CURRENT MISSION

Taking a stroll on the path to enlightenment, spreading love and trying as hard as I can to live as Zorba the Buddha...

ABOUT ME

Born in the land of the midnight sun and northern lights (Tromsø, Norway) and moved to Trondheim in 1997 for studying engineering. Fell in love with the city and started working here after I graduated. The winters here in Norway can be a bit cold and depressing so the last years I have traveling to India for a month or so during the winter. India is such a lovely country.

I have a son who is now two and a half years old. He is living half the time with me and half the time with his mother. He is a great kid! It is a privilege to be his father :)

I am a vegetarian and try to eat food from as far down in the food chain as possible ;) In that way the amount energy and resources that are needed to make the food are kept quite low. I think this is important both for the environment and for making it possible for utilizing this earth to produce enough food for everybody. Eating vegetarian food is also great for your health as long as you are aware of getting a balanced diet. The body is a temple, treat it well :) And last but not least think of the happy animals :)

PHILOSOPHY

I am a fan of some of the eastern traditions of yoga and meditation. Combining this with the honest and direct philosophy of the enlightened Osho brings joy to my life. I also think that we need a balance between creative and logical thinking in order to realize our full potential. And then there is of course love... the force that drives life and the universe forward...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

As of now I have only hosted people and I have never surfed a couch myself but I will try to get the surfing experience soon :)

Interests

Playing guitar, singing, making music, sitar, yoga, photography, slacklining, cross country skiing, ecstatic dancing, nude swimming, traveling, making and eating good organic veggie food and much more...

• animals
• singing
• photography
• dancing
• environment
• dining
• cooking
• vegetarian
• yoga
• dieting
• meditation
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• piano
• drums
• surfing
• skiing
• swimming
• engineering

Music, Movies, and Books

I love movies. My favorite is Underground by Emir Kusturica. I also love most movies from David Lynch, Terry Gilliam, Terrence Mallick, David Fincher and the Cohen brothers. Some movies I can think of right now are Matrix, Big Lebowsky, Mulholland Drive, Eternal Sunshine on a Spotless Mind, Samsara, Fight Club, Memento, Leon, Pulp Fiction, Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather Trilogy, Apocalypse Now, Amelie, Cinema Paradiso, V for Vendetta, True Grit, The Thin Red Line, The Tree of Life, The Fountain.

The list of music is very long and I love many different genres, but my favorite musician of all time is Frank Zappa. Other influences I am into right now: Led Zeppelin, Yes, Genesis, Muse, Pat Metheny, Motorpsycho, Jeff Buckley, Wolfmother, Parlor Mob, Rival Sons, Radiohead, Thomas Dybdahl, Team Me, Jaga Jazzist, Mastodon, Foo Fighters, Mew, Mars Volta, Dungen, Bon Iver, Band of Horses, Bjørk, Clutch, Biffy Clyro to name a few.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Saw a wild tiger in India... took a bath in Ganges in Varanasi working my way towards moksha... hard to pinpoint only a single experience as I feel life is a well of amazing experiences waiting to be tapped.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach music - theory or practical guitar playing. I can also teach technical stuff such as computer programming. I can share my philosophy, my cooking and my energy. I am trying to learn how to play the drums and piano and I want to learn to play tablas.

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