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Overview

  • 1 reference
  • Fluent in English, Swedish; learning German
  • Unspecified age, Male
  • Member since 2005
  • Student
  • Somewhat
  • From Växjö, Sweden
  • Profile 80% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Having an ice cream

ABOUT ME

The big secret is that electricity isn't made up of electrons. Electrical current consists of thick white smoke flowing in the wires, and when something breaks it leaks.

When not destroying perfectly fine stuff at our school lab, I try to learn to be an engineer. Or was that the learning part? I'm doing fine so far, I believe.

For three years I have been a 450 km weekly commuter, between studies at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and work at Växjö university in Växjö. The stack of air and train tickets is huge, though they all share the same boring destinations. The distance is almost two times around the globe. That ain't much to many globe trotters, but I sure wish these kilometers were put down in another direction…

PHILOSOPHY

For some kind of fairness, peace and love in the world. Also, all kinds of my enjoyment and most of others'.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed my friend Markus' couch an endless number of times. It's really not a couch though. No international surfing experience.

Interests

Artificial intelligence. Riding my bike real fast. Playing the piano. The sciences. Great music. Soldering. Engineering.

  • technology
  • music
  • piano
  • cycling
  • camping
  • surfing
  • sailing
  • engineering

Music, Movies, and Books

I love Gödel Escher Bach, the Disc world. At the moment I'm reading about the world (actually theories about the world).

Naked truth as told by iTunes

Eva Cassidy - Fields of gold
Norah Jones - Don't know why
Secret garden - The rap
Diana Ross - It's my house
Manhattan transfer - Tuxedo junction
Billy Joel - You're my home
Monty Python - Galaxy song
Ryan Adams - When the stars go blue

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My most amazing nature experience is probably sailing in the Stockholm archipelago. Also I often think about that time when we sat in a small cabin on an island, flashes striking so frequently we would have looked for a small army of paparazzis camping outside, if it weren't for us gazing in awe at a sky on fire.

Countries I’ve Visited

Greece, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Sweden, United States

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