ABOUT ME

I am a doctoral student of social history from Southern Germany, currently living and studying in Vienna, Austria. In the summer, I work as tour guide for German-speaking tourists in Ireland and Scotland (since I studied in Dublin for a year in 2007/08).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I think it's just a fun way to interconnect personally with local and/or expat people directly in their hometown or area, and vice versa, I like the concept of sharing your place with others and being able to show them your area. You just learn a lot about places, people, cultures and you pick up bits and pieces of the local language and/or custom up as well.

Interests

reading, talking about geography, history, politics, sports, but also a fan of the great outdoors (hiking, swimming, walking), cycling everywhere, if possible, and a long-distance runner...

• architecture
• drinking
• politics
• movies
• reading
• eating out
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• sports
• swimming
• geography
• history
• languages
• tourism
• museums
• modern architecture

Music, Movies, and Books

too many to nail down just a few and/or just a few genres, but in general all things indy; but the master, above all others, is Bob Dylan

Authors: Dostojevski, Joyce, Mann (all of the family), Joseph Roth, Steinbeck, Tolstoi, Wilde, Stefan Zweig, to name but a few

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked all around the Isle of Skye, Scotland. "Isle of Skye"=synonym for "amazing"!

What I Can Share with Hosts

a place to sleep, eat, drink, hang out, relax, and also a tour of the immediate environs, a more extended tour and trip of my favourite local places and of course, also depending on what you want to hear, see, experience :-)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Germany, Ireland