CURRENT MISSION

To see whether a lifetime is enough to explore this beautiful planet

ABOUT ME

If you take a look at my favorite books, music and movies, you will probably know a third of what I'm like. If you read the references, you will know another third about me. To know the rest, you'll have to meet me! :)

PHILOSOPHY

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hosting, Surfing or Traveling - It's all about meeting new people and seeing the world through their eyes and having fun their way!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

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visited 41 states (18.2%)Create your own visited map of The World or Triposo world travel guide for Android

Interests

Traveling to new places and meeting people from all over the world

Exploring the local cuisine, customs, culture etc.

Learning about the history of places that I travel and studying how history contributed to a city's current shape.

Walking and sometimes wandering aimlessly, in new places with people that I've never met before

Bungee jumping, mountaineering, sky diving, scuba diving etc. - nah, just kidding! :)

Music, Movies, and Books

Jazz, instrumental, alternative, Indian classical, western classical, alternative, pop etc.

Lots of great movies to list but also love watching documentaries

All sorts of non-fiction books

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One? There's many... :)

Staring for hours at the Taj Mahal on a full moon night

Waking up in a Heathrow Terminal after a night out in London

Piercing through dense clouds while trekking the table mountain in Cape Town

Crossing the Baltic Sea from Hamburg to Denmark in a train that was inside a ferry

Eating curry pizza in an underground ghetto in Singapore

Drinking red hot red wine under a heavy rain in Berlin

Dashing against the tides in the Indian Ocean at 4 AM

Walking the wine terraces at Laveaux, Switzerland on a beautiful summer day

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Teach, Learn, Share

I have a passion for areas such as history, economics, international affairs and public policy and enjoy being both a student and a teacher in these areas. I've taught chemistry, calculus and physics in the past at college level, so I can help the younger couch surfers with their homework :)

What I love to learn or understand the most is people's perspectives on local and international issues. I also love to listen to people's views on history and future.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

India, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United States

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