CURRENT MISSION

I have just started my own business all centered around my greatest passion: Tea and Tea Culture. I travel a lot to get to know new people and places and to learn. While doing that I love to share tea, which I always carry with me along with hot water :-)

ABOUT ME

Hi, I am Morten and somewhat of a world traveller. I am originally from Berlin, Germany but have also lived abroad several times like in the US, Ireland and Australia. Life purpose for me is to live life to the fullest and that includes personal growth just as sharing me with the world around me.
I got many interests with def number one being tea and tea culture. I have travelled to China and Taiwan several times to learn more about it and every new info on it I just suck up like a sponge.
Sports is another thing I dig. After scanning the tea scene in a new city, then next thing on the list is to visit a local sports event - most preferrably a football (soccer) game. I have seen games in places like Dubai, Prague, LA, Sydney, Copenhagen,... but also in the Nowhere-Lands of Germany :-) I like to watch the locals get really passionate about their club and hear their singings and support.
Besides that I like running, spending time in nature, going to concerts, meeting with friends - the usual :-)

PHILOSOPHY

Get calm -> Learn -> Grow - > Share

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to make the most of my travelling and that includes to me to to get the opportunity to connect with the locals. As I carry my tea and teaware stuff around me to wherever I go anyway, why not share it with a new friend to be? :-)

Interests

I got many many interests and they are quite diverse. Going to concerts and checking out new bands is one of them, watching sports games live (almost any sport will do, but cricket), running in nature are some of them, but my main hobby, ah, let's rather call it life purpose: is tea. I am completely hooked to sourcing rare and exquisite teas from around the world and I always carry my little tea set around with me - believe it or not (check the fotos). I love sharing my teas and tea stories with people who are interested in hearing them.

• concerts
• running
• meditation
• chess
• traveling
• watching sports
• sports
• nature
• tea
• nature walks
• watching football

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: I love dramas and "close-to-life" stories like Dallas Buyers Club for example. But I also dig the easy stuff like Star Wars and :-) the Karate Kid trilogy.. My one and only No1 movie is and will always be: "Wayne's World"

Music: I love going to SkatePunk concerts from eg Lagwagon, NoFx, Pennywise or NoUseForAName (RIP Tony), it's kinda the music I grew up with (and never really out of); I also like ambient and progressive stuff like Godspeed!You black emperor, Sigur Ros... Alternative rock stuff like from Beck, Cake or The Eels is also on my list.
I am quite open to any kinda music really and don't "shut off" to anything I would say

Books: I love "Siddharta" from Hermann Hesse; All works from the German writer Sven Regener; I love reading the classics too like Huck Finn, Moby Dick, Treasure Island and most of the stuff Jack London wrote (u can see it's the rather adventurous direction I prefer)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Quit smoking (I def amazed myself with that)

Teach, Learn, Share

I am happy to talk about the places I visited or where I lived and could tell you many things about Berlin, Ireland, The States, Australia, New Zealand for example. If you are interested in the new economy, then I can tell you much about online, mobile, social media or app marketing and explain how companies these days use the media to advertise. it's quite interesting stuff IMO. Also as mentioned above I always carry some exquisite teas around with me and always love to share it and it's associated stories. With this comes an ever growing knowledge of Asia and in particular China/Taiwan, cuz that's the tea I am most interested in.

What I Can Share with Hosts

See above: Tea & Stories

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany, Ireland, United States