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Overview

  • 7 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English, German; learning Spanish
  • 41, Male
  • Member since 2006
  • Researcher
  • PhD (Psychology)
  • From Kassel, Hesse, Germany
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About Me

I'm on my way home, trying to get from Australia to Germany over land/water, actively denying the fact that I should get a real job and integrate into society. Before, this, I lived in San Diego for the past two years, where I barely learned surfing, and explored the beautiful US southwest and Mexico.

"He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which." ~Douglas Adams

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meet all sorts of weird and wonderful people from around the world.

Interests

When traveling, I am interested in the people that I meet, their relationship to the place that I am visiting and the little (sometimes hard to see) things that can make a place unique.

  • books
  • design
  • salsa dancing
  • cooking
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • walking
  • reading
  • music
  • hiking
  • camping
  • surfing
  • scuba diving
  • nature
  • tea
  • exploring
  • mindfulness
  • people watching
  • meeting new people
  • sleeping under the stars
  • hidden places

Music, Movies, and Books

Some recent books I read are Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, Winnie the Pooh, How real is reality, Essays in love, Kafka on the shore. I read a lot and forget most of it. Currently reading The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle.

Music: Tycho, Passion Pit, Múm, Old Canes, Sigur Ros, Bonobo, Jónsi, Balmorhea, M83, Baths, Boards of Canada, Bruce Springsteen, Miles Davis, Death Cab for Cutie, Frank Turner, Hobotalk, Kings of Convenience, Ólafur Arnalds, Regina Spektor, Sufjan Stevens, Turin Brakes, The Weakerthans, The XX... and so on.
Always interested in some good new tunes.

I liked Interstellar, Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, GATTACA, Brazil, The Big Lebowski, The Fall, Twelve Monkeys, Her, The Darjeeling Limited

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One time I was on my way from Amsterdam to Curacao for a four week trip. The night before the flight, I had accidentally left my luggage on a Dutch train and was the unable to get it back before the early morning flight. I was very light traveling for the next four weeks.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to juggle.
Can you teach me how to dance?
I like sharing a meal. Cooking together and talking while sipping wine is a great way to get to know people.

What I Can Share with Hosts

My best efforts to make sense of life, the universe and everything. My subjective reality, during a chat, possibly involving drinks...

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, Curaçao, Denmark, France, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Netherlands, United States

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