Since March 2018 i got a year off and plan to spend it on a round-the-world trip. I want to go through south-eastern Europe, Turkey and the Kaukasus to the silk road and further East.
I love to sketch, that's kind of a travel diary for me. You can watch it too.

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I worked in an architect's office, drawing plans of houses and stuff, 9-5 (or longer).
Beside that I play french horn in an orchestra (http://www.blaeserphilharmonie.at/), I go cycling and I love to swim and hike around in the Austrian mountains or elsewhere.

I also love Larping (Live action role playing game), I'm member of the society 1000 Atmosphären (http://1000atmosphaeren.at/) and i also organize larp events.

One of my peculiarities is taking my sketchbook always with me. I like drawing things, it feels much more authentic than take a fast picture with the camera.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love it to meet the locals, who can tell you cool stuff about the area. Although I do some mainstream-tourism stuff, I love it to see how live works beside the main sights.

From March 2018 on I'm on a round-the-world trip, starting from Vienna/Austria eastwards.

Interests

• cooking
• music
• cycling
• swimming
• astronomy
• history
• buildings
• larp

Music, Movies, and Books

I hear a lot of different music styles.
I like classical music as much as Rock or Indie, Soundtracks etc.

My favorite movies are "Inception", "Hount for Red October" and "Mad Max - Fury Road" among many others

Books: I liked Harry Potter a lot, but recently i read "The man without Qualities" (Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften) by Robert Musil, which was a great reading.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

When I was in Israel I ran out of money, so I had to go back from Eilat at the Red Sea back to Tel Aviv, to catch my plane back to Austria there. I couldn't afford the bus ticket anymore, so I tried hitchhiking. First i was a bit uncertain, but when the first car stopped it turned out to be a highlight of the trip. I talked to a lot of great Israelis, learned about their thoughts, about their country and had a great time. It was an adventure, and a first step for me to become a more individual traveller.

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, French Polynesia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Monaco, Mongolia, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria