I moved back from Sweden after 4 years and try to settle in Germany again. Update, manage ok for 3 years now..... It sucks to travel less....

ABOUT ME

worked in the hotel business / tourism industry for a couple of years, went back to school. started travelling, lived in OZ , lived in NZ, worked and lived in portugal and czech republic. taught english in yuncheng/china for 1 year and travellng SEA, 2 years germany, spent the summer at a kongfu school in henan/china than again taught 1 year in china before traveling and trekking nepal.. money saving stop in Germany, drywall Job in cananda. Back to Germany after 4 years in Sweden.

PHILOSOPHY

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” O.W.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

to connect and meet people on the way, traveller's or locals and give something back while at home.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

so far i surfed in china, alaska and north Germany. I also surfed in Usbekistan which was a fortunate opportunity. Turkey was an amazing experience and I was very surprised by the hospitality. I like open minded people who are not shy to talk but not so much bragger and branding nerds..i also hosted in Frankfurt and in my tiny flat near Büdingen as well as Sweden

Interests

traveling, meeting people, reading and meeting for wine or beer, i love beer and eating good food. Also poi, playing ukulele and piano and doing some jewlery work.

• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• music
• swimming
• adventure travel
• mountains
• wilderness
• poi
• bike riding
• winter
• organic gardening
• water
• jewelry making
• building

Music, Movies, and Books

Many

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

stayed with a friend in rural sichuan / china at his family home, worked on a lettuce farm in hot australia, explored nz with our 'pewe' van and went from north thailand to china hitching a ride on a cargo boat and the other way 3 years later, 3 months without alcohol at the fulltime kongfu school, yeahh! trekking for 2months in nepal, nepal rocks!!! farming in Alaska and visiting Barrow in the far North. Please mention your favorite drink in your request and don't be offended if I won't reply as you than didn't bother reading my Profile.

Teach, Learn, Share

if you have any questions about travels in countries i've been to feel free to ask.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Warm home, food, Drinks, stories :) also a hot shower and an hot tub in my garden

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Egypt, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, United States