CURRENT MISSION

I'm not a mission person

ABOUT ME

I lived in Berlin, Tokyo and many years in Cologne, After years of living partly in Cologne, and working in Munich, I now live in Munich again for work reasons.

Don't mind to do things by myself (alone) - also traveling. Not a complicated person - I think. Not always talkative (in the sense of telling stories without being asked to), but I certainly like to listen.

I am not a fan of Bavaria.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Yep - I opened my door to a couchsurfer for the first time, many years ago now, to a kind and serene young backpacker from Vancouver. One of my daughters answered the interphone and squeaked -" i can't understand what she's saying - come here quick". I'll certainly keep the door open.

Finally, I had a chance and did surf someone's couch myself, after hosting a few people. Although I only stayed one night and we didn't spend so much time together really, couchsurfing ads a different experience to a stay in another city/area.

Interests

Literature, music from Jazz, Blues to so-called World music, movies (no mainstream), traveling.

• literature
• seafood
• boating
• movies
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• blues
• world music
• cycling
• backpacking

Music, Movies, and Books

Lots of not so new films - Uccellaci Uccellini by Pasolini; films by Antonioni; "Kaettekita yopparai" by Oshima Nagisa. Kurosawa films. "Shadows" by Cassavetes - 'd love to see that again. Wong Kar-wai. Films like some of those in the International Forum of New Cinema during Berlinale. Chungking Express. Little Miss Sunshine. "Pas Douce" by Jeanne Waltz.
Music: African music, Jazz and improvised music, crazy brass bands. Orchestra Baobab, Henry Threadgill, Bob Dylan, Fanfare ciorc... The Black Keys, Cassandra Wilson
Books: e.g. Michelle Tea, Phillip Roth, Ludociv Roubaudi, Yu Hua, Ralf Rothmann etc. Musil, Faulkner, Italo Svevo, Natalia Ginzburg, Allen Ginsberg to name a few

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Have been invited on the brigde of an ferry boat crossing from somewhere near Osaka to Shikoku. Amazing beautiful thing seen: the Seto-Naikai (Inland Sea) close to Osaka full of tiny fisherboats seen from the plane just before landing - and having this delicious fresh seafood a couple of hours later.
Cycled around Muroto-misaki, a cape in Shikoku, Japan. With a foldable bike and a backpack - that's amazing? Well at least I enjoyed it very much.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm not so bad at making cakes and cookies, German style. Lots about the Japanese language.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, China, France, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Denmark, Germany, Japan

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