CURRENT MISSION

hmm. to learn hungarian

ABOUT ME

I'm a pretty friendly guy. I lived abroad for some time and found this site to be pretty awesome. I love to travel and experience different cultures. My interests are quite varied, but most important to me are traveling, hiking, reading, and spending time with my family.

PHILOSOPHY

I am a skeptic. I like to talk to people who hold firm beliefs about various topics, but I am a very moderate guy and I am always questioning my own beliefs and opinions. Ultimately I think politics and religion do not need to prevent contact and friendship between fellow human beings. Having said that, I am not a relativist. I believe in right and wrong; good and evil.

But Philosophers/Thinkers I like:

Miguel de Unamuno, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Bonaventure, Friedrich Hayek, Raymond Aron, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Hegel, Churchill

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have couchsurfed in Europe and look forward to hosting people here.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I haven't had anybody yet...but I know people who have used this site with only great experiences. I met some cool people indirectly this way. I have had only good experiences meeting with other couchsurfers.

Interessen

History, Politics, Travel, Languages (esp. german and hungarian now!), Hiking/Mountain Climbing, swimming, lifting weights/powerlifting, music, dogs, botany, aviation

• dogs
• powerlifting
• aviation
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• rock climbing
• swimming
• history
• languages
• religion

Musik, Filme und Bücher

Music: (some examples) Johnny Cash, Jonny Lang, John Prine, Joni Mitchell, Taj Mahal, George Jones, Hank Williams Sr., Albert King, Alison Kraus, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, Dolly Parton, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Handel, Vivaldi, Biber, etc. etc.

Books: Robinson Crusoe, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, Seeing Like a State, The Federalist Papers, The Count of Monte Cristo...most history and politics/philosophy books. Also adventure travel books, biography and most classic literature.

Movies: The Big Lebowski, Pulp Fiction, Der Untergang, Stalingrad, Burnt by the Sun, Trailer Park Boys, Sorstalansag

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

I have lived in 3 countries (USA, Austria, Hungary)

Seen: I have seen a human heart beating during during open-heart surgery.

Lehren, lernen, teilen

I can teach you to make a nice Hungarian Pork Stew (Sertés Pörkölt) unless you are Hungarian and already know how.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

Austria, Hungary, United States