I love to travel and see as much of the world as possible, and especially encounter people from all walks of life. I think the best way to make the world a more peaceful place, with less prejudices and more understanding, is to get to know how people around the world live and think. For that reason I love to travel slow and also go to places off the grid, which would not be found in any guide and might not be of interest to many people.

Some background info:
I am from Berlin, Germany, but I have also lived in Vancouver as well as in Lancaster, UK. I spent roughly the last 9 years studying (quantum physics) and just recently finished.
I now have to figure out what to do with life, and the best thing that came to mind was traveling around and seeing the world (not a bad life plan I guess!). For now I want to see and explore the South American continent, learn, meet locals and improve my Spanish on the run.
Besides traveling, I love playing and listening to music, cycling (have done race cycling for quite a while), hiking, skiing, talking politics and in general meeting people from all over. And contrary to popular opinion, (some) physicists love to and can party quite well ;-)
Furthermore, I am relaxed and easygoing, and my German genes force me to be clean also.

Me encanta viajar y ver lo más possible del mundo, y sobre todo quedar con gente de todos los estaciones de la vida. Creo que la mejor manera de hacer el mundo un poco mas pacífico y comprensivo es conocer como la gente de distintos lugares vive y piensa. Es por eso qué me gusta viajar lentamente y visitar lugares locales, que normalmente no se encuentra en guías pero donde la gente vive y trabaja y sigue la vida diaria.

Unas informaciones de mi:
Soy de Berlin, Alemania, pero también había vivido en otros lugares: Vancouver, Canadá, y Lancaster en Inglaterra. Hace poco tiempo obtuve un doctorado en la física y ahora viajo por la América del Sur, comenzando en Buenos Aires. Espero que encuentro mucha gente differente y aprendo algunas cosas de esa región, y también mejoro el conocimiento de la lengua español.
Además de viajar y quedar, me gusta mucho tocar la guitarra y hacer deportes (los deportes preferidos son correr, senderismo, esquí y ciclismo). También me gusta la vida nocturna ;-) Además, soy relajado y de trató fácil, y mi ADN alemán me hizo muy limpio también.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am quite new to Couchsurfing, but heard a lot of great things about it. It seems like a great way to get around and meet people on the way! So far my way of meeting people has been mostly via hitchhiking, which is my preferred mode of travel.

Interests

• culture
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• cycling
• hiking
• skiing
• history
• languages
• science
• trekking
• acoustic guitar

Music, Movies, and Books

- Music:
Too much to list but high on my list is accoustic guitar music such as from
The Milk Carton Kids, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Mandolin Orange, Avett Brothers, The Lumineers, etc.
Also Dispatch, State Radio, The Strokes, Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, Dire Straits, Grateful Dead, ...

- Books:
1984, 20000 Leagues under the Sea, Peter Pan, David Copperfield, some German books as well

- Movies:
Children of men, The Godfather, Das Boot, Schindler's list, Princess bride, Missing, Sonnenallee

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hitchhiking and Camping in Norway with hardly any food, a 10 Euro tent and a trashbag as raincover. It was the hardest and greatest time ever...

Teach, Learn, Share

Some things I know quite well:

German and English
Playing Guitar
Anything math-related (how cool! ...)
Stories about Europe

Learn:

Anything knew is always good!

What I Can Share with Hosts

A couple of beers, a nice time and chats, help around the house, whichever book I just finished reading

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, England, Germany