CURRENT MISSION

Learning about anything worth learning about!

ABOUT ME

Hello!

I'm Gustaf from southern Sweden, currently living in Malmö (on and off). I work as an organizational developer & jazz musician, and is also in the process of finishing my studies at nearby Lund university. When not in Sweden you will most likely find me in Kyrgyzstan where I occasionally work, or some other exciting part of the world - traveling.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have hosted some surfers at my apartment in Sweden and did some courchsurfing in Central Asia and Tibet! Had a lot of great moments thanks to this. Intending to surf around Europe in 2014.

Interests

- Music (jazz, free improv, psychedelic, west-african etc)
- Philosophy
- Buddhism
- Politics
- Japanese & French cinema
- Travelling, exploring new places and meeting people

• politics
• movies
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• jazz
• guitar
• backpacking
• camping
• buddhist

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: by Aleksandr Sokurov, Werner Herzog, Tsai Ming-liang, Yasujiro Ozu, David Lynch, Peter Greenaway, Michael Haneke, Takeshi Kitano, Kenji Mizoguchi + various political documentaries

Music: Steve Coleman, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Arto Lindsay, Autechre, Boards of Canada, Plaid, Sigur Ros, Fred Frith, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, MMW, Lars Gullin, Vijay Iyer, Woody Shaw etc.

Books: to many to list here!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Camping in the middle of the desert Dasht-e-Kavir, Iran, with open fire, sky full of stars, grilled vegetable and guitar&drum music. Otherwise, some highlights - backpacking Iraqi Kurdistan, Gosainkund pilgrimage in Nepal, conquering the Irshad Uween pass at the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Countries I’ve Visited

Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Sweden, United States

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