Hello,
my name is Simon. I am a 24 years old student from Germany.
I would say that I am a friendly and open minded person, I like talking, reading books and making music (maybe the worst guitar player/ singer you will ever hear ;) ).I am easy going and I adjust the most circumstances.

Languages:

English: pretty goos
French: with some gestures
Spanish: lived for half a year in Spain but it could be a Lot better

With a lot of horrible holiday and summer jobs I try to sponsor my private exploration of the great American continent. That was in summer 2015 and i managed to travel a bunch of places. I started with two friends in New York than with Greyhound and hitchhiking we traverse the USA till California and Nevada. The next countries on the list were Jamaica, Cuba, Coasta Rica , Panama and then by bus from Columbia down to Argentinia in 1,5 weeks to meet a friend for hiking in Los Glaciares in Patagonia. Than after 8-month I flew home from Uruguay to really start studding. Luckily, I had a well-paid summer job and could travel one more month in Croatia before semester start. As a on a budget traveller i often sleep in a tent and get around by hitchhiking but I can only recommend that. You get to know a lot of interesting persons and a view from the local perspective.A year later i visited Iran and had a very amazing month there.

Currently i have a free Month after my exchange Semester in Spain and some Examens i ll have to do Back in Germany. In my free Month i will Go for the Camino de Santiago in Andalucia and for Moroco.

I am glad to see a bit of the world, meet new people and cultures.
Greetings Simon

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It s all about meeting people and experience the cultur.

Interests

Traveling of course , reading, hearing and making music,hiking, fishing, riding my bicycle,the newest is art, was in the paul getty museum in los angels and it was amazing. I was stuck in an other museum for 2 more hours because a a guy was sooooo passioned about fluts and two days later i got one, randomly as present so i am learning it right now .It s more difficule than expected :)

• arts
• culture
• books
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• music
• guitar
• fishing
• hiking
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I like every music especialy rock, but the genre doesnt matter if the song is good :) arctic monkeys , the black keys, arcade fire, the beattels , mahler, muse, queens of the stoned age, materia,aligathoa, chopin, Gorillaz, feine sahne fischfile , queen, old stuff from 80s and 90s i dont know much electronic musice but its good as well.

Books are the same , favourite so far: stuff from patrick rothfuss , brave new world from huxly, g g martin the books and the show :)

Pulp fiction, City of gods, die kinder vom bahnhoffs zoo, live of pie, james bond , harry potter, star wars, die nackte kanone , the wolfe of wall street, catch me if u can, gangs of new york,Grand Budapest Hotel

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Did the Camino Santiago in Andalucia for 10 days, 200 km from Almeria to Granada

A air bnb host drove me throught a rainy night with his pimed up car for street races.

Had a 11 hour hitchhike from Montana to bozemann

Car got chased by a buffalo in yellowstone at night

Saw a giant fog bank chruching against the clif and split up at sunset in big sur

Made a 17 mile hike, to glacier point and further , at the first time in the year were it snowed before (see profile pic, the halfdome is in the backround)

Hitchicked with a woman and met her again 1000 miles later , randomly we champed at the same champground and her tent was next to us.

Teach, Learn, Share

Its all part of the adventure -Matt-

What I Can Share with Hosts

Everything. The moment. A view on a diffrent culture.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Jamaica, Netherlands, Panama, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany