Colombia to visit this amazing country and make new friends. Went from Colombia to Panama, back to Guatemala, to Miami, then to Italy. Completed the IKO Kiteboarding Instructor Training in Italy, went to Sardegna, ... and many other places. I love to travel, love to meet new people and hear their stories, enjoy talking in Spanish, I love the beach and the water and I am an addict for kiteboarding. I follow my dreams, I quit a professional career to travel long term and see the world, learn about other cultures, and kitesurf wherever I find wind and water.

After 2 years on the road I had the opportunity to ...

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoy each day to the fullest. Work to live and not live to work!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Whenever and wherever I live my couch will be open to you ... no worries! My goal is to couchsurf with as many people as possible, get to know them as well as the places they live, teach or tell them about my experiences,  invite them to wherever I live and make new friends all around the world.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couchsurfed in many countries and met many couchsurfers along the way during my 2 year follow the wind journey.

Interests

Kitesurfing, Brazil, Watersports, Beaches, Salsa, Bachata, Latin America, Traveling, ...

visited 21 states (9.33%)Create your own visited map of The World or jurisdische veraling duits?

• dancing
• salsa dancing
• bachata
• instructor
• traveling
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

Book: "Feel the fear and do it anyways"; Las veinas abiertas de America Latina

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled for 2 years
Volcano boarding in Nicaragua.
Kitsurfed with Gray Whales next to me

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you about life, traveling, Kitesurfing, Salsa dancing, German, Spanish, English, Computer skills, etc. ...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belize, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Guatemala, United States

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