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Overview

  • 10 references 4 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German; learning English, French
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2011
  • Music, Engineering, Sports
  • Master of Engineering and Diploma in Business Engineering
  • From Fulda, Hesse, Germany
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About Me

I'm an open and relaxed person who continuously trys to get closer to 100% authenticity. I'm intersted in nearly anything, especially in music, sports, technology and philosophy. I love to think and philosophize about things. My "nation" is earth, my "race" human and I believe in equal rights for women and men and everybody. I believe in fairness and the golden rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." I believe in cause and effect and I think that emotions are the most important thing in life.
My personality is probably an extroverted introvert. I'm not shy and I can be very extroverted, but often I like to observe and think.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For me, the essence of travelling is diving into the life of other people and cultures. I'm not much into visiting sights like buildings and stuff, though I love getting into beautiful nature.
Couchsurfing is one of the best ways to get in touch with local people and experience their authentic life without the mostly unauthentic touristic taste.
And if I save a bit of money for accomodation, I can extend my travels.

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
I love to share, I enjoy helping people, especially in things where I have good skills.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
I had some exiting experiences in Nepal, because of the power cuts it wasn't possible to meet and surf at the first day, but we met in the days after a couple of times, really cool.
My real first surf experience was in Darwin with Amanda and that was awesome. I surfed the couch for one month, after that I rented a room at the neighborhoods house and jumped over Amandas fence everyday :)

Interests

I have a big passion for these three things:

1. Music: I'm a professional songwriter. I love singing and writing songs in German and English.
2. Sports: I'm an outdoor fitness instructor and I like climbing, snowboarding and mixed martial arts and other sports.
3. Innovation and Sustainability: I like positive and sustainable innovation.

And generelly I love to thing and analyze a lot. I want to understand things.

  • singing
  • music
  • guitar
  • sports
  • martial arts
  • rock climbing
  • philosophy
  • nature
  • sustainability
  • sea
  • sunset
  • science and technology
  • songwriting
  • mixed martial arts

Music, Movies, and Books

I love any good music, but mainly acoustic guitar and piano music with great voices and new rock alternative music. Some songs:
- City and Colour - What makes a man
- Charlie Cunningham - Minimum
- Aurora - Murder song 5 4 3 2 1
- Julien Baker - Rejoice
- Bear's Den - Gabriel
- James Bay - Clocks go forward
I love also love good movies from every genre, especially when they trigger deep feelings, are exciting and surprising. Some movies
- V for Vendetta
- Fight Club
- The Dark Knight
- Léon
- True Romance
- Natural Born Killers
- Drive
- Braveheart
- Interstellar
- The Godfather
- Matrix
- Gladiator

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Watching the perseiden showers with movie like shooting stars in the middle of the night on a lonely place right next to the sea in Sweden.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach playing the guitar and singing.
I can teach fitness training and basics in healthy nutrition.
I can teach basics in natural or some technical sciences and German.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm a musician and play quiet many gigs. I can play a couple of songs to you or even a whole concert.
If you like to workout, I'm also a professional fitness instructor.
I'm technical skilled. Sometimes I can fix things. I fixed a leaking washing machine, a leaking toilett flush, a defect roller shutter and many other things.
I contribute to interesting talks and discussions with a broad background.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Fiji, France, Hungary, Italy, Laos, Montenegro, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany

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