CURRENT MISSION

For the next months: closing books, opening conversations.

ABOUT ME

Ow, it's hard to write about yourself. This is the result of a quick survey of colleagues that share office space with me (I am currently at work): "He smokes." (Thanks - that's the first thing that comes to your mind? I am trying to stop that right now, though.) "He is curious about the world." (Uh, that's a deep one.) "He is funny." "He cares a lot about friends, family and world problems." (And is quite open re: his private life, I guess.) "He loves electronic music." (And dancing to it :)) - and then it was all "eh, mh, hm".

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I have an open house. I like hosting people and so do my flatmates. Very often that's not through couchsurfing, but through friends of friends of friends. But still: It's participating in the broader mission of "redefining our homes as shared spaces".

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Had my first - great - couch surfing experiences in Belgrade and Istanbul. Looking forward to more!

Interests

Civic activism, democratization from below, authoritarian regimes, modern art, reading and talking about what I read, electronic music of all sorts - and ah yes, clubbing!

• arts
• books
• modern art
• dancing
• clubbing
• reading
• origami
• music
• electronic music
• surfing

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: everything by Chuck Palahniuk, Kurt Vonnegut, Truman Capote and Dave Eggers. Still one of my favourites: "A heartbreaking work of staggering genius".
Music: check bln.fm or soundcloud.com/stadtlicht-podcast. That's what I am listening to most of the time when I'm writing.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The most recent ones: Protests in Madrid, 3D printers, a bunch of rich kids that talked about places as if they'd talk about trade marks.

Teach, Learn, Share

Well... could teach a little origami (just two figures, but hey, enough for a night in a bar before everything is getting hazy), know quite a lot about civic activism and revolutions in Eastern Europe (and Africa soon), can explain how to film and cut.
I am always interested in the work of local political NGOs - so any information about that, the chance to visit one - that would be great!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Romania, Serbia

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