I am an honest (and I value honesty highly) and somewhat shy person; I have a distinct sense of humor that some people need some time for to appreciate. I am generally quite generous and caring, though I can seem nonchalant or even selfish sometimes due to oversight.
I must also say that I'm a VEGAN out of principle; happy to cook a meat- and dairy-free meal for you :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My charming roommate (whose profile you can view here: https://www.couchsurfing.com/users/2000365696/profile) and I can host two people. We have an extra mattress in our apartment, as well as a couch one can crash on.
I think couchsurfing is a wonderful way to get to know people, and to get in touch with other cultures, and hosting is very much like traveling inside one's own house.

Interests

I play the guitar and sing, music is basically an essential part of my life. I also write my own songs. I studied philosophy, which meant more than just a study to me; it becomes, as I feel it should be, a way of life. I am also very interested in literature. Among my favourite authors are Oscar Wilde, Dorothy Parker, Herman Hesse, Miguel De Unamuno, Henry Miller and Dostojevski. I also love cooking!

• literature
• singing
• cooking
• vegan
• running
• traveling
• music
• guitar

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, A Clockwork Orange, Coffee & Cigarettes, 500 Days of Summer, Taxi Driver, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Shame, A Hard Day's Night,
Music: The Smiths, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Durutti Column, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones, Steely Dan, David Bowie, David Sylvian, The Pretenders, Ali Farka Touré, Patti Smith, Roxy Music, Orange Juice, Led Zeppelin, Chic, the list goes on...
Books: anything by Hermann Hesse or Oscar Wilde; Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevsky, Mme Bovary by Flaubert, Het leven is vurrukkulluk by Campert, Tropic of Cancer by Miller, Ich und Du by Buber, Also sprach Zarathustra by Nietzsche, …

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seeing Anna Calvi live in an intimate setting and seeing a newborn giraffe run around in a nature reserve in South Africa.

I've busked in several places by now, but my first time by the Oberbaumbrücke in Berlin was, well, amazing.

Teach, Learn, Share

I do love to teach people how to play the guitar or just to do jam sessions, so these are definitely options. Apart from that, I would like to teach or share anything else that lies within my capacities.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Germany, Netherlands, South Africa, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium