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  • 53 references 42 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Danish, English, German; learning French
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • I live, learn and get inspired while I am traveling.
  • Social Entrepreneur, educated in Global Business Engineering
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About Me

My mission: Adventurer of the world, with one mission - to discover the most beautiful places on earth and get inspired by the different cultures and living habits"

About me:
Enjoy...
... being spontaneous,
... meeting different people,
... travelling around to discover new places,
... hanging out with friends and my family,
... loving the sunny days in life,
... going to concerts and listening to music

Philosophy:
Sometimes life is making strange moves and you don`t know the reason at the first view. Sometimes you meet people who are similar and sometimes totally different. But hey, that`s life and if there is anything which is not clear in the first moment, then there will always be a reason why this happened to you and not to other people. Sometimes, you have to wait a while, but never give up believing in the good of mankind.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Being positive and open minded are two of the best ways to get to know people.
Accident and spontaneity are doing the rest.

The real voyage of discovery consists not in making new landscapes but in having new eyes. Marcel Proust (1871-1922)

Being one of the "early birds" on CS, I am still living the old CS culture, meaning traveling by giving and taking and without any commercial intention.

Interests

Places I like to be are, poetry slams, festivals and concerts.
I like writing, travelling, taking pictures, playing football and rethinking the way we use our resources these days.

Being active has always been a big deal for me. I like playing football/soccer, volleyball, go swimming (preferable outside) and go climbing.

  • culture
  • poetry
  • concerts
  • festivals
  • cooking
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • adventure races
  • rock climbing
  • soccer
  • volleyball

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:
One of my favorites: Inglorious Bastards
The one's I watch during the week: House of cards, Homeland and Two & a half man
I enjoy watching documentaries, browsing through VICE videos or watching TED talks

There are a bunch of recommendable books, but I get most inspired while reading biographies of entrepreneurs like Richard Branson, Blake Mycoskie or Elon Musk, as well as marketing approaches from Seth Godin or others.

Music:
unknown artists --> Well how should I know yet?!
local bands --> There is something fascinating about street artists
Otherwise mainly indie rock.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

To go abroad for my civil service without knowing what I should expect. It was the best I have done so far, but all has not been said and done yet!

Teach, Learn, Share

How life could be if you know people from all over the world.
How life could be if you know people from all over the world.
How life could be if you know people from all over the world.
You can never finish learning this. You can never finish teaching this because there are so many new things out there. And you can only learn and teach if you share and be open minded

What I Can Share with Hosts

A home - and I mean it that way.
A guest can always feel like being at home. Giving and taking are the main criteria.
Don't take life (and my home) as something, giving to you for free. If you make it work, I make it work and vice verse.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Laos, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom

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