I'm trying to keep learning – be it by failing, from stranger's wisdom or by sleep depriving late-hour Wikipedia reading.

I have a great passion for music, especially everything jazz-related.
I'm playing a little bit of jazz on the guitar. If you travel with an instrument, I'd love to invite you over for some tunes!

Recently, I moved from Dresden to Utrecht for a position at Utrecht University. I am relatively busy during the week, but don't hesitate to send a request nevertheless if you don't mind getting up early.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm looking forward meeting people from around the world, learning about their paths of life and acquiring inside information from locals.

Interests

My philosophy of personal interests may be 'Welcome everything, push away nothing'.

• bouldering
• minimalism
• jazz
• guitar
• canoeing
• atheism
• philosophy
• physics
• science
• dutch
• vegetarianism
• mindfulness
• museums
• space
• linux
• android
• mountain hiking
• altruism
• elon musk

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: GoGo Penguin, Miles Davis, Keith Jarret, Radiohead, Robert Glasper, Vulfpeck, Chet Baker, Porcupine Tree, Animals As Leaders, Chilly Gonzales, Helge Schneider, Portico Quartet, Papadosio, Daft Punk, Joe Pass, John Scofield, Pink Floyd

Book Authors: Douglas Adams, Andy Weir, Hermann Hesse, Oscar Wilde, Sam Harris

Movie Directors: Stanley Kubrick, Christopher Nolan, Coen Brothers, Hayao Miyazaki, Damien Chazelle

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've overlooked the warning signs and swam through a rip current in Piha, New Zealand. Rather amazingly stupid, not amazing.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love to ponder about technology and the challenges or opportunities of the digital age, but also conversations about other topics are something I can share. Moreover, a sofa.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand