I am an early career scientist, with an interest in geodesy and astrophysics, am an advocate for this little home of ours, planet Earth, do volunteer work, love langauges, play cello, trumpet and clarinet. I do not smoke, drink nor use drugs, and prefer vegan.

Philosophies: Save power, walk or ride when you can, say no to plastic, say no to meat and dairy, rechargeable batteries, renewable energy, world without borders, yes to migrants, no to coal and oil, socialist (not communism), education is a must, yes to vaccinations, no to marketing and advertising, no white lies, no to fashion, yes to hygiene and good self care.

Transparency, honesty, respect.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

2011
Didn't make it far in my travels and only had the one host in Zielona Gora (PL).

2010
Couch-surfed during the entire summer in Norway, Sweden and Denmark and went to two couchsurfing-'gatherings' in the 'micro-country' Christiania found in Koebanhavn,Denmark.

2007 and 2008
In Australia I have hosted.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

In Australia, I hosted many people from Europe, mainly from Germany. That was no hassle for me and I enjoyed it and never had a bad experience. This was my lead into the entire CouchSurfing culture and experience.

Europe:
Feb 2010
Daniel in Brussels

April 2010 - Norway
Geithus with Constanza - the two immigrants
A farm in Gol with Embrik - the farmer

May 2010 - Norway
Haugesund with Knut - the young worker
Flekkefjord with Lasse - the fisherman
Kvinesdal with Erling - the teacher
Lyngdal with Sandra - the young traveller
Mandal with Beate - the single mum
Kristiansand with Ivar - the bible school students
Arendal with Nathalie - the international student
Skien with Guro and Inger - the recent RUSS students of 2010 and 2009
Tønsberg with Hilde - the hippies
Fredrikstad with Aina - the young family
Halden with the Joakim - the enthusiastic traveller

May 2010 - Sverige
Grebbestad with Lars - the Swedish farmer
Stenungsund with Martin - the stylish one
Gøteborg with Gustav the Great - the party man

June 2010 - Denmark
Ålborg with Felix - the masters student
Århus with Anders and Simon - two students
Viborg with Ulrik - and unbelievably relaxed trustworthy man
Thisted with Anders and Maria - the young family
Fanø with Casten - the single man
Rømø with Marcus - all I know is I had a kick arse time

July 2010
Augustenborg with Kristian and family
Fredericia with Randi - the artist
Odense with Jonas - the language and fitness trainer
Nyborg with Steven and Tamar - the sailer and architect
Fåborg with Pernille - the vet
Svenborg with a community of people that are not only enviornmentally concious but also has so much love
Nakskov with Mads - the young traveller
Nykøbing on Falster with Simone
Næstved with two guys and a massive party
Roskilde with I forget
København with Simon and the Collective

October 2010
CS Meetings in Christiania

June 2011 - Poland
Karoline in Zielona Gora

Interests

- Science (geodesy and astrophysics)
- Music (clarinet, cello and trumpet)
- Tour cycling and trekking
- Languages (Germanic languages, Japanese, Italian and their literature, film, TV, film and music)
- Wintersports
- Jogging
- Gymnastics
- Being present at home (gardening, baking, fermenting, cooking and craft)

• documentaries
• italian food
• gardening
• skiing
• snowboarding
• science
• mountain biking
• trekking
• science fiction
• ice skating
• jogging
• cross-country skiing
• antarctica
• scandinavia
• ice hockey
• fossils
• german language
• space exploration
• bushwalking
• italian language
• sailling
• langauges
• geodesy
• arctic
• skiing and snowboarding
• remote sensing
• boat trips

Music, Movies, and Books

TV: Forbrydelsen, Borgen, Voyager, Vikings
FILM: Arrival, The Dish, Contact, Blinkende Lygter, Kongen av Bastøy, Tillsammen, Paul, 300, DC, Marvel.
MUSIC: Peter Fox, Røyksopp, Sigur Ros, Peter Sommer, Kings of Convenience, Angus and Julia Stone.
RADIO: Dansk (DR), Norsk Radio (NRK), Sveriges Radio (SR), Radiotelevisione Italia (Rai), Hobart FM (Weekends), ABC Jazz

