CURRENT MISSION

If I'm the smartest guy in the room, I'm in the wrong room.

ABOUT ME

Easy-going, open-minded, calm and inquisitive Swiss university student.

I was born and raised in Bülach, Switzerland, and have since been fortunate enough to travel, study and live in various countries, incl. New Zealand, China, the United States, the UK, Namibia and South Africa.

In 2015 I started a PhD in International Development at Oxford University, for which I am currently in South Africa for 'fieldwork'. My research focuses on African soldiers who fought in apartheid South Africa's former security forces.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Up until now, I've couchsurfed only together with my ex-girlfriend, Lee-Shan, with our shared profile 'lenny_n_lee'. We've couchsurfed together in China and Germany and have only had very good experiences. Unfortunately, we never had a place with enough space to host someone.

Interests

- Language and communication
- Southern African History
- Martial Arts
- Philosophy

• arts
• traveling
• martial arts
• history

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies:

The Big Lebowski, Blue Planet, Darjeeling Limited, Ghost in the Shell, Heima, I Heart Huckabees, Inside Job, Ip Man, Night on Earth, The Wire

Music:

Andrew Bird, Brother Ali, Cut Chemist, David Thomas Broughton, Kings of Leon, The National, Nouvelle Vague, Radiohead, Sin Fang Bous, Tan Dun, Tryo, Vibrasphere, Yann Tiersen

Books:
Brave New World, Die Verwirrungen des Zöglings Törleß, GEB, Harry Potter, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Le Mythe de Sisyphe, Of Mice and Men, Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Fell in love.

Teach, Learn, Share

Measure your hand, fingers, forearm, etc. Be able to measure things semi-accurately wherever you go.

Countries I’ve Visited

Botswana, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Spain, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Namibia, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States