Hey, I'm Hannes from Berlin. I've been hitchin' rides and ramblin' all over Europe for some years now and recently decided to rent a place in my hometown (Berlin) to get a chance to focus on my writing and do some studies besides that. I´m passionate about two things: art and freedom. I love being a tramp but I also love arts: literature, music, visual arts and films. I came to realise that, when always on the road, you just don´t have the time to work on a novel or something else with the energy as if it was the only thing that you were living for at the moment, you know? Thats why I decided to settle down for some time now and focus on my creative projects.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

On my many trips I always stumbled across wonderful people who helped me and gave me very special memories that I am really thankful for. I´d like to return the favour now that I have something that I can call my home for the first time in a while.

Interests

If you read the above you already know that I love art and traveling. Well, what else? - I like taking long walks in the city or the lake which is just around the corner from my house (5min). Besides that I'm always looking for a good talk and to meet interesting people but I also need time for myself sometimes (as we all do, right?).

• arts
• writing
• books
• poetry
• concerts
• cooking
• reading
• music
• jazz
• rock music
• blues
• hiking
• philosophy
• nature

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Rock, Jazz, Soul, Blues, Folk and World Music (Bossa Nova, Afrobeat, Flamenco, Chanson and so on...)
For exaple artists like Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, Caetano Veloso, Fela Kuti, Iggy Pop, Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Nick Drake, Caetano Veloso, Red Hot Chili Peppers, João Gilberto, Stan Getz, Simon and Garfunkel, Durand Jones & The Indications, Pixies, Talking Heads, Manu Chao, Chet Baker, Led Zep, Hendrix, John Frusciante, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Dave van Ronk, The Feelies, Lester Young and much much much more

Writers: Federico Garcia Lorca, Leonard Cohen, William Faulkner, Jean Cocteau, Henry Miller, Allen Ginsberg, John Steinbeck, Hermann Hesse, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jack Kerouac, Ernie Hemmingway, Charles Bukowski, Arthur Schopenhauer, Franz Kafka, Rene Descartes, Fjodor Dostojevski, etc etc etc

Movies: Taxi Driver, Le feu follet, Clockwork Orange, Blade Runner, The Place Beyond The Pines, Pain and Glory, One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, The Man Who Fell To Earth, East of Eden, Sin City, L.A. Confidential and the masters like Sergio Leone, Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson, Jim Jarmusch, Pedro Almodóvar, Louis Malle, David Lynch, Martin McDonagh ...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Went to the most southern city in the world.

Teach, Learn, Share

I could teach you some german if you want, show you some cooking recepies or even give some advice on songwriting or writing in general. Besides that I'd like to share thoughts and just have some good conversations.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, Germany, Italy, Spain