CURRENT MISSION

Encouraging everyone to have a healthy lifestyle and to respect our world using good practices like riding a bike 😃

ABOUT ME

I was born in Germany, came to Portugal with my parents, lived in Coimbra and now I live with my wife in Lisbon.

I'm very creative and lively, in fact my whole family is quite fun. I'm an only child but I have a great family and friends so I never felt alone. I love my village, small with good people.

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoying simple things in life and be positive!

My favourite quote is:
"The only disability in life is a bad attitude"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

- First question... why CouchSurfing?
Because I like to experience the culture of the place I'm visiting and I ignore the tourism stuff. That's the main reason. I don't have the sense on how to appreciate monuments 🤷‍♂️

I love getting places that if I was a regular tourist I would never know.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

- My first experience was in 2010 in London. I travel alone but I never felt alone. It was a great time, very rewarding and this was all made possible by CouchSurfing.
- Aug, 2010: Hosted a couple
- Apr, 2011: Hosted a friend
- Jun, 2011: Hosted
- May, 2012: Hosted 3 people
- May, 2014: Hosted 2 people
- Several coffee meetups in Coimbra
- May 2019: Surfed with my wife in Amsterdam

Interests

I'm very eclectic. I'm passionate about life so I like to try new things quite often.

I love nature, hence my passion for cycling, animals and crafts. I love my village, small with good people.

Right now I'm active on:
- Gym and bicycle
- Gardening
- Cooking
- iPhone photography
- DIY's

• animals
• culture
• photography
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• exercise
• crafts
• traveling
• guitar
• cycling
• camping
• sports
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I listen a lot of music. I love all kind of portuguese sounds. Some of my favs - Real Estate, B Fachada, Rodriguez, Radiohead, Phoenix, Razorlight, The XX, The Kooks, Black Keys, Azeitonas, Bob Marley, Natiruts, The Smiths, João Gilberto... so many. Folk, Bossa...

Movies, some favs: The Darjeeling Limited, In the Land of Women, Take This Waltz...

Books: just reading books related to my work and articles in the internet 🤷‍♂️

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

- Savage camping with two great friends proving our survival
- Riding my bicycle all the way up to Figueira da Foz
- A trip with my Vespa down to Lisbon
- First couchsurfing experience by myself to London
- Road trip all the coast between Coimbra and Algarve
- The view of the great place of Portugal, Geres!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach:
- Athletic nutrition, because I practice exercise almost everyday
- Biological food, because nowadays some food are toxic
- Some stuff about classic guitar, it's a little hobbie
- Photography, a hobbie

I would love to learn:
- About different cultures and food techniques
- New languages, I love to listen Italian
- Dancing
- Dressmaking, to remake some clothes :) maybe to reuse old stuff

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Portugal

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