Hello. My name is Mickey and I am an educational anthropology student from Denmark.

Entering 2019, I started to feel pretty bummed out from slaving way too many waking hours with school related work behind the screen of my computer in an increasing isolation from friends and folks out in the world.

Quite unhappy with the situation and the hopelessly flawed work/life balance, I made a promise to myself, to shift my attention more outwards, to novel experiences, friendships and creative work. Something that would be possible to have and enjoy while working to finish off my master’s degree by the end of the year. And to aid these new motivations of mine, I chose to rejoin Couchsurfing, which is the first reason for my presence here.

The second reason is, that I chose to celebrate the serendipity of rediscovering the platform , after several heavy brainstorming sessions for the subject of my master thesis, by fusing my interest in culture, technology and interpersonal exchange by "going research" on the network and launching an ethnographic study into Couchsurfing.

And that's where I am at now. Out to experience more of the world and meet a lot cool people in the process, while writing about what I'm learning from social scientific point of view.

Academic work aside, I like to swim, read, shoot video, do some plain old' hanging out, drink a few, play some games, do recreational sport, bounce at concerts, inhale cultural events, sprout microgreens, sweat in saunas, freeze in cold water, hike the wilderness or wander the lengths of a cityscape while immersing myself in heady conversations with cool people, because that is what I find to make life light up.

In relation to my own experience with Couchsurfing thus far, I am seriously underachieving, as I have yet to guest and only have one past hosting experience several years back. My hope is that this will not deter anyone from requesting to surf my home or welcome me into their space. And in the obvious lack of external credentials, relying on my word, that I am a fairly decent, although completely imperfect human being.

My home is located around 45 minutes from the capital of Copenhagen by train. Where I can offer you a place to sleep, opportunities to show you around the adjoining area, provide you with tips, bits of cultural knowledge and some general entertainment. My preference is to host on the weekends, as I am quite busy on the weekdays. And if I, by rare chance, do accept a weekday request, I will have modest amounts of time to interact.

Yup. That is my biographical sketch and my connection to the site. If you wanna visit or hang out, feel free to reach out.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on Couchsurfing to travel, host, connect, engage, learn, experience and grow with others.

And to collect valuable information about the network for my master thesis.

Interests

• animals
• culture
• photography
• festivals
• exercise
• music
• anthropology
• business
• entrepreneurship
• neuroscience
• philosophy
• psychology
• science
• sociology
• art
• food
• nature
• sustainability
• plants
• creativity
• health
• innovation
• communication
• media
• nutrition
• games
• psychedelics
• sexuality
• science and technology
• human behavior
• mental illness
• film-making
• climate
• existence
• power
• the human brain
• wellfare
• human performance
• institutional innovation

Music, Movies, and Books

I really enjoy Hiphop, Funk, Electro Swing, Jazz, Rock, Electronic and have a great love for French DJs.

Some names are: Senbei, Chinese Man, Wax Tailor, Degiheugi, Caravan Palace, Deluxe, Guts, Electric Six, Glass Animals, Hot Sugar, Hooverphonic, K+Lab, L'Entourloop, La Fine Équipe, The M Machine, Mister Modo, Nina Simone, Ours Samplus, Proleter, Scratch Bandit Crew, Smokey Joe and The Kid, C2C, Gorillaz and Odjbox.

I mostly read non-fiction, some examples are:

- The Big Fat Surprise - Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet by Nina Teichholz,
- How to Change Your Mind - What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Polland
Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman
- Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John Ratey
- The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language by Steven Pinker
- Brain Rules by John Medina
- Dirty Genes by Dr. Ben Lynch
- Lystens Pioner by Lone Frank

I love adventure, horror, comedy, science-fiction and documentary films, but also a bunch of other genres, some movies I have enjoyed are:

The Lobster, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Gentlemen Broncos, Get Out, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Casa De Mi Padre, Game Night, Hereditary, Howl's Moving Castle, Isle of Dogs, Incredibles 2, Parasyte, Tag, Animatrix, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Wilson, What The Health and American Animals.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I beat cancer.

And yeah. I will admit that my odds were pretty great from the get go, but I still consider it a victory.

(big shout out to the surgeons who did an amazing job with the incisions)

Teach, Learn, Share

I'd like to learn more about:
- couchsurfing and the inner workings of any new people I meet
- local life, culture and cool venues
- how to create and sustain a small business

I can teach you about:
- theory of human behavior and culture
- nutrition and biohacking

I'd love to share:
- a tour through town
- a drink or two
- discussions of life
- some good laughs
- something active
- a delicious meal

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can offer:
- a constructive outlook to life
- a helpful hand and an attentive ear
- an open home

Countries I’ve Visited

Cyprus, Estonia, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey