PLEASE READ THE HOME SECTION

I live together with my cat. I live vegan and try to live as environment-friendly and sustainable as i can. The climate crisis is concerning us all, so everyone should try to cause as least harm as possible.

Please take the train or bus if you travel. I know a lot of couchsurfers are flying from one place to another.

Please consider exploring the places that are reachable by train or bus. I know it's more intriguing to travel a long way fast, but that's no excuse considering the problems that climate change will cause.

I decided to quit flying for good (I only flew twice back and forth). There is more to find in europe than I have life time left.

Please don't bring any non-vegan food to our home.

Self Summary:

I am an an open-minded, contemplative Person who loves music, likes to meet new people, but also spend time on my own. In my free time I organize an (music) Open Stage and Living Room Concerts in cologne (mostly singer/songwriter and folk-music). But I also play music myself (guitar & singing; singer/songwriter, folk, blues, rock) .

When I am not doing that, I love biking, videogames, going to (small) concerts, meet with people to play music or have interesting conversations.

I've been living vegan since late 2014 and I love to try and experience new food.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

It's an awesome possibillity to meet interesting and inspiring people, to connect with people and to see the place you visit from another perspective. Even as a host I found new places in my area through some of my guests. :)

Also I like the idea that you're not only taking, but you also giving something to the person who hosts you or stays with you. May it be a good conversation, a delicious meal, a song or a lesson in a language or musicial instrument, it's an enrichment for both sides in my opinion.

PLEASE NOTICE: We also host male couchsurfers, but seldom get requests by males, so most of the references are from female couchsurfers. I know that some host only females, but as I said, we are welcoming both men and women, so don't hesitate to send us a request.

You don't have to read all my profile before you are sending me a request, just let me know a bit about you and your plans when visiting. You should enjoy your journey and not spend your time reading all Hosts profiles ;)

I usually offer a place to sleep for 1-2 nights, but if we get along well, we are also open-minded to let you stay longer.

Interests

Playing guitar, writing (song-)lyrics, singing, discover new music, reading 📖 deep converstations, meet up with interesting and inspiring people, going for strolls, animal and human rights, politics, reading.

• animals
• arts
• singing
• vegan
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• eating out
• music
• live music
• alternative music
• folk music
• guitar
• outdoor activities
• ukulele
• nature
• tv series
• busking
• vegan food
• animal rights
• veganism
• meet people
• picnics
• acoustic guitar
• vegan cooking
• meet new people
• cafe
• explore
• effective altruism
• alternative living

Music, Movies, and Books

I prefer books that teach me something or from which I can transfer something to my own life.

My biggest musicial inspirations are Jeff Buckley, Nick Drake, Eddie Vedder, Damien Rice and Glen Hansard.

But I also love listening to
Alice Phoebe Lou,
Asgeir,
Bon Iver,
Chadwick Stokes,
Courtney Barnett,
Dispatch,
The Doors,
Jack White,
Julien Baker,
Kings Of Convenience,
Kings Of Leon,
Leonard Cohen,
Lisa Hannigan,
Matt Corby,
Mic Christopher,
My Bubba,
Neil Young,
Pearl Jam,
Agnes Obel,
Sigor Ros,
State Radio,
The Staves,
The White Buffalo,
The White Stripes,
The Who
(There are so many more...)

Bands/Musicians I saw live:

Alice Phoebe Lou (7)
Ben Howars
Green Day 4x
Foo Fighters
Green Day
Paul McCartney
Die Ärzte
State Radio
Chadwick Stokes
Dispatch
Damien Rice 3x
Eddie Vedder
Florence and the machine
Glen Hansard 4x
Lisa Hannigan
Bon Iver
Kings of convenience
Courtney Barnett
Holly Miranda
My Bubba
Mumford and Sons
Christopher Paul Stelling
Lucy Rose
Asgeir
Julien Baker
Svavar Knutur
Hanna von Bergen
David Celia & Marla (3x)
Johanna Amelie
Jacky Bastek
T.S.Steel
Kat Frankie
Matt Corby
Madsen (5x)
Mumford & Sons
Paramore
Pearl Jam
Queen
Zaz

I also love to go to concerts and open-stages, especially those in small venues. Though I've also seen Bands like Damien Rice, Glen Hansard, The Foo Fighters, Queen and Green Day in bigger venues. There's a lot music going on in cologne almost everyday, so if you need a tip where to go, just ask me ;)

Favourite tv-shows are Bate's Motel, Black Mirror, Fargo, Babylon Berlin, Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Playing a garden concert in prague :)

I traveled through eastern Europe with all my busking equipment for six weeks. My back still remembers it well. I've been to Prague, Brno, Bratislava, Budapest, Krakow, Wroclaw, Lodz, Warsaw and Gdansk.

Teach, Learn, Share

If there's enough time I can show you nice places in Cologne, Brühl or Bonn.

I can teach you how to play viking chess (way easier than actual chess), card or board games (the latter would take a bit time I guess, so it depends how much time we have ( Here are a few games I can teach you:

-Werewolf (role-play game, only playable with 6 or more People)

What I Can Share with Hosts

-delicious vegan food
-advice how to live sustainable and environment friendly
-handmade Music
-thoughts
-time
-a Promenade
-almost any Damien Rice song, if you're in the mood, have a guitar and a capodaster :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Czech Republic, England, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany