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Overview

  • 17 references 14 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, German, Swiss German; learning Spanish
  • 34, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Non-Destructive Testing Expert at Swiss Railway Company (...
  • MSc Mechanical Engineering at ETH Zürich
  • From Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Searching for a new mission

ABOUT ME

I'm a relaxing person, some people say i'm a bit lazy (only in doing houseworks), although I love to do sports, especially to play football (soccer).

PHILOSOPHY

We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action.

One thing that is very important to me is fairness. It is neither good nor bad, but I think we need more fairness.

Plenty of things are decided by hazard, but you can increase the chances of the preferred outcome!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am looking for couches while travelling to meet new people and I like to host and show interesting people around in Ber , especially the beautiful river side next to the aare. The best thing is to have fun with complete strangers. It is really refreshing to chat and joke with people I have never met before, as nothing is boring or worn out. And having fun while exploring a city is the best way to explore a city.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have been travelling to Sweden, the US and Canada, in Peru, Argentina and Taiwan until now and met a few people over couchsurfing. I could sleep at many different persons accommodations and every person was extremely nice and I had a lot of fun with them. I have also hosted some times in Zurich and in Fribourg and it was very funny every single time.

Interests

Above all I'm a passionate football (Soccer) player and fan, even if I'm not playing very good. I'm supporting the Gunners (Arsenal FC).
I also love summer much better than winter. So I love to go swimming in the sea, lakes and clear rivers. In the summer I go swimming in the Aare as many times as I can ;)
And I live for really good meals. I'm thinking about it the whole day, after waking up until falling asleep, if I'm not even dreaming of it. So I always enjoy to share a meal with anyone.

  • cooking
  • mexican food
  • running
  • traveling
  • skiing
  • swimming
  • food
  • football
  • fun
  • naked
  • weird people

Music, Movies, and Books

The Hangover Trilogy, BASEketball, Glück kommt selten allein (Eckhart von Hirschhausen), La cantatrice chauve (Eugène Ionesco), Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, Le petit prince (i am the fox).
Rock Music, any kind of Rock.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Goiong to fête nationale in Québéc with locals. That was a crazy night.

Renting the best placed flat with 6.5 rooms and searching for roommates. Ooh these were the years of my life!

Swimming in the frozen lake Payto.

Teach, Learn, Share

when i'm somewhere I am always active, never complaining and enjoying the moment. so I hope I can bring them a fun time! Same is for the time people are visiting me, I try to teach them a bit about the people and the area. But most of the time I like to laugh a lot.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Stories and fun things to do. Friends and Meals and Clothes and Activities and ...

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Switzerland

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