ABOUT ME

This is my best try: outgoing, attentive, caring, a bit confused sometimes by the myriad of things happening simultaneously but good-spirited and forgiving, fair, mediative, politically interested, optimistic, relaxed

PHILOSOPHY

dance tonight, revolution tomorrow

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Sharing is caring!
Surfing someone's couch or hosting a couchsurfer is a completely different experience from Airbnb: It's about hospitality, or about being a good guest, it is about friendship and giving and receiving. It is not a business transaction. This makes all the difference, as it shapes how you interact with your host or guest.
I'm here to withstand the trend to commercialize hospitality.

Interests

listening to & making music; going out; dancing; going for walks; climbing; boat tours; camping; cooking; spending summer nights on the balcony with friends; philosophical and political discussions; studying; laughing

• dancing
• tango
• cooking
• boating
• music
• camping
• surfing
• rock climbing
• business
• tours

Music, Movies, and Books

the ones that touch your heart
music: from jazz to reggae to screamo to dubstep
books: mostly Indian; Rohinton Mistry, Arundhati Roy, Naomi Klein
movies: light-hearted but not empty-minded

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

snow of brilliant white and crystal-clear air in a Swedish winter; view from a mountain top onto where the Changjiang bends through the mist in Yunnan province; a tango dance class on the other side of the street across from my flat in Leipzig

Countries I’ve Visited

Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ethiopia, France, Malaysia, Norway, Rwanda, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Germany, Sweden, Taiwan