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Overview

  • 5 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in German, Spanish; learning English, French, Portuguese
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2012
  • Traveller. Trainer for teambuilding and outdoor activitie...
  • University Degree (Mag Art.) in Sociology and Ethnology
  • From Verl
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Look for connections, find traces, visions and ideas. Crossroads, roots and routes. Wanna know where we are coming from and where we are going.

ABOUT ME

A good question that only can be answered by my best friends.
They might tell a lot of different things, depending very much upon the topic of our relation...
I guess it could be anything from awake, open minded attentive over spontaneus, chaotic, questioning, fun and adventure loving to ambitious and demanding...in any case reliable and comprehensive.

PHILOSOPHY

Go out travelling and find out about time and space. The most beautiful things you will eventually find are all those amazing people appearing in most unexpected moments to share the most precious things we can give - time, attention and compassion. Get out there - be inspired, get changed, get connected. You'll make a difference.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Looking forward to my first couch surf experiences in Israel.

Interests

Moves, E-motion, Connections...
Go for the unknown, cross borders...try to walk the tight rope maintaining equilibrium...loose it to get it back...find rythm and pace.

  • dancing
  • capoeira
  • dining
  • cooking
  • vegetarian
  • shopping
  • traveling
  • rock climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Cat Empire, Mano Negra

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I was shopping on a overcrowded market place in the peripherie of Salavador da Bahia, somehow I lost a 10 Reais bill, a little boy barefeet, dressed in riven rags saw it, picked it up and followed me to give it back to me. This gesture in an ambience o harsh material poverty meant a lot to me because of its posture and dignity. Let's think twice if we want to talk about poverty! Some of the most beautiful encounters I had traveling was the great hospitality and great generosity of those who despite of their lack of material wealth invited me to share the small things they had.

Teach, Learn, Share

I believe that there is much more than mere technical skills that we can teach one to another but there is something to learn in every encounter.
I need to share my thoughts and ideas about the world.
Due to my professional background that might be in a whole lot of areas of human behaviour. That's where I want and where I also need to learn.
More practical - If you want to learn about movement? Climb, jump, dance, fight...I teach Climbing and Capoeira, Acrobatics, Arnis...but I'm interessted in harmony and respect - not violence!
I love eating, cooking and learnig about different food - I'm vegetarian for 15 years now.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Senegal, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Costa Rica, Venezuela

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