CURRENT MISSION

the road less taken

i am currently travelling myself, so i am not able to host.

ABOUT ME

for many years there was an extensive text about what i call my biography. i deleted that. i try to live a simple life. do what has to be done. do my duty when it calls. do nothing when there's nothing to do. I usually travel on my own and meet new and old friends on the way.

I am writing a travel blog: lasttraintolaos.wordpress.com

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I been a couch surfer and host for ten years now. i appreciate the idea of sharing space with fellow travellers. it is my conviction we should open our doors & hearts to all we encounter. let's overcome social fears and trust one another.

Interests

hike, play, read, siesta, sports, tennis, vegan cooking, eating, bike, smile, draw, breathe, poetry, yoga, train body/mind, philosophy, meditate, care, lose and win and learn from it.

• poetry
• cooking
• chocolate
• wine
• vegan
• yoga
• massage therapy
• meditation
• flowers
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• drawing
• cycling
• hiking
• sports
• tennis
• philosophy
• psychology
• eating
• relaxing
• sharing
• sharing stories
• shiatsu
• sustainable living
• holistic medicine
• eastern philosophy

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies... waking life, samsara, nokan(departures), amores perros, sopranos, breaking bad, fear and loathing, enter the void...

Music...reggae, dub, ambient, classic, jazz, crystal bowls, didgeridoo, djembe, chillstep, psytrance...

Books... marc aurel, schopenhauer, erich fromm, hermann hesse, richard bach, r.d. laing, fritjof capra, william dalrymple, suzuki roshi, thich nhat hanh, richard alpert, bob wilson, hunter s. thompson, aldous huxley, alexander shulgin, rick strassman, daniel quinn, jiddu krishnamurti, ajahn brahm, milan kundera, nikos kazantzakis, alice miller, albert camus, jose saramago, miguel de unamuno, garcia marquez, octavio paz, ortega y gasset, david icke, gurdjieff...

Graphic novels by art spiegelman, neil gaiman, grant morrison...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

walk over and kiss that girl

jump out of a plane

sit on top of an active volcano

listen when i wanna talk

turn shit into gold

Teach, Learn, Share

meditation practice indoors or in nature. cooking delicious vegan meals. hiking in the woods around Vienna. going for a walk on Danube island. taking the bicycle for a ride. exchange views and practise tolerance. deep listening. when you post your couch request please be sure to write 'hakimo matata' as your greeting at the end so I know you took the time to read the profile and are prepared for what you're getting into instead of just looking for the next best free bed (and meal, in some cases). I'd be so happy if you bring some fresh flowers or incense or icecream or wine or strawberries or dark chocolate. if you don't bring anything I am obliged to demand a free hug from you upon entering the premises ;-)

What I Can Share with Hosts

massage, ohashiatsu, yoga, meditation, philosophy, cooking, playing, dreaming, language interchange...

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Hungary, Netherlands, Switzerland