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KOOLKARMA

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Ambassador Alumni
Pioneer
Germany
Thuringia
Weimar


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General Information
KOOLKARMA is a CS Ambassador Alumni!
KOOLKARMA has been vouched for
VERIFIED MEMBER Identity Checked, Location Verified (3) more info
Couch availableYes
CouchSurf requests replied to96%
member sinceFebruary 11th, 2006
profile views20,319
age28
genderMale
membernameKOOLKARMA
occupationStudent of Journalism and Cultural Science
educationlife, experience, travelling, some at university
grew up inLutherstadt Eisleben, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
ethnicityMansfelder von Welt
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Languages

  • German (Germany)Expert
  • EnglishExpert
  • FrenchIntermediate
  • RussianBeginner
  • German (Austria)Expert
  • German (Switzerland)Intermediate
  • LithuanianBeginner
  • LatinBeginner
  • GreekBeginner

Groups I Belong To

Ambassador's Public 6270:16240Erfurt - Weimar - Jena 1304:2045
Regensburg 831:1568Weimar 93:24
Active in 134 more groups.

Couch Information



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Couch Available: Yes
Preferred Gender: Any
No smoking allowed
Has children: No
Can host children: No
Has pets: No
Can host pets: No
Max Surfers Per Night: 99

Shared Sleeping Surface: Depends
Shared Room: Depends

Usually you have your own room. But sometimes there might be other surfers and you will need to share. But we can talk about it and there are more than enough places to sleep in this apartment.

+++ Current Informations:

I am very busy at the moment writing my thesis. But you are welcome to drop me a line and we will see if we can work something out. Please read my profile carefully and the chance that I will invest some effort to help you is much higher:-)


Hey People!

If you want to experience a small and beautiful city in Germany, then Weimar is definitely the place to stay! It's beautiful, cheap and awesome to discover together or on your own. I live in a district called Oberweimar which is 20mins by foot from the center but you can walk along the ILm river through a park. There are lots of bars and pubs in the city and some stuff to do as well. Weimar is a good place to be and it's charming and people here are friendly. I have a car too and can take you to places nearby when I am not working.
I live together with my lovely girlfriend Franzi. I have to check with her too.
You will get a guest bed and your own room. I sometimes smoke outside, so I am ok with smokers.
I can provide you with blankets but a sleeping bag is always a good thing to have.

I am happy to have visitors when I am here!

What I ask you to do is that you actually write the sentence "I got a cool Karma that's why I want to surf with KOOLKARMA!" somewhere in your mail. This is how you show that you have read at least my couch description. That is a minimum I expect from my surfers.

I will show you the most important sights and places and might be able to tell you about their history if you would like. All major sights are within walking distance, so you will nothing, but shoes are a recommended item. Best days for hosting depends and i rather go to bed late on weekends, in the week its between 1am and 2am usually. 2 nights is cool. Maybe more if you are nice and we are ok with you.

You should also check our he group where you can find informations on meetings and other things or post if you need to find a room for longer or just need help or have ideas and suggestions in any way. Also check he Wikipedia for more information.

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Franziska ForkertFranziska Forkert
20, Female
Weimar, Thuringia
Germany
Friends since October 2009
"talking about bullet wounds in front of a bar..."
Friendship Type: Best Friend
Met in person  
TAKEMESOMEWHERENICETAKEMESOMEWHERENICE
27, Female
Leipzig, Saxony
Germany
Friends since November 2003
"former room-mate and good friend"
Friendship Type: Best Friend
Met in person   Hosted30+   Surfed30+   Traveled10  
Jenny L.Jenny L.
28, Female
Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland
Sweden
Friends since April 2009
"Secret agent missions, the nature of whom has been classified by our respective states."
Friendship Type: Best Friend
I vouched for KOOLKARMA
Met in person   Hosted12   Surfed30+   Traveled18  
Garrett Drake Garrett Drake
28, Male
Izmir, Izmir
Turkey
Friends since 2000
"We went to highschool together and have been great friends ever since."
Aiste UrbonaviciuteAiste Urbonaviciute
28, Female
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Friends since August 2007
"Ah, Peter...a person whom i can call THE friend..."
Friendship Type: Close Friend
I vouched for KOOLKARMA
Met in person  
Anna BrancheauAnna Brancheau
29, Female
Seattle, Washington
United States
Friends since May 2007
"Peter was my row boat captian and now he is my Fiance!"
Friendship Type: Best Friend
I vouched for KOOLKARMA
Met in person   Surfed2  
Paul Rausch Paul Rausch
25, Male
Fort Myers, Florida
United States
Friends since January 2007
"Came stayed and partied with us"
Friendship Type: Best Friend
I vouched for KOOLKARMA
Met in person   Hosted3   Surfed6   Traveled13  
Dalia MeckauskaiteDalia Meckauskaite
24, Female
Berlin, Berlin
Germany
Friends since September 2008
"we met through a common friend"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
Met in person   Hosted5  
Özge BıyıkÖzge Bıyık
25, Female
Izmir, Izmir
Turkey
Friends since December 2007
"i know him from lithuania"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
I vouched for KOOLKARMA
Met in person   Hosted3   Traveled2  
Henrike MuehlichenHenrike Muehlichen
27, Female
Berlin, Berlin
Germany
Friends since September 2001
"went to school together"
Friendship Type: Friend
I vouched for KOOLKARMA
Met in person  
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Personal Description

