Hey,

I am Thorben, 27 years old and I study business administration at the university of Bremen, Germany.
Before studying at the university I finished my apprenticeship as a shipping broker and kept working for the shipping company "Harren and Partner" in Bremen as a Chartering Manager. After 3.5 years I decided to go to university to get some more theoretical knowledge before continuing my working-life.

I am very open minded, interested in other cultures, easy going and reliable. I'm into any kind of sports and also love to get to know new recipes that I can bring back to Germany.
I have already travelled many countries! When I was younger, I used to travel Europe with my parents and my two younger brothers. In the last couple of years I used my days off from university to just take my backpack and travel the world by myself. I became friends with so many interesting people and I'm looking forward to many more!

Right now I am doing a 6-months internship (August 2019 - February 2020) at Bosch in Anderson, South Carolina. Actually I have already been in the US back in 2009 for 1 year when I was in Colorado as an exchange student.
Since I am allowed to drive now, I want to use the opportunity to travel around whenever possible. And what better way to experience that than with cool locals?!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to experience the country first-hand with a local point of view, explore local insider spots rather than just doing the ordinary tourist stuff and hopefully creating international friendships

Interests

• cooking
• sports
• languages
• travelling
• experiencing new things

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I took a last minute flight to Brazil to experience Carnaval in Rio and travel the country - That was pretty impressive!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States