CURRENT MISSION

Being enthusiastic and sparkling enthusiasm in others, through singing, writing songs, choral conducting, and teaching salsa dancing.

Baby Benjamin was born in January 2015 and we have an Aupair girl in the guest room, so we are currently a bit pressed for space to host, but one person can always fit...

ABOUT ME

Peter and Sandra love learning, teaching and writing music. Travelling is a way to gain inspiration. Sandra is training to become a Protestant pastor. Peter's first career: Teacher. Second career: Development worker. Third career: Rock star (alright, still struggling a bit with the last one...). Homepage: www.peter-matz.com. We have a baby boy since August 2011, who is the joy of the house.

PHILOSOPHY

"Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change." (Wayne Dyer) You can't help anyone without helping yourself, and you can't hurt anyone without hurting yourself.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Couchsurfed in India and Italy, and hosted couchsurfers from seven countries so far (and counting).

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Met wonderful, open-minded people, from whom I learned a lot. The friendly face of globalization. :-)

Interests

Singing, dancing, writing songs, reading, learning, growing. And sharing all this with others...

• writing
• singing
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• reading
• traveling
• music
• teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

For Peter: Forrest Gump, The way of the superior man, James Taylor, Reinhard Mey, The Name of the Rose. For Sandra: Dirty Dancing

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Seen: The strength of the Angolan people in the face of adversities. Done: Starred in a Bollywood movie.

Teach, Learn, Share

Singing makes people happy. Anyone can sing. African gospel music is the best way to get started.

Countries I’ve Visited

India, Mozambique, Senegal

Countries I’ve Lived In

Angola, Germany, Italy, Namibia, Switzerland, United States

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