Hello,

I am Patrick, an easy going and interested guy! I grew up in the Rhineland in the western part of Germany. For those who haven't heard of it, it is the part were Carnival is heavily celebrated. However, I decided against this tradition and moved to Hamburg, the most beautiful city in Germany. I am interested in cultures, sports and history!

I am using couchsurfing irregular since 2016

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love cycling, I love spending short trips on my bike and I love to meet up with new people! It is my way out of my everyday life. Apart from the cities, you'll always get a Image of the nature and the countryside between those. It's one of the best things to come from a hard day on the bike and spend the evening with locals. Until now I had unforgettable evenings in Nottingham, Lübeck and Sheffield. Looking forward to a few more this year :-)

Interests

Apart from cycling, I also like swimming and running. Yep, you get the idea I am competing at triathlons. I really enjoy this sport, as I am mostly training outside! Also you will met crazy guys, that have crazy ideas and challenge you.

Apart from this, I like to get in touch with other cultures and am willing to understand them. Be it weapon crazy americans, pro-Brexit Britains or surveillance afraid chinese, always interesting to here stories from a different angle.

• culture
• triathlon
• traveling
• sports
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

I have to admitt, I am definetely not into music. I don't know how this happened. Of course there are Songs I like, but there are usually quite popular.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In 2016, I had an internship in the near of Manchester quite close to the Peak district. One day, I decided that I want to travel through the Peak district by bike and as labour day came up, a national Holiday in the UK, the perfect opportunity appeared. I started in Macclesfield and was riding all the way to a beautiful landscape to Nottingham. Over here I had such a great host, who had already cooked for me and had time to show me around. In the evening we went out into a local Pub and had a pleasant night!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United Kingdom, United States