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Overview

  • 13 references 5 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German; learning French, Russian
  • 45, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • PhD student
  • I'm still working on that one
  • From Longley, Tasmania, Australia
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Finishing my god d@#n PhD

ABOUT ME

Take the some good parts of a german (there are a few...) the Australian lifestyle, mix well ... et voila!

PHILOSOPHY

Don't get me started, I don't know when to stop...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Get to know the locals experience on my travels plus see if I can offer anything at the end of the world?

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My first real couchsurfing experience was in South Korea, where I stayed with Paul from NZ and Patrick from Canada and had an awesome time!

Interests

Outdoors (snowboarding, kite surfing, rafting, kayaking, snorkeling, bush-walking / mountaineering, rock climbing, offroad biking and troopy cruising, camping and all that) socializing, dancing like some manikin on high voltage strings, in general being open about challenges in life and facing new insights...

  • concerts
  • dancing
  • walking
  • socializing
  • outdoor activities
  • cycling
  • hiking
  • kayaking
  • kite surfing
  • camping
  • mountaineering
  • surfing
  • snorkeling
  • snowboarding
  • rock climbing
  • soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

Not enough unfortunalty, started reading the autobiography of James Lovelock (Gaia Theory) who propesed the hypothysis of Planet Earth being a self regulating organisms, based on various oceanic and atmospheric measuremnts... very interesting and transferable to so many parts in life, from molecular interactions to cosmic occurances.Not the most up-to-date on music, enjoy some of the popular classics like Queen, lots of stuff from the 80's and before as well as some electronic and folky music. Rammstein being one of my favourite bands.Oh and yes I love movies, particular with some deeper meaning, may it be the Matrix or Life is Beautiful, Starwars (original) or arthouse movies, I can even enjoy the odd tasteful american comedy (mean girls).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My sis getting married ;)
Climbing a building crane for the Soccer WM 2006
Sneaking into a Metallica concert in Prague
Hiking 10 days in the Southern Tasmanian Ranges (x2)
Rafting the Franklin for 10 days (x3)
Making Biodiesel - really!

Teach, Learn, Share

Sustainability in all areas. I support personal growth, however not at the expense of others. How else but by personal interaction? I support the three core values of the aboriginees - respect of self and others, caring and sharing.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany

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