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Overview

  • 5 references 3 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in German; learning English
  • 40, Male
  • Member since 2013
  • IT Manager
  • No education listed
  • From Bad Pyrmont near Hannover / Germany
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Discover the world, travel often, meet people, cultures, have fun and share dreams...

ABOUT ME

I am one-of-a-kind - like you.

Born in 1984 guarantees you an enjoyable vintage...

Mix a lot of straightforwardness, trustability and likeability with a huge portion of humour and you get me. ;)

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To be honest, I am a normal human. But a good one - like the most people on earth.

I grew up very countryside in a small village in the northwest of Germany.
Meanwhile, I am thankful to have the possibilities to visit this world and I bother to discover it.

My first real travel-experience was New York City when I was 18. You can imagine, from a small german village directly to Manhattan, it was a cultural shock. But this shock was invaluable for me because I recognized, that there is "more" than just my little homeland in this world. I am indescribable thankful recognizing that I have a home in this world, there are to many people who do not have. And it`s always a pleasure to come home after a trip. But you have to leave if you want to come home. :)

Meanwhile, I am not a travel-specialist but I would call me a well-experienced amateur traveller and I recognized, that travelling is much more than discover different landscapes, cuisines, "things" and enjoy nice weather. Travelling becomes "alive", if you get in touch with people and exchange your view to the world from totally different perspectives. Sometimes it`s just a short experience, a little conversation while drinking a beer that changes your view to the world a little bit...

PHILOSOPHY

There is nothing more worse than don`t do it...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Hopefully good.
The primary purpose for me is to meet people from all over the world and to build up friendships with them. I appreciate it to do so in connection with discovering new countrys and cities. But, more over, I would enjoy to meet other couchsurfer everywhere. Whether I am a guest or not.
Further I would appreciate to host people at my place, well aware that I am not living at the absolutely "place to be" but neither on the moon... ;-)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

First experience to be a guest, I enjoyed it. I needed a whole year to make a first step but I am sure: The first step is always the hardest!

Interests

Traveling
Friends all over the world
Sports (Running, Biking, all kinds of ball games, water sports, dancing,... just move :)
Drums (playing drums and percussion since 1998)
Photography
Aviation
Nature

  • photography
  • dancing
  • beer
  • running
  • drinking
  • flying
  • aviation
  • traveling
  • socializing
  • drawing
  • drums
  • cycling
  • sports

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I am very open-minded in connection with music and I can enjoy nearly all genres apart from metal music. I like it to dance with music.

Books: To be honest, I read not many books (apart from necessary non-fiction books). Nevertheless, books are wonderful and I hope to find more time, someday...

Movies: No special genre. I like fantasy, scifi but also comedy and romantic. Depends on mood and situation. :) But I am not a couch potato! A good movie at the weekend and sometimes a visit to the cinema, that´s all...

Series: The Walking Dead, Game Of Thrones

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Learn to fly

And many more wonderful things...

Teach, Learn, Share

"To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, to draw closer, to find each other and to feel. That is the purpose of LIFE" (from The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty)

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Socialize - wherever you are.

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"If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine. It is lethal." (Paulo Coelho)

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"Go for whatever makes you happy"

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"If you don`t like where you are, move. You are not a tree."

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"Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations."

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Be the kind of man that when your feet hit the floor in the morning the devil says: "Oh shit, he`s up!" :)

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"Never regret anything because at one time it was exactly what you wanted"

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"Life is like photography, we use the negatives to develop"

What I Can Share with Hosts

Memories, friendship, experiences, fun, a good drink,...
All in all: A good time which belongs to us.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany

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