Just meet me or get in contact with me. i am generally a really nice and communicative person. i am also trying to offer help a lot to the people i know. so thats basically it. i know a lot more, but wont make any use to strangers. but anybody is welcome to find out:-)

How I Participate in CS

I have hosted over 100 people and surfed about another 100. If I can't host I help people to find a place. If you think I am only on Couchsurfing because I am trying to pimp my profile then you are wrong. I am here because I love to help people and I want to hear their stories. Talking to people is better than sitting at home and watching TV and the reason why I host is because it's my substitute drug for travelling. I still enjoy the time with every surfer and host and I still believe in the spirit of Couchsurfing. I created a group for Kansas and for many other things and places. I helped to built up the CS community in Lithuania, Germany, Thuringia. I was City Ambassador for Leipzig, Vilnius and Berlin and Country Ambassador for Lithuania and Germany. I moderate a bunch of groups. I organize meetings wherever I can, carrying the CS spirit with me. I am developing ideas to help out CS in many ways. And yes, sometimes people think I take it so serious. Well, it is my passion and therefore I invest much time and effort. I connect people and convince them to join, if I think they are serving the cause of what I think CS is: a place to meet people, make friends, listen to their stories, exchange cultures, have fun and get to know about each others differences and also it is a network of people who are interested in travelling and share this passion.

CouchSurfing Experience

I had been a travel addict for ages but CS changed they way I travel and I wouldn't wanna miss it. I had a great time with the site through the years and met so many interesting people with CS that i can't tell how much I love this project. It's a dream and I will keep it growing with as much effort as I can share. I visited friends and people I met on the internet or somewhere else. I couchsurfed in more than 30 countries on 4 continents. I am a dedicated guest and host.

Interests

Travelling, partying, music, literature, so much to write. I am open minded, I guess that's the most important...

Philosophy

Trial-and Error. >>> 1. It works ---> Cool, let's continue!
2. It doesn't work ---> Fuck it! Let's move on.

Music, Movies, Books

Movies: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Forrest Gump, American History X, American Beauty, Factotum, Noi Albinoi, 101 Reykjavik, Virgin Suicides, In China they eat Dogs (is that the title in English?), Old Men in New Cars, Lilja 4-ever, From Dusk till Dawn, Kontroll, Snatch, Long Stockings..., Tarantino-movies, Clockwork Orange, Trainspotting, Wild Style
Music: Daft Punk, , most Electro from Berlin is good, Digitalism, Buraka som Sistema, Fat Boy Slim, Chicks on Speed, Air, Royksopp, KRS-One, Gang Starr, Massive Attack, Daft Punk, Quit Yor Dayjob, The Doors, Sex Pistols, Ramones. Damn I got a lot of music and I like it all!
Books: I like Brecht, Dürrenmatt, Thomas Bernhard, Pamuk, Grass etc pp

Types of People I enjoy

I like people who are open-minded and friendly and I have a openess for freaky people but can enjoy most others too. I love listening to interesting stories, not just but especially related to travels. Sympathy is important and you can build a lot on that...

Teach, Learn, Share

I share my travel wisdom, my organizational skills. I can share my experiences from life. I can take educated guesses based on stereotypes:-D I can teach you how to write a good article and how to find information you need. I have knowledge about the countries I travelled and you are welcome to get a fair share of it if you like. I am a Berlin expert so you can try to enjoy the city with me:-)

I learned many things about other people, the common things between the cultures I lived and travelled in and I still think most people are generally good. I still would love to find out about your life, your country, your experience and your viewpoint on the places you are or have been living.

