CURRENT MISSION

Internship at German Embassy in Brasília.
-> after: Big trip through PERU, BOLIVIA and northern CHILE

ABOUT ME

i would rather
be ashes than dust!
i would rather
that my spark
should burn out
in a brilliant blaze,
than it should be
stifled by dry-rot.
i would rather be
a superb meteor,
every atom of me
in a magnificent glow,
than a sleepy and
permanent planet.
the function of man
is to live, not to exist.
i shall not waste my days
trying to prolong them.
i shall use my time.

- jack london

PHILOSOPHY

"The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways - the point however is to change it" - K.M.

"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world." - Ludwig Wittgenstein

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I surf a lot, and host as well, if my university life allows it.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed all over Brazil in 09/10.
Surfed Europe by InterRail for a month.
Surfed the eastcoast of the USA for two months in 2012.
Surfed Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile in 2013.
Hosted and Guided some Indian students in Stuttgart in 2014.
Surfed in Australia and Tasmania in 2014.

To cite one of my CS friends: "The couchsurfing project should be considered for the Nobel prize of peace!"

Interests

Travel, literature, politics, foreign languages, art and listening to & making music.

• arts
• literature
• singing
• boating
• politics
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies and Series: Tarantino, Benicio del Toro, Michael Haneke, Pedro Almodóvar, Wes Anderson, Scorcese, Michael Moore, Monty Python, Breaking Bad, House of Cards, Hannibal, Game of Thrones, Dr. House, South Park, Family Guy, Sacha Baron Cohen.

Books: John Irving, Garcia Marquez, Bret Easton Ellis, Chuck Palahniuk, Edgar Allen Poe, Hemingway, Kafka, Salman Rushdie, Nabukov, Bulgakow, Tony Hillerman, Stieg Larsson, Tolkien.

Music: 70's Prog Rock, Jazz, Rock'n'Roll, Metal, Progressive Electro, Hardcore, Afrobeat, Classical, Samba, Bossa Nova, Old School Hip Hop

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

travelling the brazilian amazonas region plus 5 days boat trip from Manaus to Belém, sleeping in a hammock and living on only bread, water and fruit.

Teach, Learn, Share

I love languages and am very interested in global politics. I play bass, guitar and like to sing as well and enjoy playing music in a collective.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to discuss politics, literature, film, philosophy and art. Always interested in exchanging languages and gaining new perspectives on life.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Hungary, India, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Brazil, Germany