CURRENT MISSION
Driving with my wife Sophia in our Mitsubishi Pajero all the way down from Canada to Argentina.

Blog: www.alongwideroads.com/blog

PREVIOUS MISSION

I am traveling for one year with my car through Asia. I will start in July from Germany and travel via Budapest, Belgrad, Sofia, Istanbul, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Laos, Myanmar to India and back via Pakistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland to Germany.

I am traveling alone and with friends. I am very happy for everyone who can host us. I am interested in anyone who is working in the field of education, cause I am making some research in this field.

Anyways, I am looking forward to meet you and share thoughts and histories!

ABOUT ME

I just finished my university and decided to go for a while back to one of my favourite places in the world - Latin America.I love this culture and the people so much, that people tell me that I am like a Latino ;) Well right now I am living in the big city of São Paulo. I am working here until the end of February and then I will start to another big trip through the continent...If you want, you can follow my blog here: www.mathias-travelblog.com

Now I live in the crazy city of Berlin. I am settling down for a while saving money for the next big trip :)

PHILOSOPHY

Well the thing is, that our life on this great planet is very short, so I want to see as much as possible things in the world. In my opinion I was not born to this world (or like a friend said, my mother was shitting me in this world...) to do something bad, so I can say from myself that I am a good person. I want to leave this world a little bit better than I've found it...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I traveled with couch surfers in Puerto Rico and New York and it was a great experience. In Monterrey I found a lot of new friends and it is so nice to stay with them. Its a great idea! I like to show other couch surfers my culture and invite them after my trip to my city. Its awesome to hang out with couchsurfers, I every time had great fun and met super nice people!

Than I was back in my home town. Unfortunately I couldn't offer a couch to sleep, cause I was staying with my parents and they are not open like me. But I know a lot about Dresden cause I lived my whole life here and I really want to show you the places of the city, you never will find in a Lonely Planet! So if you want a special Dresden Experience, write me :)

In São Paulo I am living in a big apartment, so I have space for surfers. The only thing is that I always have to ask my roomies, if its okay ;) And I am traveling a lot, but try your luck and ask me!

Then I lived in Berlin and hosted several couchsurfers and friends from all over the world.

Right now I will be on my trip to India :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I started surfing on couches almost 5 month ago in Puerto Rico. My first experience was great and I continued couchsurfing in New York and in some citys of Mexico. I also just met couch surfers for a beer or a cofe and I feel very confortable in this community! In Sweden I was surfing on a couch when I did a very spontaneous trip to Stockholm. In São Paulo I took from time to time part of some Couchsurfing-Meetings. And here in Berlin its mre or less the same, now I can host you if there is space and your message creative :)

Interests

Traveling: I love to travel the world. I feel free and good. Like another person. Its great. And its my biggest hobby. But I still never forget where my home is and my roots are...

New culture: If your traveling you discover of course different cultures and people. I love to see how people live in a different culture and try to understand them... Than can be funny especially when I try to define a theory why things there are like they are (There a million of examples..)

Photography: Is becoming to one of my biggest interests in the last years. I can speak a lot about this, but lets keep it short: Thanks photography, I am seeing the world with different eyes... and I see more!

Music: One day I want to continue my guitar practices... Solo me falta tiempo...

Sports: Football (of course), Surfing, Hiking, Snwoboarding, Diving

More: I have so many interest... Lets stop that here...

Music, Movies, and Books

Pulp Fiction, Knockin on Heavens Door, The Goodfather, Sin City, Jacky Brown, Resevoir Dogs, Amores Perros

Die Toten Hosen, The Strokes, The Offspring, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Old School Rock, Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Latin Music

El viejo y el mar (The old man and the sea), High Fidelity, Slumdog Millionaire, El milagro mas grande del mundo, Travel Reports, Three cups of tea, I am Malala

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Founding a student organization in Dresden which made it possible for students doing internships abroad.

Starting this trip :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Sharing is caring ;)

What I Can Share with Hosts

Lots of travel stories

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Dominican Republic, Germany, India, Mexico

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