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Overview

  • 4 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German, Swiss German; learning French, Swedish
  • 39, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Senior Software Engineer
  • Apprenticeship Software Engineer, Bachelor of Science
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About Me

My peers would probably describe me as a rather humorous person that likes to make others laugh.
Music is very important to me as well as going out into the nature to charge my batteries. I love to hike and photography from the ground or the air (drone) is my passion.
I often travel to Scandinavia, mainly Sweden and Norway because I love the nature, especially north of the polar circle, and the language. Also it's way too hot in Switzerland during summer ;)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm quite the extrovert, so it's in my nature to try and connect to more people from all over the place. I've hosted travelers before and would do that again if I can.

Interests

  • photography
  • movies
  • music
  • hiking
  • nature
  • hiking in the mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
Quite widespread but mostly Metal, Alternative, Indie, Singer-Songwriter stuff...
Some Names: Threshold, Orphaned Land, Hamferð, Sigur Rós, Narnia, Josh Garrels, Vök, Leprous, Nina Simone, Bloodgood, Die Höchste Eisenbahn, Ásgeir, Haken, ...

Movies and Series
Also quite widespread: I especially like historic stuff or crime stories.
Some Names: Band of Brothers, Wallander, Peaky Blinders, Shtisel, Lion, Rita, Bonusfamiljen, ...

Books
Mostly crime stories or history books about early 19th century (1st & 2nd world war), I also enjoyed all books by Fredrik Backman (En man som heter Ove / A Man Called Ove) and Stephan Ort (Couchsurfing in Iran, etc.).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visited Chad (Africa) as a 13 year old (with my family). I have good memories of that trip where we lived in a small village far away from any tourists paths. I made a good friend over there, but lost touch since there were no efficient ways to keep in contact. So Abdong, if you read this, let's reconnect! :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Well I'm a huge fan of music. I play some instruments, some better, some not very well yet... but I'm always interested in learning more or teaching others in what I know... What I'm also interested in is learning the Swedish language... But I'm still a moderate beginner...

What I Can Share with Hosts

My joyous nature and musical skills :)
Also I can teach about photography or take a (hopefully) good picture of you...

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Chad, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Monaco, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Switzerland

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