CURRENT MISSION

Learning alchemy, make gold out of lead so I can afford a trip around the world!

ABOUT ME

Studied geography and urban planning in Groningen, studied marine science in Northern Ireland for a while and then spent a summer in Minnesota working in a special needs camp. Currently in Germany, doing a masters degree on Water & Coastal Management. I am a scout through and through, have an opinion on literally everything and prefer to have people around me all the time.

PHILOSOPHY

It's good to have an end to journey towards, but it's the journey that matters, in the end (Hemingway)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Currently not hosting but would love to meet some other surfers or host around the Oldenburg Area!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

My favorite experience: Arriving in Baltimore where I volunteered in a gardening project, explored the sewer system and played hide and seek in the university without seeing a single thing of the city. These things make the difference between couchsurfing and hostels!

Interests

Maps, Water, Football (or soccer if you prefer to call it that), Politics, People with different opinions, Death Metal, Food

• dancing
• dining
• gardening
• boating
• politics
• hiking
• camping
• soccer
• rowing
• cartography
• geography
• marine science
• science
• tours
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Fight Club, Sin City, There Will Be Blood, Snatch; in general action, crime and thrillers
Music: Gojira, Samael, Hypocrisy, Devildriver, Behemoth, Satyricon and whatever else is loud and fast
Books: On the Road, In Cold Blood, Brave New World, A Song of Ice and Fire

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sunset in Istanbul, rowing a boat in Bucharest, winter storms in Pristina, bridges of St. Petersburg, sharing vodka with locals in Warsaw, overheated in Sarajevo, mariachi in Oaxaca, hiking in the Rockies around Denver, true communism in Transnistria, sleeping at the campus in Ljubjana, dancing in San Cristobal, shady markets of Skopje and my personal favorite: Belgrade in summer

Teach, Learn, Share

As an urban planning major, I know quite a lot of things about cities in general and especially about Groningen; I use to do city tours for international students and I think I can explain most things about the infrastructure and urban planning in the Netherlands. I'm very interested in water management and everything that has to do with rivers and coastal zones!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Macedonia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States