I sometimes share my place too:-D

One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done

A motorboat ride on the Volga river, swimming in the Gulf of Mexico at night and doing a bonfire there, walking through ancient Petra and wondering around Manhattan's west side at dawn, running down sand dunes in Jordan, skydiving by myself in Lithuania. Every experience I make is unique and I am curious about the one's to come.

Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org Project

I love the idea of CS and I love everybody signing up!!! It made me have some of the best times in my life and meet some of the coolest people on the planet. The best is: I know there will be even more with every couch I surf and every Couchsurfer I host.

Locations Traveled

TRAVELED: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland (Republic of), Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia-FYROM, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Palestinian Territory, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, United States
LIVED: Germany, Lithuania, United States
WANTS TO GO: Albania, Argentina, Cyprus, Greece, Iceland, Ireland (Republic of), Israel, Lebanon, Norway, Portugal, Turkey
IS GOING TO: Cyprus, Greece


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References (294)

  • 292Positive
  • 2Neutral
  • 0Negative
  • 72From Hosts
  • 78From Surfers
  • 36Traveling
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Ana Cayuela
From Ana Cayuela
 Weimar, Germany
 May 18
Met in person  
Positive

He is a really open mind person, i think. He offrires me help and you can see a energic person in him.

Lisa Hoyer 
From Lisa Hoyer
 Ilmenau, Germany
 Apr 3
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Peter stayed at my couch for a night, to organize the first CS Meeting in Ilmenau. I feel honoured to have hosted such a CS guru ;) ... he was very nice and even gave me a pretty cloth hanger :)
I had a great time!

Jacinthe Ravandison
From Jacinthe Ravandison
 Paris, France
 Mar 1
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

I couldn't have wished of a better first CSexperience. I actually didn't expect so much dedication and it was a great surprise. Peter and Franzie took me to several places, invited some ppl at home, showed me around the city and even further. I met many of their friends. Thank u for all guys!

Fabian Pitzer
From Fabian Pitzer
 Dresden, Germany
 Jan 14
Met in person Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Peter is an awesome CS boss! He's organizing a lot of your meetings in Erfurt, Jena or Weimar and it is always a pleasure to have drinkt and interesting conversations with him. It is impressive how well he has established your monthly meeting, and I realy want to hear more nice stories.

Gerard Gómez Garcia
From Gerard Gómez Garcia
 Jena, Germany
 Jan 14
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I met Peter in a CS's meeting in Jena! He was very opened to discuss any kind of topics, we concluded that our grandparents are amazing and definitely have really cool stories to share. I am proud to say never I had such a long conversation in german! See you maybe next time in Weimar!

Britta S.
From Britta S.
 Jena, Germany
 Jan 9
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Peter is really a cool guy, he's always trying to initiate some CS meetings and takes a lot of responsibilities..and guests!;) Be sure, he will do everything to host you well and think of a lot interesting stuff to do and see around Thuringia.

Eddie Pineau
From Eddie Pineau
 Brains, France
 Jan 4
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

Wonderful experience at Peter and Franzie´s place! Thanks a lot for your so great welcome. I spent few days in their nice flat and they are some of the best host that I´ve had! They took a lot of time with me for visiting, they invited me to their new year´s Eve (so great night with many friends of them), Peter´s showed me some great bars in Weimar until 6 am (and a lot of beers), I met many interesting people... So a huge and so nice experience. Thank you very much for all that great moments! I hope some days i would do so the same for you! Happy new year!

Stefanie Kessler 
From Stefanie Kessler
 Jena, Germany
 Jan 2
Met in person  
Positive

Thanks for inviting me to your New Year's party. I enjoyed staying at Peter's place and generally had a good time :)

Brais Padin
From Brais Padin
 Barcelona, Spain
 Dec 18, 2011
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

Peter is a very CS experimented guy, quite funny and respectful. Even we haven’t expend much time with him and his young girl I can highly recommend them as hosts.

Trudy McMillin
From Trudy McMillin
 Weimar, Germany
 Dec 13, 2011
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

I met Peter at a CS event he organised here in Weimar. Peter is super friendly and welcoming. I hope that we get to meet up again soon.


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