Hello! My name is Gabriel and I'm an American living in Freiburg, Germany. I come from Irvine, California where I'm used to the temperature being a wonderful 22-25° C all year. For reference I lived about halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, about 20 minutes from Disneyland.

Now I live in Freiburg. I moved to Germany to teach English after university. Freiburg is a cool town, lots of students and cool cafes/bars/movie theaters.

I teach English for a living. I learned quickly that I love teaching- it's kind of a performance and really all about people skills.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I travel when I can. While living in Germany this often means going where possible in Europe.

Right now my girlfriend and I are going to Prague from May 23rd-27th. We need a place to stay the 25th and 26th. We are also staying in Munich on the 22nd before hitchhiking to Prague the next day, and for that too we're looking.

Interests

• writing
• film making
• film festivals
• politics
• reading
• tv
• teaching
• film
• ramen
• magic the gathering
• krav maga
• dungeons and dragons

Music, Movies, and Books

I am such a huge film fan, if you want to look at my favorites/watchlist/reviews, etc. then check out my Letterboxd and we can absolutely chat:

https://letterboxd.com/Gilgamesh_MC/

My favorite books: A Song of Ice and Fire series, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, A Clockwork Orange, different Flannery O'Connor short stories, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

My favorite music: hip-hop, electronic, and alternative rock. Most of all I miss KCRW, a radio station based out of Santa Monica in Los Angeles that plays weird indie-electronic/tropicalia/trip-hop. Plus always listening to Nujabes, The Smiths, Modest Mouse, or some lo-fi hip-hop radio.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I once snuck into a stranger's backyard in the middle of the night to get Thai Holy Basil from their garden. He was a friend of my friend, and we were determined to cook a Thai dish called Ka Prow. The sweet European basil from the store wouldn't cut it- we needed the legit stuff.

Teach, Learn, Share

Well I am an English teacher so...

If you are interested in American politics, Trump, whatever, I can attempt to give you whatever insights I have into the madness.

I'm obviously always up for learning something of a new language or culture.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to cook, and I am always happy to. If I have my computer and you have a USB I have assorted movies. Otherwise? My knowledge, experience and sense of fun I guess.

Countries I’ve Visited

Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico, Spain, Switzerland, Virgin Islands, British

Countries I’ve Lived In

Czech Republic, Germany, United States