CURRENT MISSION

digging life.

ABOUT ME

all about me... well, some things that have not already been mentioned below include:
i'm a horrible cook and not a good dancer. but i'm a good listener. i am very happy with very little. i enjoy physical activity. i love life. and sunsets. and the ocean. i do not smoke cigarettes. i enjoy a good cold beer.
and, to quote osxar wilde: i can resist anything but temptation.
as for the rest, you're gonna have to find out for yourself - i'm looking forward to it!

PHILOSOPHY

"I am more and more convinced that our happiness or unhappiness depends more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of those events themselves."
Alexander von Humboldt.

Generally, I tend to dig life, even though, in this rotten day and age, it's not just always that simple.
But, as Ellis said:
Deal with it.
Rock and Roll!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i surf couches and offer couches to surf as a little tiny contribution to building a better, more honest, more open, more tolerant and more peaceful world. and stuff like that.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

i have had some excellent experiences surfing, for example with rafa in merida, mexico. if you have some time on your hands and wanna get to know countries and their people beyond the worn-out lonely planet highlights, couching is for sure a good way to do so!

Interests

too many for this life... nature and everything about it and everything to do in it (hiking, climbing trees and rocks, swimming, camping, etc) as well as the will to conserve it ... sports of all kinds, in and outdoors (basketball, volleyball, soccer, running, slackline, swimming, tennis, ping pong, juggling etc)... i like to philosophize and talk about the world and how to change it and love to meet people and discuss different approaches... chilling and partying... anything crazy... writing a little... reading...

• writing
• literature
• dancing
• cooking
• beer
• running
• partying
• reading
• socializing
• juggling
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• sports
• basketball
• rock climbing
• soccer
• tennis
• volleyball
• swimming
• table tennis
• ecology
• forestry
• mathematics
• statistics

Music, Movies, and Books

I love to read and I read a lot. What i've liked most so far includes boyle, kerouac, hunter thompson, bukowski, wilde, huxley.
I'm pretty tolerant when it comes it music, nothing i really don't like. i like to listen to oldies, dylan, raggae and anything else that sounds good.
regarding movies, a lot of the bullshit that's being produced nowaday i don't dig too much, i do like some classics such as tarantino, kubrick or lynch movies or some of the funny series, e.g. sopranos, simpsons, family guy

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

climbing chimborazo in ecuador in 2008 - absolutely breath-taking!!

Teach, Learn, Share

i can explain some basics in forestry and related sciences (e.g. botany, zoology, climatology, pedology, math, ecology, economy), know my way around word, excel & co (incl GIS and statistics), have some skills in and knowledge on sports (e.g. climbing, basketball, volleyball, tennis, swimming), speak decent english and spanish and have read a huge pile of literature. i'll be glad to share any of those fragments of knowlegde with anyone who's interested.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belize, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, Romania, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Mexico, United States

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