ABOUT ME

Relaxed and easy going person who loves to share good times with good friends, and as everybody here: I like to discover new places and surroundings. I´m sort of an extroverted introverted.

Now available in a new aROMAtic version, I´m living now in ROMA, Italy, already for more than a year. Enjoying the sun, blue skies and the food the most. The Summer here is great.
And who would have thought, I also miss Germany a lot, where I had lived these last years. Ach, die Deutschen...

My Roman flatmates are not much into hosting CSurfers, but I would be happy to meet you for aperitivo around Rome or in the cool neighbourhood Pigneto.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hoping to meet new Couch surfer friends in my new location, Rome. Take a stroll in Villa Borghese or get some beers in Trastevere.

Gaining wonderful sights and experiences from the people and places visited so far:
visited 18 states (8%)Create your own visited map of The World or Like this? try: Google Ransom Note

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I was hosted only once by a very welcoming and generous Valenciano.

Host me!! (looking at you with Shrek´s Puss in Boots eyes)

Interests

Connecting and learning from people.
Milchkaffe and good conversation.
After-work-beer is the best (after-work-gelatto is no bad either)
People looking in selected spots and squares.
Swimming and being outdoors.
Flea markets and second hand stores
Flavours and exotic foods.
Yes, I still love dinosaurs! and natural history museums (yawn) :P
The middle ages.

• concerts
• dining
• beer
• outdoor activities
• swimming
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

"In the Wake" and "Out Stealing Horses" by Norwegian novelist, Per Petterson.

Fremdschläfer by Verena Stefan

The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle, Ian McEwan books, the Chronicles of Narnia books, Roald Dahl's books and the film adaptations of them (my fav is The Witches (1990) by Nicolas Roeg), Green eggs and ham by Dr. Seuss, stories by Horacio Quiroga, the Scarlett Letter, Moby Dick...

Mike Myers's characters. Can laugh silly any day to Austin Power/ Dr. Evil quotes.

Amores Perros, Lola Rennt, Trainspotting, Empire of the Sun, Jim Henson films, Tim Burton films, Sommersturm, Paha maa (Frozen Land), Falkenberg Farewell, Good Bye Lenin, In the mood for love, Harold and Maude, German films will long shots and sparse dialogue, Como agua para chocolate, and so on...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The mind-numbing traffic at the corner Via Tarsia and Via di Casal del Marmo, where I work (one story up). Ambulances trying to pass by behind autos that won't bundge; the bad parked autos who won't let the bus go by, causing a nerve-wracking concert of loud honking from all autos around. And the shouting of passers by in elegant Italian style. A masterpiece of chaos!!

Hostel foyers full of people of all nations busy writting, chating, FBooking to their smartphones, laptops, and e-devices in total silence and not talking to the live flesh people next to them :-) Most surely organizing their next couch surf, haha.

Teach, Learn, Share

Do reserve seat on train rides. The nervousness of every passing person taking your seat away is not worth it.

Do try that spicy sauce first before you cover your dish with it!

Countries I’ve Visited

Finland, Norway, Romania, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Italy

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