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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
life on earth?
ABOUT ME
I work as a freelance teacher for private students and institutions, teaching German to refugees and immigrants; I read and meditate, practice Shin Aiki and Tai Chi as regularly as possible.
PHILOSOPHY
Live and let live!
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
hosting and looking forward to surfing more myself
and when I can I join CS-meetings
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
amazing :) and fun
Interests
Happiness, Sustainable ways of living, Permaculture, Non-violent Communication, Buddhism, Peacemaking
- meditation
- movies
- reading
- hiking
- buddhist
- animation
- teaching
- languages
- relationships
- nonviolent communication
Music, Movies, and Books
Werner: The Life Aquatic, Lost in Translation, The Big Lebowski, Most of Kurosawa's films (The Seven Samurai, Akahige, Ran, Kagemusha, Rashomon, Sanjuro etc.), Down by Law ...
Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Emmylou Harris, Bruce Springsteen, Patent Ochsner, Celtic folk music, Capercaillie, Julie Fowlis; classical music (Requiems by Mozart, Beethoven, Campra etc.);
The Avett Brothers, Dave Matthews Band
The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Universe, Haruki Murakami, V.S. Naipaul, Bill Bryson, Derek Walcott, Seamus Heaney
Siri: I'm into rock, reggae, hip-hop (but just oldschool and aussie hip-hop), ska-p, j-rock, indie, punk, metal, party music xD and so on. for example...
papa roach, gentleman, cunninlynguists, the Beatles, in flames, hilltop hoods ...
I love reading mangas :) and of course to draw! I'm always looking for new ways to be creative; e.g. I spray-painted the whole bandroom together with friends :)that was so much fun!
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Giving an interview on a national Philippine tv-programme and getting about 4000 text messages after.
And always amazing when you experience it: Love
Teach, Learn, Share
Shin Aiki and Tai Chi, Nonviolent Communication, Languages
What I Can Share with Hosts
I have temporarily sublet my apartment and can‘t host. I‘m looking forward to hosting again sometime in the future…😊
Countries I’ve Visited
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Philippines, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, Wales
Countries I’ve Lived In
Switzerland, United Kingdom