CURRENT MISSION
to practice what i preach (harder than expected)

ABOUT ME
I'm Jan, 29 from Berlin, Germany. I'm cheerful and curious, an activist, magazin editor, citizen participation project manager, choir singer, son, brother and uncle, godfather, friend and cyclist, hobby piano and saxophone player, foodie, veggie, eco-boy, asthmatic and allergic to so many things on the planet. I'm pretty much an optimist, enthusiast, creative spirit. often too late, especially in the mornings. sceptic about the digital tools all around us. I make bad jokes and laugh at pretty much everything.

less is more.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

it's connection people. and ideas.

Interests

music (jazz, swing, britpop, classics, world music, MIKA)
food
politics
spas (sauna, swimming pool, massage)
conflict resolution
organizing (i'll end up a total bureaucrat)
activism & campaigning
theatre
singing
board games
watching people
people

• humanities
• singing
• spas
• dining
• sauna
• politics
• board games
• billiards
• music
• jazz
• piano
• world music
• cycling
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS (in general: novels, crime)
jonathan safran foer - the corrections, freedom
david foster wallace - this is water
david graeber - debt
chimamanda ngozi adiche - americanah
max frisch - fragebogen
harald welzer - selbst denken. eine anleitung zum widerstand
dörte hansen - altes land
milan kundera - the unbearable lightness of being
albert camus - la peste
erich fromm - haben und sein

MOVIES
boyhood
8 femmes
melancholia

MUSIC
queen
silly pop music
vampire weekend
sara bareilles
the whitest boy alive
the notwist
chostakovich
MIKA
francis poulenc
regina spektor
the chicago soundtrack

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

It's rather the daily joys that I value a lot: see the kids around me grow, singing in my choir, feeling the wind in my face when i'm biking, swimming in the lake, good food...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Georgia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Estonia, France, Germany