"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." --- Robert A. Heinlein

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

No matter where I travel, Japan or China, US or around Europe, hanging out with local people is consistently the most interesting and fun. I'd both like to give back a bit on that and meet people for when I travel again.

Interests

languages (learning Spanish and Japanese atm), music (learning piano), running, Muay Thai, Salsa dancing, rationality, physics and molecular biology, neuroscience.

• insects
• design
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• cooking
• running
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• piano
• biology
• languages
• mathematics
• neuroscience
• physics

Music, Movies, and Books

Sigur Ros, Einaudi, Telepopmusik, God is an Astronaut, Tim Minchin, Pink Floyd

Sherlock, Game of Thrones, Dr Who,

Ex Machina, Princess Bride, The King's Speech

Discworld, Stranger in a Strange Land and Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, Letters from a Stoic

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

While travelling in Japan, I've been running into so many people again and again that it seems surreal, like somebody was secretly orchestrating it from behind the scenes. Small world indeed!

Teach, Learn, Share

What I could teach you:
- Austrian cuisine
- Programming, everything computer related, math
- German and English

What I want to learn:
- Chinese, Japanese, Spanish
- any kind of dancing

Countries I’ve Visited

China, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Ireland, United Kingdom