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Overview

  • 19 references 9 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Swedish; learning Dutch
  • 38, Male
  • Member since 2008
  • Student
  • Sustanible Development and Media and Communication Science
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Find a job or creat a job working with science communication related to sustainability.

ABOUT ME

I like to meet people from all over the world to get a greater understanding, but also just to have fun. Environment issues and development issues is something that interest me very much. I wish to learn about the complex progress of development and do what I can to guide it toward a sustainable way, making the world a better place for all, not least for the poor.

PHILOSOPHY

To much for this space :-) Lets discuss it over a cup of tea?

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I currently live in Stockholm in a house with 6 other people. Might be able to host sometimes. Also a great way to meet nice people in the city.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Had some great couchsurfing experience in Vietnam, where our awesome hosts helped us get the best out of Saigon. Since then I have couchsurft a few times, and also joined the Stockholm group, where there are some very nice people.

One couchsurfing experience I am particularly happy about was in Brighton, where I spent almost 10 days with a great Frenchman :), gaining a new friend.

Since then I also traveled through Norway, meeting up with some nice adventurer as well meet up with others dedicated to sustainable development and the role of science in this here in the Netherlands.

Interests

Sustainable development, environment, photagrapy, creating stuff, adventure, firestaff, climbing, communication, new people.

  • arts
  • environment
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • adventure races
  • snowboarding
  • rock climbing
  • science
  • tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

I am a all eater or "all ätare" as we say here in Sweden. I like all kind of music although R&B, Britney and so on doesn't really work for me in the longer run. Like most movies, but not so interested in horror or thrillers.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Horse riding in the sunset by the Giza pyramid's.
Snowboarding with powder up to my waist in Chamonix, France. Bicycling through the whole of Sweden, from north to south, 2.800 km.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you the art of contact firestaff. Also know a great deal on sustainable development and environmental issues. Nothing I force on others though.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Netherlands, Sweden

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