I was born and grew up in Malta. At the age of 10 and 11 I lived in Nancy (France) and since 1993 I have been living in Cologne Germany where I studied Computational linguistics and History. Im now working in the field of medical Informatics at the University Hospital of Cologne

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Karma Kudos are more important than money. With a few exceptions, most Airbnbs turned out to be primarily commercial . I lived in shared flats till my mid 30s and learnt alot form all those I lived with. I miss that.

Interests

• graphic design
• languages
• science
• linguistics
• philosphy
• civil society

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
- Gray Gardens (Maysels Bros) | Magnolia | My Architect | Eyes wide Shut | Stranger than Fiction
Authors I love:
- Nadine Gordimer, Margaret Atwood, V.S. Naipaul, Steinbeck, Márquez, First Love (Turgenev)
Random crazy books I liked:
- Grand Hotel Abyss. The Lives of the Frankfurt School
Books I'd take with me on an Island:
* Two Concepts of Liberty (Isaiah Berlin) | Gesetzliches Unrecht und übergesetzliches Recht (Gustav Radbruch) | The Moral Landscape (Sam Harris)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

never forgot that there is always a different view on things

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Italy, Libya, Malta