Hey Couchsurfing-World

I am a Berlin born Mechanical Engineer who left his study time behind in April 2016 and is now enjoying the excitement of working with an internationally operating car manufacturer.
Sometimes a bit of a shame either way, since I really enjoyed the freedom of being able to travel all around the world without too many time constraints.
Aaaanyway more about me: I am crazy about sports: I love to sail (big yachts with friends for vacation at cheap low season prices preferably or fast sport catamarans), dive, play volleyball, fieldhockey, go hiking in the mountains, snowboarding.
I love to travel and get to know new people.
My recent Vietnam trip, during which we got ourselves a motorbike in the south and drove through the whole country, was a perfect example of how I imagine traveling. A bit more remore a bit off route and non too scheduled.
I hope I can build upon that in the future and share some more moments in unknown places with local people of the couchsurfing world.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am quite excited to join this network, since I love to travel and go places off the main stream touristic routes.
There probably is no better way to do this, than together with fun locals.
PLUS: People all over the world are just so different and cool in their ways, I would love to build a network of friends all over the world.
Having been busy with work recently I only got to try couchsurfing on my Tenerife trip so far and had a blast down there. Wonderful hosts, very positive and fun experience, which I am looking to build upon.

Interests

Traveling! Getting to know many different people and cultures!
Sports: Yacht-sailing, catamaran-sailing, diving, windsurfing, volleyball, fieldhockey, hiking, snowboarding, racebike cycling.
Motorcycle riding. I am a bit of an automotive geek (comes with the studies), but can usually hold that too myself ;-)

• yachting
• boating
• traveling
• cars
• cycling
• hiking
• windsurfing
• scuba diving
• sailing
• snowboarding
• sports
• volleyball
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Ben Howard, Cry Monster Cry, William Fitzsimmons, Angus and Julia Stone, Mumford and Sons, Paolo Nutini, Jake Bugg, Brandon Flowers, Hozier, Charlie Winston and many many more
I am not too much of a movie guy to be honest, one I can watch over and over again is Buena Vista Social Club -> I really need to get to Cuba anytime soon :)
Sadly did not get to read much lately: Kahnemanns Thinking Fast and Slow was quite fascinating though.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Traveled Vietnam from Ho-Chi-Minh City to Hanoi on a crap motorbike and only almost died once. Did four consecutive sailing vacations in four years with friends in Denmark, Croatia, Greece and the Canaries.

Teach, Learn, Share

I could teach some sailing in case anyone has a boat with sails nearby. I do have the licenses to sail yachts up to 50feet.
Also, if you ever wondered what the Volkswagen scandal or Hybrid Cars are all about - I am your guy ;) (there is the geek again)
I would love to pick up as much about different cultures and lifestyles as possible.

What I Can Share with Hosts

A good time I suppose :)
I am a fun and openminded guy, who usually gets along really well with everyone from the start and is good for foolishness as well as serious talks.
I have come around a bit in this world, so I guess we will find some things to talk about. I am also really curious about other peoples lifes and excited to get to know new people.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Sweden, United States