Born in Spain, living in Germany 20 years, father of 5, living in the meantime only with my youngest son and my wife. I love traveling on a shoestring, minimum baggage and above all meeting locals. Suffering threshold very high:)

I had Couchsurfers in the past at home in the past and under an already deleted account. After the wonderful Kaliningrad couchsurfing experience I have taken again CS momentum.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I like very much the spirit of opening your house to guests, not with the idea of "free hostel" but wanting to know about the country they come from and about the guests themselves. It is always worthwhile knowing how people live in other places and cultures. It is enriching and challenging at the same time. I enjoy very much the eye-opener effect CS undoubtedly has e.g. Kaliningrad opened my eyes to Turkiye. Sounds weird but it is true.This is definitely a huge benefit of couchsurfing.

Interests

Music, languages, literature, sport, outdoor activities, sport of any kind without ball, vegetarian cooking and playing my violin

Music, Movies, and Books

Classical music from Hildegard von Bingen to Arvo Pärt.
Literature: Paul Auster (USA), Meir Shalev (IL), Efgeni Bodolazkin (RU), Haruki Murakami (JP), Z. Prilepin (RU), Javier Marías (ES), Juli Zeh (DE)
Movies: zerkalo (Tarkovsky), Wenecja (J.J. Kolski)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Crossing the Russian border to Kaliningrad on my bike

Teach, Learn, Share

Handstand training, swimming, languages, cooking

What I Can Share with Hosts

Hospitality

Countries I’ve Visited

Belarus, Estonia, Israel, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Sweden, Ukraine, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Israel, Spain