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Overview

  • 67 references 52 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German; learning French, Slovak, Spanish
  • 24, Male
  • Member since 2022
  • Geography student, voluntary firefighter
  • University of Tübingen
  • From Germany
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About Me

I'm that type of guy who rescues earthworms from the road.
I always dreamt of becoming a wanderer exploring the remote and the vivid places of our marvelous planet. It is a huge privilege to be able to do exactly that.
All in all a positive attitude, love for challenges. I'm an endless source of useless information.
I love to laugh and I'm passionate about doing sports and enjoying good food.
After school I was working for two years with horses and mules. Giving me enough savings for low budget travels.
My favourite mediums of transport are bicycle, hitchhiking, ferry and railroad.
Basically all my stuff is second hand. I try to save resources and waste. At home I'm vegetarian. On the road I want to try all the local dishes.

2022 I started a one year long back/bikepacking journey through mainly Turkiye, Iran, Pakistan and India made possible by CS and hospitality mainly.

This year (2024) with a friend we took the Transiberian Railroad and backpacked mostly through Russia, Mongolia and China. Then cycled alone through South Korea and Japan. Now I'm back in China heading west.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love meeting interesting peoples learn about other cultures, make new friends, experience the locals perspective in a country and learn new things. And honestly to safe money xD

Interests

Various

  • horses
  • architecture
  • photography
  • environment
  • vegetarian
  • running
  • gardening
  • chess
  • reading
  • mountaineering
  • martial arts
  • volleyball
  • forestry
  • geography
  • geopolitics
  • history
  • philosophy
  • sport
  • exploring
  • cuisine
  • landscapes
  • handicrafts
  • bicycles
  • craftsmanship
  • art nouveau
  • firefighting

Music, Movies, and Books

From BMTH to Tchaikovsky
The Little Prince
Independent cinema

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Horse riding, sailing, experiencing love, helping a friend I have never met before to realise his biggest dream, trekking in the Black Forest with my best buddies, bikepacking, baking brownies and getting stoned in Iran (and getting arrested but not because of that), trekking at Nanga Parbat, running a half-Marathon after partying the whole night before, crossing a half frozen river in Burjatia with my best friend, teaching English to kids and practicing Taekwondo in Korea, camping on Mount Fuji

Teach, Learn, Share

Please teach me cooking or card games ^^"

What I Can Share with Hosts

Conversation, fun, washing dishes, walking the dog, buying groceries, playing card and board games, sewing and fixing stuff, Doing sports or outdoor activities together

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany

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