cogito ergo sum :)

i like cities. not for the amount of people gathering there but for their gravity on the outstanding. like a bright lantern for all kinds of moths, escaping from the surrounding darkness. not for the amount of culture there but for the niches. these small spots where everything is possible.

i like nature. barely touched by humans, too mighty for these two-legged creatures. breakers on a craggy beach, ice on a volcano, the darkness of the wood, the nippy wind of the mountains, the rocks, the water...

and i like cemeteries. that special mood, walking across an old graveyard, the silence, the bygone lives and the life arising from the bygone.

recently i recognised some changes: a shift away from the darkness, some kind of causeless happiness. probably because i solved some problems... or maybe it's just a side effect of the icelandic summer? i don't care, it feels good :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

why i'm here in general? i suppose because of my social tendencies.

why i'm still here after couchsurfing has turned from non-profit to ordinary capitalism? seriously, i don't know... at least i refuse to pay verification.

Interests

• music
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

music, yes! very important for me. currently near the cd-player: sonic youth, nick cave, mono, neubauten, sólstafir, felix kubin, killing joke, misþyrming, ghostpoet, tricky, 16horespower, mari boine, deutsch nepal, pj harvey, massive attack, dälek, anna von hausswolff and shostakovich.
i love to explore musik i don't know yet. suggestions welcome :)

movies? not so much. as i am faceblind, it is sometimes difficult to follow the plot. but i like weird humor: riget, the green butcher, in china they eat dogs, adam's apples, dr. strangelove, darkstar, hross í oss, hrútar, muttertag, komm, süßer tod,... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cghg-QyTP_M

no favorite book, currently reading neil gaimans "american gods". you may also find terry pratchett and bill watterson on my book-shelf. i'm more outdooor than bookworm :)

btw: i will only answer your request if you answer this question: what was the last song, sound or piece of music you enjoyed?

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

climbing eyjafjallajökull

Teach, Learn, Share

i'm curious, so always willing to discuss, learn and teach.

What I Can Share with Hosts

experience?
a towel?
a cup of coffee?

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Germany