CURRENT MISSION

Figuring out how a law degree could help me making the world a better place

ABOUT ME

I'm a law student. I'm a photographer. I'm a trumpet player. I'm part of a rowing team (probably the weakest link). I have a strong obsession to read every piece of writing that crosses my path (and may it be the list of ingredients on my breakfast cereals).

But I have no idea if these fact are a sufficient description of myself. Other people tend to think that I am an organized person. At least, that is not my perception of how I manage to get my things done (while writing this, I should be writing a paper for law school). In my school yearbook I came in second in the poll "most likely to become a dictator" as well as in the poll "too nice for this world".

So I have no idea what your perception of me might be if we have the chance to meet, but I hope I can make it a pleasant experience.

PHILOSOPHY

I try to follow the Kantian ideal ...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

There is a song from Phil Collins which describes my attitude to traveling pretty well:

"Tell everybody i'm on my way
New friends and new places to see
With blue skies ahead, yes i'm on my way
And theres no where else i'd rather be"

I try to be a new friend in a new place for everyone whom I meet while traveling or who visits hamburg. Up to now, most people surfing my couch were friends, friends of friends, friends of relatives of friend (and so on), but I think there might be a lot of interesting people out there whom I would miss if I restrict me to people who just happen to know someone I know.

On the other hand I have made splendid experiences with the people I met when traveling or studying abroad. Hopefully, a lot of these will follow.

Interests

I more and more become attracted to the problems of equity and justice in international relations (state-wise).

• writing
• breakfast
• traveling
• trumpet
• mountaineering
• surfing
• skiing
• rock climbing
• rowing
• international relations
• law
• mountains
• mountain climbing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Sondheim, Mahler, Copland, Bernstein (!), Jazz,

Teach, Learn, Share

I could tell you a bit about continental shelf delimination, baselines, territorial waters and innocent passage for submarines. Or other specific parts of Public International Law, if you need it.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, France, Georgia, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Canada, Germany, Switzerland

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