Born in Duesseldorf Germany, where I grew up in a German orphanage until the age of 11 at which age I was adopted by a family from New Zealand where I went to a catholic school followed by a university education at the university of Otago in Dunedin, Graduating in 1988 with an L.L.B.

After graduating I started a successful catering company which I ran for 4 years, at the conclusion of which I started travelling the world.

Finding myself in Canada I worked in the movie business primarily as a caterer but I also acted in several of those movies and that was a lot of fun.

In the year 2000 I returned to Germany to find my natural family. For a completer picture of those days would require you to read the book "Me Minus I" (not as yet published).
Finding my natural mother (poor as a church mouse) and my inability at that time to speak German I decided to become an Artist as no spoken language is necessary, at which I became very successful overnight.

To learn more I invite to visit my website http://nodythemanfromnowhere.com

Currently I am working as an Artist in India on a substantial project called Inside India. i.e. refer website.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because I like to meet new people and hate staying in hotels.

Interests

• cooking
• meditation
• art
• phylosophy
• meeting people
• esoteric mysticism
• writing children's books

Music, Movies, and Books

70's, 80's and 90's music, in particular classical music.
Movies: Documentaries, Comedies and Thrillers.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Big Apple Project, New York, 9/11/2002. i.e. Building a memorial at ground zero beginning at 8:46 (when the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center).
For further information I guide you to an eleven page summary of that project. Refer http://nodythemanfromnowhere.com Literature section.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to cook. The most important ingredient in any meal is love.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Germany, India, New Zealand