CURRENT MISSION

Life is short, so let's enjoy it!

ABOUT ME

I love being outdoors, the physical exercise and the reduction to a minimum. And I love to learn about other cultures and philosophies. I have made a career in business world but decided that working cannot be all in life and became a long-distance hiker and cyclist.

PHILOSOPHY

If you give, you will get back - probably not from the same person, but from someone else. But it all comes back - the good (and the bad).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Listening to my host, trying to help him/her, sharing my experiences, discussing whatever comes up in conversation

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

The better I can communicate with my hosts, the better is the couchsurfing experience - it can be frustrating if we don't speak a common language. Luckily I speak a lot of languages...

Interests

Long-distance hiking, cycling and paddling

• culture
• cooking
• exercise
• outdoor activities
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• business
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I am a very fast reader and read almost anything I can get hold of. While hiking I often listen to books on tape.
I read classic literature from Goethe to Shakespeare, thrillers and crime stories from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to John Grisham and all sorts of travel books. And I love reading about history and philosophy.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have hiked three times through the United States all the way from Mexico to Canada: On the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail and the Continental Divide Trail. This took me 12,500 km and 1,5 years - and I enjoyed every single day of it!

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you anything you ever wanted to know about hiking - and even more.
I love to learn everything a country's history and culture. And I am absolutely keen on learning other languages or improving the ones I already speak.
I would love to cook for my hosts. I am used to cook 3-course dinners on a camp stove, so guess would I could manage in a real kitchen...

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Spain