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Overview

  • 15 references 10 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Swedish; learning Spanish
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2010
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About Me

Ohh, you just have to look at my references to know about me. I am a laid back and open minded person, but who on Couchsurfing isn't..?

Apart from that enjoying stuff like football, yoga and meditation. Do enjoy beer and wine, occasionally if the feeling is right I let body move to music, other times stay home with popcorn, tea and watermelon.

Like meeting people to interact and connect behind layers of being cool or just doing thinks to keep mind busy (even if that can be pretty nice too). But hey, no pressure, it's all relaxed.

I like people who are generous, interesting, curious and understanding, but why not with radical views on the world.
You can be spiritual or trivial, lazy or exhausting, bright or nuts (or be both) as long as there is a warm and friendly personality behind it. And I do my best to be just that.

PHILOSOPHY

To know enough to know that I don't know anything

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Fully enjoying getting to know new people and their home cities/villages in countries that are new to me and enjoy when people come over to my place, even though I have so far only been a "co-host".

Would be nice to host a bit, but can already say that a lot of times might not be the right time because of too many other plans like travelling and/or work.. But be spontaneous! Last minute request are usually the best since I hate making plans and also not sure what I will do in weeks to come. And when you do write, tell me bit about yourself and why u would like me to host you.

Interests

Learning and seeing new things, travelling in every part of the world - preferably overland by car, but without is also okey.... I guess.

Learning about people (including myself, though not in self-absorbed ways). Meditation, philosophy Psychology..

But sure, I do also like and/or find interest in: people, watermelon, football, running, philosophy of life, yoga, broken knees politics, parsley, Malmö FF, music.. books and most likely a bunch of other things.

  • books
  • wine
  • beer
  • yoga
  • running
  • meditation
  • politics
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • soccer
  • psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Find it hard to make lists and to remember, but som good are:

Books: Shatanram, Orientalism, The prospector, Desert (JMG le Clezio),

Music: System of a down, Moloken, Souad Massi, Tinariwen, Sista Sekunden, Arcade Fire,

Film: No man's land, Lost in translation, The act of killing, Incendies..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

All experiences from travels on five continents have been amazing. Especially the hospitality shown from so many people around the world.

Teach, Learn, Share

In five years I will be able to teach you about yoga (promise from date: 2010-12-13)
.........Still working on this one but can already give u a little something and in a few months time I have probably come a lot further since going to India again! (date: 2015-02-10)

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Mozambique, Pakistan, Palestine, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Sweden

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