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Overview
About Me
CURRENT MISSION
never try, never know
ABOUT ME
All of those lines below are 10 years old :-) (from 2009) - but now (2019), I again live in Bremen :-). Happy to host again... Character shouldn't have changed that much either... ;-)
Books may have as well
Growing up in Germany, I travelled quite a bit since I turned 18. And, travelling still is my greatest passion...
During my studies, I extensively travelled Asia and moved to the Netherlands (which is a great place to live btw). Some more studying (marine biology), and travelling, and working in bars of course...:-) Stayed there until September 2009. Unfortunately, it was difficult to find work. Currently, I am living in Bremen and partly on Curacao (Dutch Antilles), doing a PhD on coral reefs.
As the times of loooong travels are pretty much over (for the moment at least), I will become Ryan Air's best friend and hopefully I will enjoy many long weekends in fabulous Eastern european, scandinavian and portugese cities...!!!! :-)
Personally, I like to smile, make jokes, laugh (also about myself), share food, share drinks, I am able to take naps in the most unusual situations, I love overnight flights, sitting in cafes in "new" cities looking at its citizens and soaking up the atmosphere. And, I would say I am addicted to "new food". Luckily, it doesn't show yet... but I love to try all kind of foods :-)
PHILOSOPHY
Never try, never know!
Better Regret the things you've done than the things you never did in your life!
Why I’m on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
often, I hope! Quite sure actually :-)
COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE
fantastic, so far!
Interests
Travelling, photography, eating, sleeping, kitesurfing, running (should go more often though), having a good time with friends (not often enough right now), making and drinking cocktails, meeting interesting people (that's why I joined couchsurfing)
- photography
- dining
- cocktails
- running
- traveling
- sustainability
Music, Movies, and Books
12 monkeys, Fight Club, Lord of the Rings, Dumb'n dumber, Big Fish, Into the wild, Requiem for a dream, Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, Memento, Crash, Snatch...
Drum'n'Bass, most kinds of electronic music, Ambient Music, Moby, De-Phazz, Massive Attack, Thievery cooperation, Salsa, Funk, loads more...
I do enjoy the Dierecke World Atlas ;-) The Power of Now is a very good one, The Alchemist, Lonely Planet's, Papillon, Life of Pi, Hitchhiker's guide through the galaxy, ...
One Amazing Thing I’ve Done
Survived on peanut butter on a Himalayan pass, swam with Dugongs in Indonesia, and currently I am having a great cappucino every morning when I open my door and step into the bistro on the opposite side of the street :-)
Teach, Learn, Share
To teach: Hmmm.
Did you know that female Yaks are not called Yaks? :-)
Yeah, your message of the day! Dri.
I know how make make Thai curries, Sushi, Nepali Chai and without being snotty, very good Mai Tais and Gimlets ;-)
Countries I’ve Visited
Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kosovo, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Montenegro, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia, United Kingdom, Viet Nam
Countries I’ve Lived In
Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland
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