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Overview

  • 4 references 2 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Swiss German; learning English, French, Ladakhi
  • 42, Male
  • Member since 2007
  • Student, cyclist, do-no-good and wana-be-journalist!
  • Environmental Scientist / Biology
  • From Basel (CH)
  • Profile 95% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Learning and teaching about sustainability in Himalayas

ABOUT ME

Tall, blond and unshaved.
Interested, brave and naive.
Chaotic creative and open minded.
A good cook

I have no map but a good compass and the strait line is not always the closest!

PHILOSOPHY

Find out what the world is made of, deconstruct and and rebuild it!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

More experienced in bike-camping than in couch-surfing.

Interests

Words, molecules, cranks, colors, melodies, tastes, voices, cells, rhythms odors and beauty.

  • beauty
  • cooking
  • cycling
  • camping
  • surfing
  • teaching

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Harald & Maude, Chat noir chat blanc, live is a wonder...

Books: Les Chemins de liberté (Sartre), der Schwarm (Schätzing), Comédia infantil (Mankell), Zanzibar Chest (Hartley), Afrikanisches Fieber (Kapuscinski)...

Music: Sophie Hunger, Muse, Angelique kidjo, Ali farqua Tuoré, Doors, Creedience Clearwater Revival, Fanz ferdinand, Chet baker, Lhasa, Patent Ochsner...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I cycled from home to Kenya two years ago!

Teach, Learn, Share

The best teacher I ever had was my bicycle. It thought me a lot about me, the world and happiness!

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Spain, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda

Countries I’ve Lived In

Haiti, Kenya

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