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Overview

  • 16 references 15 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Swiss German; learning French
  • 46, Other
  • Member since 2008
  • Business Owner / Software Developer
  • friends, family, work, university
  • From Zürich, Switzerland
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Enjoy city life in Zurich. Hosting to keep the travel spirit ;-)

ABOUT ME

Currently living in Zurich, Switzerland.
I believe I'm open minded and interested in many topics. I enjoy being active these days. I like to do stuff like scuba diving, paragliding, hiking, snowboarding, ...

PHILOSOPHY

I like to have a good time and experience many new things, which means I try to move myself out of my comfort zone often.
I used to live an urban lifestyle back at home but I enjoy more and more the nature.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I think its a great way to get to know the local culture wherever you go and to make new friends.
For Hosting, I like to hear other travel stories and it makes me feel like i'm travelling. Like to show the actual culture in switzerland.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I had my first couchsurfing experience in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, probabaly one of the more exotic couches around. It was amazing! I got introduced to a big family and made many new friends, stayed in a hut in a small village and cooked a traditional italian meal on fire. Since then I try to couchsurf often and made so far only very positive experiences.After returning home and having a place to host, I started hosting in Zurich and like it aswell ;-)

Interests

Friends, snowboarding, paragliding, diving, climate change & global warming, protecting the enviroment, saving shark, badminton, world polititcs, Fine food, Life Style Design, LIP, Software developing, traveling, foreign cultures, sailing...

  • culture
  • design
  • dining
  • wine
  • beer
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • scuba diving
  • sailing
  • snowboarding
  • sports
  • soccer
  • tennis
  • paragliding
  • badminton
  • software

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Trainspotting, Pulp Fiction, Amelie, Zeitgeist, SharkwaterMusic: depends on the mood and the situationBooks: Vagabonding (R.Potts), The Four Hour Work Week (Timothy Ferris), Getting Things Done (Tim Allen)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sailing for 5 months around the South Pacific (New Zealand - Tonga - Fiji - Vanuatu - New Caledonia).

Teach, Learn, Share

Let's talk and find out. I know a bit about scuba diving, computers, travelling, snowboarding, switzerland, sports (tennis, soccer), beers, wine...

I just learned to sail and want to learn freediving next.
Maybe some technical diving first, let's see

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu

Countries I’ve Lived In

Switzerland, Tonga

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