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Overview

  • 14 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, German, Spanish, Swiss German; learning Chinese (Simplified), Greek (modern)
  • 35, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Law student & Research Assistant @ Geneva Centre for ...
  • BA Philosophy & Economics; now pursuing an LLB
  • From Hittnau, Zurich, Switzerland
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

give and take, be and let be, aaaand a quote from the Rocky Horror Picture Show: Don't dream it, be it!

ABOUT ME

Swiss, philosophical, well-mannered, adventurous, optimistic, generous, try and fail and retry, spontaneous, and always travelling with my whole entire household (I love backpacks)

PHILOSOPHY

I studied philosophy, so where shall we start 🤓

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

su casa es mi casa y mi casa es su casa. Right now I am taking a summer school course on « Security and Insecurity in Northeast Asia » at Yonsei University in Seoul and trying to get in touch with Koreans ☺️

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Telde (Gran Canaria), Maspalomas (Gran Canaria), Santa Cruz (Tenerife), Arrecife (Lanzarote), Skopje, Geneva, Troinex, Lausanne, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Xi'an

Experiences have always been positive, except for two deceptions: in one occasion my host cancelled last minute and I had to sleep in the car and in another occasion I got constantly hit on by a host

Interests

meeting people, going out, taking photos, reading newspapers, rowing on the beautiful Lake Geneva, jogging, swimming, listening to music and going to concerts/festivals, learning languages, cycling, and, and, and...

  • concerts
  • reading
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • music
  • hiking
  • sports
  • swimming
  • rowing
  • languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Rap, EDM, Reggaeton, Latin.
Some fav artists: Disiz, Manu Chao, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Genetikk, M.I.A., Yello, Orelsan, Major Lazer

Book: Alexandre Dumas' ''La dame aux camélias''

Movies: Thomas Vinterberg's ''Jagten''

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

climbing Spain's highest mountain, El Teide, 3718m, with 50cm of powdery snow and me hiking all alone, wearing my sports sneakers

Teach, Learn, Share

teaching tolerance, sharing experiences

What I Can Share with Hosts

kitchen skills
languages
optimistic attitude
stories of my life

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Netherlands, Palestine, Portugal, Serbia, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Luxembourg, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland

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