No more "current mission". No "philosophy" (although I like the latter (sometimes).
I thought this would be easy. Now I wish the limits inviting you to be super general and vague are back.

Currently I'm studying "Photography and Society" at the Academy of Arts in The Hague. I worked as a photojournalist until 2019 (at least I thought I did), then became a taxi-drive who wanted to found a start-up. The people around me started to annoy me, especially their notions about "social capitalism", and I left for a blissful (and self-worth depleting) year of unemployment.

After crossing the alps on my bike because I had the time to and working at a cooperative farm in Leipzig, I moved to The Hague (a place I still argue doesn't exist) and am now working on my thesis and graduation project. Because I couldn't process nor really felt any inspiration in the Netherlands I bought an Interrail and am now following my intuition for visualize "it" and contextualize my writing (super quick: its about the relation of a stuttering person (me) to society (and photography) and a comment or observation about a society hooked on "hyper-fluent" ideals / obsessions considering both language and image.

Although I traveled a lot while working as a photojournalist I feel an anxiety about traveling or roaming that I haven't felt before. A hesitation and urge for a safe space (still figuring out why (Covid?)) that is no packed in my backpack. Lets see.

I would love to meet people that are interested in conversations, in reflecting but also in dancing, being and just living life aware without escaping into a reality of their own that turns out to be a privileged, escapistic dead end of pleasurable indulgence.

I'm looking forward to meet and get to know you!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I just activated my account again after almost 7 years. I joined in 2010 and think the space CS is affording for people to meet is something beautiful (if filtered right). During the years, I both surfed and hosted many times and saw the changed happening on the platform itself. I have no idea how it is now, but it seems not much has changed but a payment I (now) understand.

Interests

I'm interested in many things and often can't help but be interested in more. I love the in-between of interactions in society and individuals. I am curious about language (the sound, mode, feel, and purpose of it) and love to meet and be in different realities of life to connect, share as well as contextualize my own.

• writing
• books
• photography
• film making
• traveling
• journalism
• philosophy

Music, Movies, and Books

Music is difficult. I love music, but am often unable to say what music I like. So we have to either see that when we meet. Meanwhile, I enjoy the music I listen to and I hope you do too!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Depends

Teach, Learn, Share

Depends

What I Can Share with Hosts

Depends

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Georgia, Greece, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Romania, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand

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