ABOUT ME

I am interested in foreign cultures, in their differences as much as in their commonalities! I had the chance to travel a lot in the past years...the remarkable experiences I made were fueled by the kindness of friends I made during these journeys. May those be continued...

PHILOSOPHY

"Man muss noch Chaos in sich haben, um einen tanzenden Stern zu gebären. " Friedrich Nietzsche

Interests

travelling, culture, art, literature...

• arts
• culture
• literature
• cooking
• fitness
• yoga
• meditation
• traveling
• backpacking
• history
• psychology
• religion

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS: German, English and Russian classics, biographies, historical novels. Science fiction!
Siddartha, Steppenwolf, nearly everything by Herman Hesse.

MOVIES: Woddy Allen, David Lynch, Fatih Akin, Pedro Almodovar and of course Quentin Tarantino!
More movies: City of God, The Fountain, La Haine, Persepolis, 25th hour, Fight Club, The Doors...

MUSIC: My all time favorite: Depeche Mode!!
Furthermore I dig EVERYTHING from the 60's: the Doors, Jonny Cash, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Steely Dan, Iggy Pop, Jefferson Airplane, the Beatles, the Stones...
Old school hip hop, dancehall, reggae(ton) are definitely some of my guilty pleasures...which I love to dance to! You will also see me shake it to some electro tunes...like minimal, techno, dubstep.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

work & travel Australia, backpacking through New Zealand, South East Asia & Central America! I walked the camino de Santiago in 2007 and spent a summer working in Morocco! Another summer in Athens... followed by more backpacking in India.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can tell you a lot about world religions or social psychology:)Literature, art, history...
If you think that's boring, I also know quite a bit about yoga, meditation, fitness & nutrition! International cuisine: I love to cook and I´ve heard repeatedly that I am pretty good at it! I am willing to teach anything if you share a traditional recipe with me!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Morocco, Netherlands

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