CURRENT MISSION

The World is my Oyster.

ABOUT ME

German-born & raised, adventurous, sporty, laid-back, well-traveled, well-educated, enticed by the unknown and unfamiliar in people and places.

I create and design maps (digital and paper maps) for living and have always had an interest in geography and knowing where things/people are and, most importantly, why they are there. That's where my interest in traveling originated.

Like everyone on Couch Surfing, I enjoy traveling and sharing good travel stories - and I got a few of those already. :)

I am a fun, easy-going, open-minded person with a passion and appreciation for diverse music and foods, and the beauty of nature and culture.

I enjoy meeting new, interesting people who teach me new things and help me expand my linguistic, intellectual, and cultural 'horizons'.

I am very physically active and fit and enjoy basketball, soccer, biking, running, hiking, swimming, dancing.

PHILOSOPHY

Joie de vivre
Carpe diem
Ethic of Reciprocity

Что привело меня на Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

visited 24 states (10.6%)Create your own visited map of The World

visited 32 states (64%)Create your own visited map of The United States

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I haven't done any "official" couch surfing through this website, but have stayed on many friends' couches all over Europe and the United States :)

Now, it's time to explore new territories through "Couch Surfing" - meet new people that have local knowledge and the scoop on culture, foods, and fun things to do!

In June 2009, I went to hike the Havasupai Trail (Grand Canyon) with a large group of Couch Surfers and I got hooked into this community.

Интересы

Exotic foods, Culture, Dance, Latin/Electronic Music, New friends, Good conversations, Outdoors, Beaches, Camping, Concerts, Travel, Languages, Photography, History, Reading, Nature, Cooking, Hiking/Biking, Sports, Basketball, Soccer

• culture
• design
• photography
• beauty
• concerts
• dancing
• cooking
• running
• reading
• traveling
• music
• electronic music
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• surfing
• sports
• basketball
• soccer
• swimming
• cartography
• geography
• history
• languages
• beaches

Музыка, кино и книги

Movies: Documentaries, Long Way Round/Long Way Down (with Ewan McGregor), Bourne Trilogy, Memento, Il Postino, Cinema Paradiso, Gladiator, Matrix, The Game, Life is Beautiful, Wall E

Books: Into Thin Air, 1984, Goethe's Faust, Biographies (Gorbachev, Soros, Gates), Reinhold Messner's Antarctica

Music: Ambient/Chill-out, Funk, House, Bossa Nova, Latin Music (Salsa, Samba etc.), Classic Music, Alternative/Grunge, Lounge Music, Reggae

Классная вещь, которую я сделал(-а)

In 1989, a month after its fall, I chipped away a piece away from the Berlin Wall - the symbol of the "Iron Curtain" during the 'Cold War' - with my own hands (and a hammer, of course). I still have the piece in my possession.

It was very emotional for me. If the Berlin Wall had not come down, I would not be where and what I am today.

Где я побывал(-а)

Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Где я жил(-а)

Germany, Spain, United States

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