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Overview
About Me
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
I like meeting people, especially from overseas. And I know how expensive travel can be - so if I can provide this much savings with what's essentially no sacrifice for me, why not?
Interests
- writing
- wine
- reading
- minimalism
- entrepreneurship
- psychology
- cinema
- italy
- programming
- scandinavia
- iceland
- tech
- slow travel
- journaling
- denmark
- keto
- cryptocurrency
- health and fitness
- stoicism
- unconventional travel
- wim hof method
Music, Movies, and Books
Music genres:
Post grunge, old school rock, chillstep, dubstep - but generally, anything in the right context. Those are my work tunes.
Artists:
Tame Impala, Led Zeppelin, Father John Misty, Anderson .Paak, The Weeknd, Miguel, Childish Gambino
Books:
Anything by Tim Ferriss (The 4 Hour Work Week, Tools of Titans),
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius (warning: read it one random passage a day),
Anything by Ryan Holiday (Ego is the Enemy was great, also The Obstacle is the Way),
Start With Why (Simon Sinek),
Anything You Want (Derek Sivers),
The War of Art (Steven Pressfield),
Anything by Tim Urban (waitbutwhy.com),
Mindfulness in Plain English,
Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It (Kamal Ravikant),
Breaking Normal (Daniel Eisenman),
Man's Search for Meaning,
The Alchemist,
Sapiens,
The Power of Now,
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Represented a country for which I had no citizenship, residency, family history, or active visa, in a multinational enterprise challenge.
Teach, Learn, Share
Can teach or chat about:
- Cryptocurrency/blockchain applications, what it is, how it works, why it's important
- Web, server, and app development
Passionate about:
- Personal growth
- Learning
- Practical philosophy
- Entreprenuership
What I Can Share with Hosts
Bed, food, power, water, shower (no WiFi but there are local hotspots)
Countries I’ve Visited
Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden
Countries I’ve Lived In
Denmark, New Zealand