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Overview

  • 2 references
  • Fluent in Danish, English; learning German, Spanish
  • 30, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • Customer support + Bartender
  • College
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To explore what can be explored, to experience even the wackiest adventure. To live life, while you have the chance!

ABOUT ME

25 years of age. I'm adventurous and I strive to experience and discover the world, the worlds cultures and what I can experience.
I have a big interest in photography and videography and would spend a lot of time documenting my journey to in the end share my experiences. I'm open to every kind of people, and I want to learn about everyone.

I'm a former Royal Guard in the danish army where I have stood guard at places such as Amalienborg Palaces, Kastellet, Rosenborg Caste, Fredensborg Castle, etc. This was a very special and eye-opening experience to me, and I would absolutely love showing you around and telling you all sorts of stuff about it!

I would like to have a conversation with you instead of just writing it all down here.

PHILOSOPHY

"Very little is needed to make a happy life; It's all within yourself, in your way of thinking."
- Marcus Aurelius. (121AD - 180AD)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

First I would like to surf and ride this wave of awesomeness, to get a complete and good feeling of it. Then afterwards I would like to host, so I can show people who I am, even give them great insight into my culture, and the location I'm at.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None yet. Looking forward to adding them, and putting them in my journal!

Interests

I'm really interested in everything that has something to do with media production.

I have worked with and love photography and videography.

Being a former club photographer, I can say I got paid to have fun for a weekend.

I'm interested in adventure, and to try new things, and experience new things.

  • culture
  • writing
  • photography
  • clubbing
  • flying
  • boating
  • kayaking
  • scuba diving
  • sailing
  • skydiving
  • sports
  • swimming
  • extreme sports
  • business
  • communications
  • languages
  • mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

I am open to every kind of movies and every different kind of music.
Do you have anything that might surprise me? I'll gladly see/hear it.

I've been wanting to get into reading books, but I never got that far, have any good recommendations?

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have tried some things, but I would love to make them more than some.

I have worked with several big artists in Denmark as my time as the chief photographer at 2 clubs in Denmark. It gave me a really good insight into how they are as people, and most of them are really nice people.

My life really first started when I came to the Philippines, where I got to experience some amazing things.
I took a tour through the underground river on Palawan, which simply was amazing and extraordinarily huge. I have been told that it is one of the wonders of the world.
Then on our trip towards El Nido, I befriended the owner of a dive school, and he took us scuba diving with a huge discount. I got to see and experience a whole new world. The reef is something else. It's so beautiful, it's magnificent. It cannot be explained.
The day after we rented our own boat for 9 hours, we didn't want to go on a stressed tour, where we didn't choose it ourselves. So for 9 hours, 3 people rented the boat. (me, my cousin and my friend) and we sailed to all of the small beautiful islands we could. Spent our lunch in one of the most beautiful Lagunes ever, and saw paradise.

I have lived in a city in the mountains, where clouds reach your house, walked and jogged mountain paths and seen nature.

I have watched football in Manchester where I got the chance to meet up with a talented photographer, whom we actually met through this site.

I have spent hours in Rome just sitting and doodling on paper, enjoying the moment and the sun.

I have dived in Greece with fish of all colors and I have been standing in the middle of a closed Vulcano. (On the crust)

I have walked Milano thin and enjoyed some of the best Pasta Carbonara I have ever had.

I have partied at a festival in Germany called Airbeat One, which is located near Neustadt-Glewe, which was one of the craziest and most beautiful festivals I have ever visited. Here I got the chance to bungee jump for the first time, which I did at the moment Martin Garrix came on stage to a huge light show and fireworks all around. (AMAZING)

I have walked Prague thin and discovered what in my mind is the craziest and most random club I have ever seen - I have been served drinks by a robot bartender, I have drunk drinks with dry ice in it, I have drunk a drink from a cup made completely of ice and met amazing people.

I'm waiting for more awesome things to happen!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you a bit of:
Danish culture
the Danish language
Videography and Photography

I want to learn:
Marketing
Online Marketing
Sales
b2b/b2c
Business strategies
diving
sailing
flying
skydiving
parachuting
Kayaking
Languages
Cultures
And so on

I am interested in learning and sharing. Improving and helping.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my skills, trades and my positive and outgoing personality.

I am a videographer and photographer, and through my journey I will (if I have consent from the participant/host) make you a part of my documented journey.

Countries I’ve Visited

Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Philippines

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