Hi! I'm Yannick, a man who likes people and nature. I was born in Basel, Switzerland and grew up in Mexico City. My dual nationality (German-Belgian) is due to my parents.

I studied in the UK, studied and worked in Beijing and Shanghai, and am currently doing my Master's in Political Economy in Amsterdam. I also spend time in Basel and Brussels.

PHILOSOPHY

Reflect, engage, learn, grow and share.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm here to host curious travellers and to get to know locals when I travel, as I believe getting to know similar people cross-culturally is the best way to experience traveling and learning about other's' walks of life.

If I were to host someone who was willing, I'd show him my favorite corners of the town, but more importantly I like the idea of sharing a roof, food and laughs with someone.

Interests

Mandarin Chinese
Outdoors activities
Scuba diving

I like taking part of discussion of all kind, from religion to psychology, movies and music.

• culture
• dining
• cooking
• wine
• politics
• technology
• traveling
• music
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• scuba diving
• atheism
• martial arts
• tennis
• languages
• cinema
• theatre
• techno
• climbing
• psychedelics

Music, Movies, and Books

I like a diverse range of music, from the National, Nujabes, Beethoven's 9th, Tame Impala to Clueso.

Movies: Old Boy, Incendies, Her, Spirited Away (and all Miyazaki)

Books: Isaac Asimov's Foundation, Koestler's Darkness at Noon, Goethe's poetry

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

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Teach, Learn, Share

I speak 5 languages and would be more than happy to teach you the basics of any I know!

Cooking!!!

What I Can Share with Hosts

A bottle of wine, good conversation and my home as a returned favour!

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, China, Mexico, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom