After a lot of traveling, I have now settled in Paris to study software engineering at 42 (42.fr). Also, I work as a freelance programmer for three days a week.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To get to know a country, one has to get to know its people.

Interests

I thoroughly enjoy cooking because it allows for healthy and tasty meals, is a great social institution and an escape from the purely mental (e.g. non-crafty) activities associated with programming or analyzing investment opportunities.

• cooking
• running
• technology
• traveling
• investing
• hiking
• programming

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm a voracious reader and can recommend:
"From Zero to One" - Peter Thiel
"Thinking: Fast & Slow" - Daniel Kahnemann
"Incerto" (fooled by randomness; antifragility; the black swan; the bed of procrustes) by Nassim Taleb
"Homo Deus" and "Sapiens" by Yuval Harari
"Shantaram" from David Gregory Roberts

movies: Prisoners, Drive, American Psycho, Fight Club, City of God, Seven, Leon, Once upon a time in America, Requiem for a dream, the big short, Ex Machina

shows: True Detective (season 1 only), Narcos, Sopranos, The wire, Mr. Robot, House of Cards, Game of Thrones, Rick and Morty

Music: Rammstein, Johnny Cash, Parkway Drive, System of a Down, Beethoven.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

On Tenerife I took a long hike around the Teide and walked above the clouds

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm knowledgeable about investing, programming and Blockchains. I spend a lot of time thinking about the future.

What I Can Share with Hosts

see above

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, United States