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  • 42 references 24 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German; learning Danish
  • 33, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Cook and Pastry Chef
  • Chef
  • From Lübeck, Schleswig Holstein, Germany
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Having fun and live the funk | Share as many hugs and high fives as possible :)

ABOUT ME

Hey my name is Hans-Christian but you can call me Hans
I like to think of myself to be quite spontaneous and i love to do crazy things so if you come up with any freaky plans i´ll be there :)

I love music, musicians, instruments, concerts, CDs, vinyl, tapes, jamming, festivals and basically everything connected to music :D

I don´t quite like describing myself so here´s some quotes of my most loved CS friends :)
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adds soul in his cooking, his outlook, and our world.

Captron US Honolulu

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full of energy, always in a good mood,
super outgoing and always making a friend wherever
he is, and always up for an adventure!

Alisson Lael Los Angeles

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enjoys making last minute plans with whatever opportunity arises and
can handle whatever happens.

Karl Young Edmonton

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filled with positive enthusiasm, a great friend.
YOU WILL HAVE FUN WITH HIM!!!
DON'T BE FOOLED BY HIS TIMID LIKE APPROACH THIS
GERMAN WANTS TO DANCE TO BRAZILIAN MUSIC.

Christian Brun del Re Montreal

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I know it´s kinda lame to pick the best ones but man i love these folks and with any of them i had the time of my life :)

I also love the words amazing, awesome, awesomeness, legendary, great, funny, funky, crazy, unbelievable, silliness and Funkylicious :)

PHILOSOPHY

!!!THINK POSITIVE!!!

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Some of my favorite quotes out there:

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page"
-St.Augustine

"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited"
-Einstein

"We do not quit playing because we grow old, we grow old because we quit playing."
-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

"I know I was born and I know that I'll die
The in between is mine
I am mine"
-Eddie Vedder

"If you think you are too small to make a difference,
try sleeping with a mosquito"
-Dalai Lama

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I joined CS to meet great, cool and friendly people from around the world.
Right now I`m on a bicycle tour from Germany to Nepal and on the way i´m just searching for awesome people to stay with for a few days and share some great experiences.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far i just met great hosts and surfers and made amazing new friends which i all wanna see again in my life and i´m 100% convinced that i´ll have much more great experiences with other awesome travelers and hosts.

Interests

play music
listen to music
festivals
concerts
play soccer
play squash
cooking
backing
environmental conservation
peace

  • books
  • concerts
  • festivals
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • vegetarian
  • vegan
  • traveling
  • juggling
  • music
  • hiking
  • sailing
  • snowboarding
  • soccer
  • racquetball
  • swimming
  • hitchhiking
  • beaches
  • squash

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ben Harper, Pearl Jam, Black Keys, The Cure, Foo Fighters, Franz Ferdinand, Jack White, Nirvana, Mando Diao, Femi Kuti, Jimi Hendrix, John Frusciante, Kings of Leon, Muse, Ska P, U2, Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, Bush, The Clash, Coldplay, Creed, Fleetwood Mac, Johnny Cash, Linkin Park, Rolling Stones, Warren Zevon, Sublime, Bob Marley, Eddie Vedder

But i´ll listen to everything after 5 beer ;)

Movies:
Blues Brothers
Into the wild
The Art of Travel
Confessions of an Eco Terrorist
Funky Monks

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiking cross Canada and US almost 10000km until know :)
Hiking the Skyline Trail in Jasper Nationalpark
Going for a spontaneous swim in Lake Morrain at 5° Celsius
Backyard garage roof snowboarding
Do a tribal fire dance :)
See a bear and caribou into the wild was amazing :D
Watch sea otter and seal in California
Swim with turtles
Live on Hawaii for a month
Sunset sailing to Waikiki beach

Teach, Learn, Share

I could teach you some kitchen skills by cook something for or with you
I always like to learn some new vegetarian or vegan meals. Right now i´m hosting with a bunch of meateaters so your more than welcome to cook for them ;)

If you play an instrument it would be great to learn playing something maybe a melody, a nice rhythm or a cool riff ;)

Ohh i also can juggle but just with three balls and i want to learn how to do with 4 ;) ... of course i could show you how to juggle 3

Also can teach you some german swearwords :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Georgia, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Montenegro, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Armenia, Canada, Germany

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