CURRENT MISSION

Hey, my name is Leo and I am a third-year German student for International Business in Groningen. Groningen is an awesome student city in the north of the Netherlands. I love to live there and to show people and friends the Dutch (biking) lifestyle. Currently, I do my year abroad and after my half a year in Guatemala, I will be in Santo Domingo for a semester to study at the Universidad Iberoamericana.

ABOUT ME

Probably the hardest section to fill in.. that's why I asked my friends for advice.

They say I'm a spontaneous, reliable and funny person with whom it's always chill to hang out with.

PHILOSOPHY

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love travelling and I'm always interested in getting to know people from different countries and cultures and possibly make new friends.
I am not so into famous building or churches. So my purpose is to explore a city or country from people's side.

MY EXPERIENCES WITH CS

Just good thinks. I knew so many friendly and helpful people, during my travel. And I had so much fun with them, that now I am hooked at CS. So I will thank you the following host, and I hope I can exceed this list in the next years.

Kirstin and Lodi from s'Hertogenbosch
Bernard from Perpignan
Sara and Larry from Gandia
Belén with Anna, Anna, Alba and Paloma from Madrid
Rui from Lisbon
Miguel from Lisbon
Fiona from Montpellier
Clara from Montpellier
Herman from Florence
Gilda from Siena
Paola with Mela and Valeria from Perugia
Valery from Naples
Ioanna from Patras
Eleni from Patras
Ioanna from Volos
Elias from Thessaloniki
Gülce from Istanbul
Piri from Budapest
Emilia from Malmö
Sofie from Linköping
Gro-Anita and Audun from Skjervøy
Mauritz with Patrick from Hammerfest
Polina from Helsinki
Tiia from Helsinki
Kristin and Mikaela from Uppsala
Niclas from Örebro
Victor from Malmö

Interests

I love sports, especially football. In my opinion, sport is the easiest way of connecting people because your languages, your age and your culture is not important for having fun together.
I like to try new sports, which I haven't got to know yet. That could be funny.

I also like to travel with my friends. We love to gain experiences and creating new stories.

International culture is one of the subjects on my studies I am looking forward to. It's interesting and amazing how different people live and think. So, my dream is - after my studies - to travel around the world, get to know other peoples habits and customs.

• culture
• music festivals
• festivals
• education
• running
• partying
• traveling
• music
• camping
• sports
• soccer
• business
• teaching
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music is great and I like a lot of genres. For instance, when you go out for clubbing you won't dance to classical music, you want some house music or electro. Personally, I am more rock person. But for me, it is depending on the people you are with, the place and the time. Furthermore, I work for a local crew who help to build up stages in Amsterdam and the rest of the Netherlands.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Working in Guatemala
Studying and working in the Netherlands
Bartender education by the European Bartender school of London
Couchsurfing through all of Europe (28 awesome hosts, 26 nations, 2 months)
Tough Mudder
High school trip to Calella in Spain
Student exchange to la Île de la Réunion, Indian Ocean

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Réunion, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Dominican Republic, Germany, Guatemala, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom