I am a nomadic world traveler who wants to build a simple lifestyle with people who care about each other.

Some of my adventures have taken me to the Himalayas of Tibet, playing Robinson Crusoe on an uninhabited remote Tongan island, the water drenched forests of the Amazon, & the volcano surrounded 400 year rain less Atacama desert.

After traveling to over forty countries on six continents & living in six countries on five continents I have come to see myself as a world citizen; celebrating unity in diversity.

Blessed with wonderful professors in university I have gained a profound understanding from my studies of psychology, anthropology, Buddhist & religious studies.

Out of my ascribed importance to physical & mental health grew an awareness of socio-ecological responsibility which led me to work with local small scale sustainable agriculture projects in Hungary.

More recently, in search of creating a sustainable community, I ended up living in the endangered Atlantic Forest of Brazil and formerly initiating Tribal Simplicity.

The principles of permaculture have been an essential ingredient of my part of this path to cultivate understanding, respect, & care for all beings & natural systems.

Later I hopped over to Switzerland to initiate a new soil restoration carbon emissions reduction project with my brother.

Recently I have lived in the Savanna like interior of Brazil, the last pit-stop of the nomadic phase of my tribal lifestyle.

Currently I am looking forward to pursuing a Masters in psychology.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

whatever way I can

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

it's all new to me but I'm excited about CS

Interests

positive psychology, health & nutrition, nature, sciences, permaculture, philosophy, religion, computer technology, traveling, meditation.
Among my hobbies, I enjoy playing squash, swimming, running, rock climbing, reading, hiking, biking, and general physical exercise.

• dining
• exercise
• running
• meditation
• technology
• reading
• traveling
• restoration
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• rock climbing
• racquetball
• swimming
• agriculture
• anthropology
• psychology
• religion
• mountains
• squash

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: nonfiction info/fact books that are science and research based http://www.goodreads.com/rippelhans

Music: all sorts of styles & artists

Movies: The Man from Earth, The Dark Knight, The Air I Breathe, The Fountain, The Road, Fight Club, Detachment, American Beauty, Crash, Bicentennial Man, The Last King of Scotland, Perfect Sense, Braveheart, Matrix 1, Equilibrium, Memento, Gladiator, Primal Fear, Inception, The Prestige, Borat, 300, Juno, Lord of War, Donnie Darko, Liar Liar, Collateral, The Thomas Crown Affair, The Legend of the Fall,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Gone to a Tongan island without inhabitants and no supplies. Build my own shelter and found my own food. Stayed there for two weeks. It was challenging but definitely worth it!
Biking over 2500km on the East Coast of the U.S. during a summer.
Hiking in the Himalaya mountains and Standing at Camp I at Mt. Everest.
Exploring the driest desert in the world (Atacama desert).

Teach, Learn, Share

i love sharing and learning about psychology, health related topics, permaculture, sustainability, and personal experiences.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm very curious, love long in depth conversations, physically very active, and easy going.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, China, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Haiti, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Myanmar, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Réunion, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Brazil, Hungary, New Zealand, Switzerland, Thailand

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