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1997: Took a small flight over the Grand Canyon in the USA and went to Hawaii for a School Trip.
1996 and 1998: Did Rock Estedford - which was a fun.
1999: Trained Gymnastics and went to States for New South Wales in Oz. Only level 5 and came 5th...
1999/2000: Uni in Armidale, NSW, Oz.
2000: Concert and festival year in Oz.
2001: Saw Limp Bizkit Live in Big Day Out, Gold Coast, Oz.
2002: Moved to Armidale, NSW, Oz.
2003: Moved to Brisbane and came out of the closet.
2006: Bungee Jumped off the Aukland Harbour Bridge, New Zealand.. Only 42m. Flew over Keri Keri in a 2 seater plane (NZ).
2006: Moved to Melbourne, VIC, Oz.
2007: Went to Daydream Island, Queensland, Oz.
2007: Hiked portions of the Great Wall of China and chilled in Beijing, China.
2007: Graduated University in Oz.
2007: Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Oz.
2007: Snowboarded Mount Hotham, Victoria Oz.
2008: Climbed the Story Bridge, Brisbane, Oz.
2008: Pairs Skating as an adult and winning competitions, Melbourne, Oz.
2008: Hong Kong (SAR China), London (UK), Trondheim (Norway)
2009/2010: Skiied in Norway.
2009: Cycled through Europe. S: Gøthenborg Helsingborg through København, Århus and Åbenrå (DK), die Ostseeküste, Rostock, Berlin, Thüringenwald, die Romantische Straße, München and Chiemsee (D). Train to Salzburg (A), then from Ljubjana, Postojna and Pian (SL). Boat to Trieste then to Venezia, Verona, Riva di Garda and Bolzano/Bolzen (I). To Frankfurt via Innsbruck (A), D: München, Kempten, Bodensee and Zurich (CH) along the Rhein River (D).
2009: Lived in Oberbolzen, Südtirol, Italy for 3 months working.
2010: Snowboarding and off-piste skiing.
2010: Brussels, Belgium
2010: St Patricks Day Week in Dublin, Ireland!!!
2010: Cycling around Europe: Drammen, Gol, Eidfjord, Bergen, Haugesund, Stavanger, Flekkefjord, Lyngdal, Lyngør, Kristiansand, Arendal, Skien, Tønsberg, Horetn, Moss, Frederikstad, Halden (N), Grebbestad, Stenungsund, Gøteborg (S), Skagen, Hirtshals, Hjørring, Ålborg, Epeltoft, Århus, Ejer, Silkeborg, Vipborg, Fur, Thisted, Hvidesande, Esbjerg, Fanø, Vibe, Rømø. Sønderborg, Augustenborg, Fredericia, Odense, Nyborg, Fåborg, Ærø, Svendborg, Longland, Nakskov, Nykøbing, Roskilde, København (DK).
2011: Biking from Denmark to Poland. Christiansoe, just north of Bornholm, Denamrk, is amazing. ruegen in Germany. Swinousje, Szczecin to Zielona Gora.
2011: Climbed Wolumbin (Moutn Warning), NSW, Australia
2011: Rock climbed and abseiled Ngungun, QLD, Australia
2011: One month on Tassie
2012: Lived on Mount Buller, Victoria, Australia
2012: Discovered Bali
2012: Ku-Ring-Chase National Park, Sydney, Australia
2013: Tasmania - Walls of Jerusalem to Lake St Claire on foot
2014: Touring around Tassie
2014: Did some Trapeze
2016: Bruny Island excursion
2018: Mountain biking, trekking and fossil hunting

Teach, Learn, Share

If you want to do a long bike tour, these are my top four tips:

1. REST. REST. REST.

2. Buy padded bike shorts and a comfortable saddle

3. Having a dynamo built into the axel of the front wheel allows for much energy to be generated during the tour. This can charge a phone. Get 12W or greater.

4. Safety - buy automatic, battery free front, magnet powered front and rear blinking lights that maintain their charge after stopping for a period of time, get a BRIGHT YELLOW REFLECTIVE vest and wear a helmet.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Denmark, Italy, Norway

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