GENERAL:
Most of the time, I am travelling with my girlfriend Lena. For references, please visit: https://www.couchsurfing.com/people/2907.
I grew up in the beautiful Black Forest area in Southern Germany, lived another five years in Berlin and, since 2019, I have an apartment in Düsseldorf where I have my base as a pilot. Apart from flying 75 tons of steel and alloy through the skys of Europe, I enjoy travelling as often as I can. I like watching movies, cooking, dining, working out and visiting cultural events such as poetry slams or theatre plays.

THAT'S ME:
Pilot, aviation geek, food lover, and heavily football (soccer) addicted…

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to explore new countries and cities. However, I'm not looking for the tourist perspective, I want a deeper insight and Couchsurfing is a great way to do that! Additionally, I'm interested in meeting people and having interesting conversations. I like to get to know and understand the every day life, interests, believes and attitudes, dreams and experiences of other people, being convinced that this can broaden my horizon, also (or especially) when they are different.

Interests

• animals
• theater
• dining
• cooking
• fitness
• aviation
• politics
• movies
• traveling
• painting
• languages
• food
• cinema
• football
• meeting new people
• ice cream
• poetry slams

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC:
Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Amon Amarth, Rammstein, Dope, Robbie Williams, Manu Chao, Bob Marley, Billie Eilish, Eminem, Kollegah, Kool Savas, 257ers, various movie soundtracks

MOVIES:
The Dark Knight, Shutter Island, The Invisible Guest, Skyfall, The Dictator, Taken, The Equalizer, Now You See Me, The Martian, Johnny English and many more

BOOKS:
Aviation magazines, atlases and newspaper

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

There is not ONE experience to tell, but here's a brief collection of some amazing or interesting things I've done so far:
∙ hiked a volcano in Nicaragua
∙ survived an explosion in a sauna
∙ climbed a steep rock face in the Austrian Alps without mountaineering equipment
∙ was lost in space during a training flight (based on visual flight rules) due to bad weather conditions but safely made it back to the nearest aerodrome
∙ tried one of the world's hottest chili peppers in India
∙ accidently played at a party of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club with my former rock band
∙ flew to Western Romania with a stop-over of only one hour, just because I didn't know what to do on a Sunday evening
∙ dived with manta rays in Indonesia
∙ organized various charity events in favour of a Peruvian orphanage

And, hopefully, a lot more to come! :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Things I learned / experienced and could possibly teach or share: German language, cooking, different games of cards, 'nice-to-know' information on my occupation or stories about my travel and working experiences :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Many stories from our own adventures! :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curaçao, Denmark, England, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kosovo, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Germany