Up for meeting new people, having good talks and trying out unfamiliar activities.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm new to the couchsurfing/hitchhiking/camping community. Normal traveling and being abroad has always been fun for me in the "traditional" sightseeing sense, but now, after recently finishing my Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, I want to take it up a step and start engaging more with local people or other travelers in general. Being trekking in Nepal half a year ago has been a start and simply showed me whats it's worth to meet new people literally every day for weeks in a row. Traveling "by myself" is definitely a factor that plays into this concept. I feel I've relied on groups of friends for too long when being abroad and am keen to start experimenting with more autonomous means of spending time in new places.

Interests

• theater
• bouldering
• coding
• live music
• asceticism
• swimming
• travel
• trekking
• improv
• ted talks
• autonomy
• entrepeneurship
• long coffee breaks

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Starting small, but nonetheless exciting for me:

-Worked as a waiter/barkeeper in one of the oldest, busiest & down-to-earth bars of my student hometown for nearly a year with no previous experience; colleagues & guests were very straight-forward (no beating around the bush when mistakes were made) and tardiness wasn't accepted

-Having taken Improv-classes; really not that big a deal in retrospective, but to just go there for first time I really needed to overcome myself

-Having trekked in the Himalayas

-Doing sports everyday for 8 weeks in a row last summer, whilst simultaneously stopping to drink alcohol altogether. Really a great experience for having a feeling for your body (again), especially after having stopped doing anything for three years when starting university.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Singapore, Turkey, United Kingdom