Hey there,
I'm Lars from Germany. In June 2016 I finish high school in my hometown Würzburg and decided not to start studying at a university immediately but to take a gap year to do all the things you can't do as a student. One of the things I really want to do in my gap year is traveling. But rather than going to fancy hotels and tourist attractions I decided to travel on my own and try hitch hiking.
I'm interested in many things especially sports, music and just talking about stuff. I love to discover new things and I would like to spend some time with a host if we get along well. On the other hand this is a trip I'm doing just on my own and for me. So I'm really independent and have no problem with leaving a host early etc.

This is my first time couchsurfing so I'm not quite sure how everything works. But still I hope to get to know nice people in this community and have a great time with my hosts.

I promise to treat everybody with respect and try to be a guest just like I would like my guest to be if I was a host.

PHILOSOPHY
It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think that couchsurfing is a great option for me (and everyone) to find places to stay in different cities but even more I consider couchsurfing as a perfect way to get to know interesting people, make friends with strangers and get a new view on the culture and the personalities of other countries.

Interests

• music
• rock music
• piano
• hiking
• skiing
• sports
• volleyball
• exploring

Music, Movies, and Books

My taste of music is very situational and depending of my mood. But I would consider ALT-J, BLINK 182 and LOUIS ARMSTRONG as my favorite musicians/bands.

I mostly like dramatic movies with unexpected plot twists so you don't know the ending of a film by the beginning. I absolutely love SHATTER ISLAND, GLADIATOR and all the HARRY POTTER movies since I just grew up with them.

I was never a great reader but amongst the few books I really like are definetly the thrillers from GRAHAM BROWN. By the way I absolutely hated FAUST by GOETHE which we had to read in school :-)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Climbing up the Dreitorspitze in Austria and seeing the band of the milkyway with my own eyes for the first time.

Holding on to a fence at the airport of St. Maarten with a jumbo jet just 15 m above my head.

Staying up 48 hours straight and having the best party ever without even one glass of alcohol. (sleep deprivation has pretty much the same effect as alcohol :-))

Causing a blackout in a beer tent in Bavaria while I was trying to fix a broken light bulb.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you: German, how to play volleyball and how to ski, some basic chords on the guitar and how to solve the rubiks cube :-)

You can teach me: some better guitar skills, cooking and pretty much anything that is usefull and/or makes fun

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm willing to share anything with my host. But since I'm just traveling with my backpack I guess there are not many material things I can offer. But I'm looking forward to offer my help and my skills to any host and hopefully share a lot of amazing moments and interesting talks with my hosts.

Countries I’ve Visited

Aruba, Austria, Bouvet Island, Czech Republic, England, France, Iceland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany