ABOUT ME

An incredibly sweet Israeli guy who lives in Berlin.

I've been living in Germany for ten years, five of which in Berlin. I'm proud to live in the coolest city in the world (Google search, Berlin + "coolest city", 18,500 results).

Unlike what many people in CouchSurfing like to write about themselves in this section, I'm unfortunately not very "crazy", and I'm only moderately "fun loving" and "outgoing". I'm a bit shy, but I overcome this when necessary. I'm very accepting and I won't make a fuss if you're too tall or if your cheeks are too puffy.

I live with my wife and our relatively new (2009 vintage) offspring. More information about the former (including lots of references and vouches!) can be found here:

http://www.couchsurfing.com/freebirdsfly

We are ESPECIALLY (but not exclusively) suitable for and interested in hosting families!

Interests

Art, clouds, photography, animals, babies, civil and labour rights, biochemistry, history, maps, nature, cities, cuddling, fog, architecture, stars, planets, fireworks, languages and etymology.

• animals
• arts
• architecture
• photography
• cartography
• etymology
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Pixies, REM, Dinosaur Jr, Porcupine Tree, The Decemberists, The Dismemberment Plan, Belle and Sebastian, Stereolab, Calexico, Frank Zappa, Nick Cave, Radiohead, They Might Be Giants, Sonic Youth, Genesis, Yes, Gentle Giant, Jethro Tull, Camel, Queen, King Krimson, Johannes Brahms, Pogues, Cocteau Twins, Pavement, Iron Maiden, Yo La Tengo, Yanni, Tori Amos, TV On The Radio, Flaming Lips, Beck, The Smiths, James, Fugazi, Madness, Minimal Compact, Cass McCombs, Neil Young, Sufjan Stevens, UB40, The Evens, Pearl Jam, St. Vincent, The Shins.

TV: The Simpsons, Arrested Development, The Office (US!), Futurama, Monty Python, Parks and Recreation, The Big Bang Theory, Community.

Movies: Being John Malkovic, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Crash, Amélie, Withnail and I, Ghost Dog, Ghost World, Spinal Tap, Orlando, Princess Bride, Bamboozled, Remains of the Day, Buffalo '66, Sideways, La Vita e Bella, As Good As It Gets, State and Main, Thank You For Smoking, My Dinner with Andre, Dr Strangelove, Driving Miss Daisy; everything from Woody Allen, Coen Brothers, Steve Buscemi and Christopher Guest.

Books: Woody Allen, Efraim Kishon, Robert Silverberg, Harlan Ellison, Ogden Nash, Dorothy Parker, John Steinbeck, Gore Vidal, Jack Vance, Matthew Hughes, John Rolfe Gardiner, Jonathan Lethem.

To name but a few.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Israel

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