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Overview

  • 12 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German; learning French, Italian, Polish, Russian
  • 44, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • improving intercultural relations
  • Master of Education
  • From Lörrach, Black-Forest, Germany
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Integration

ABOUT ME

I am a very curious and active person, I love the great outdoors, hiking, biking, canoeing and running, I love to show people around. But apart from the physical world, I am very much interested in the social fabric, the metaphysics of humanity. Differences attract me and I am curious about them, whether they be dialects or life styles. I am really interested in the question what drives people in the way that they are what they are. In order to do all that I have developed some intercultural sensibility and I have been told I am quite empathatic.

PHILOSOPHY

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Plan and initiate activities in local CS communities

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfed in Canada and the US. Was very active taking part and organizing tons of events in CS Ottawa :)Thank you CS for making it possible to meet so many wonderful people!

Interests

history, current politics and culture, utopian and dystopian fiction, books from Jared Diamond, languages and dialects

  • culture
  • books
  • running
  • politics
  • eating out
  • guitar
  • piano
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • canoeing
  • tennis
  • badminton
  • dialects
  • history
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

books from Jared Diamond
utopian and dystopian fiction

Teach, Learn, Share

I think I could teach:
- tennis, badminton, running (running is not as easy as you might think ;)
- about history and languages
- organizing events
- I play piano but mostly by ear -hard for me to teach

I would love to learn to play the guitar, learn more French, Russian and Spanish

Countries I’ve Visited

Bulgaria, Greece, Morocco, Netherlands, Romania, Russian Federation, Turkey, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Germany, Poland, United States

Old School Badges

  • 4 Vouches
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