CURRENT MISSION

I fullfill my dreams, so there is room for new ones

ABOUT ME

Other people say I´m
funny
honest
interested
a living artist
a nature boy
My daugther says I cannot sing
To describe all of me is impossible, but as anybody, I have all kinds of different shades, which surprise me over and over again. So I´m never bored with myself.

PHILOSOPHY

Primum vivunt,tunc philosophari
Erst leben, dann philosophieren

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Traveling, and the intercultural exchange that goes with it, opens minds and makes you less prejustice against other cultures/people and opens your eyes to the fact, that YOU are a stranger at first almost everywhere but your home. If you think it to the end, you might say: CS helps to prevend war. On a small scale but..... And CS makes traveling possible even if you don´t have a lot money and is a good way to meet people, which are open-minded, otherwise they wouldn´t be with CS.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The times I hosted people were very nice experiences and
great exchanges. It makes you want more.

Interests

surfing in the shore of my island
working as a volunteer for greenpeace
making sculptures of wood
singing in a band and playing guitar
making a fire after work
dancing to good music
last fall I discoverd rock-climbing
rebuilding an old farmhouse
taking care of my apple-and peartrees

• animals
• singing
• beauty
• dancing
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• surfing
• bungee jumping
• snowboarding
• rock climbing
• swimming
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

movies:" down by law" , Jim Jarmusch;Chinatown;Lammbock;Schwarze Katze weisser Kater and many more

music: all kinds of music,depends on my mood,but it has to be good,of course; I still have, and allways will have more vinyl than CD´s;

if I only could take 10 music-arists on a deserted island it would be:
Doobie Brothers, Doors, Kate Bush, Prince, some Jazz: Sonny Rollins maybe, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen,
Curtis Mayfield, Nina Simone, I leave 1 open for later
there is also so so many supergood modern stuff, but the music I grew up with is out of competition

books: "Der Schwarm" Frank Schätzing; Thomas Mann"Der Zauberberg";Books about Wood and art;Die Säulen der Erde; Books about social dropouts; and many more

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

birth of my daugther and son
encounters with wild animals like bears,sharks and humans
really good waves ( for example in portugal )
beauty of nature and the mood of eternity it gives me
bungee-jumping into a canyon in new zealand
swimming with dolphins
touching a sea-cucumber, so incredibly soft

Teach, Learn, Share

Besides the obvious skills everyone has and can share,
it is in the eye of the beholder, what you can learn from someone else. The more open you are, the more you can learn and also give.

What I Can Share with Hosts

All I have experienced so far and want to in the future.
Also I can cook very, very good mashed potatoes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Cook Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States

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