CURRENT MISSION

roots down, sails up. the city is my temple and the river is my sea. I miss the ocean, but make the best of inland living.

ABOUT ME

I'm a relaxed guy who doesn't take himself too seriously. I've lived in the US for a good part of my life, mostly the SF area. So I'm as much an Ami as I am German. Enjoy meeting new people and making new experiences in life.

PHILOSOPHY

Be sincere, be kind. Avoid judgement. Keep an open mind. Have fun whenever possible and enjoy the moment.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Giving back to the CS community by hosting again. :)

Interests

reading, travel, open-water swimming, film, diving, aikido, woodworking, photography, being spontaneous, being silly, tinkering with/fixing/building stuff, cooking, creative expression, dreaming & loafing, meeting people

• photography
• cooking
• boating
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• woodworking
• scuba diving
• rock climbing
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

BOOKS/AUTHORS: Robert Pirsig, R.M. Rilke, Murakami, Michael Pollan, Jared Diamond, Daniel Quinn, Life of Pi, Malcolm Gladwell, Milan Kundera

FILM: Shawshank Redemption, Amelie, Into The Wild, Pedro Almodovar films, The Usual Suspects, Darjeeling Limited, Lost in Translation, American Beauty, Requiem for a Dream, Raising Arizona, Before Sunrise, among *many* others

MUSIC: mostly electronic music like variations of minimal, lounge, dub, deep house, progressive house & techno if it's not too monotonous or industrial, but I also like jazz & classical and a good sampling of the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Angkor Wat to myself, sunrise, with no people in sight... climbing around the ruins. Slow-boating it up the Mekong in 1999 through Laos with pigs on board.

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, France, Japan, Laos, Nepal, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Portugal, United States

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