ABOUT ME
Hey you:)

My name is Tobi and I am currently living in Lugano, a beautiful located small town in the Italian part of Switzerland. I grew up in Dresden, a pretty historical city in the Eastern part of Germany, and I was a little kid when the wall came down and Germany re-united. I consider myself lucky to be born at that time as freedom of speech, of election, the possibility of travelling, even to work abroad, is something the generation of my parents did not have in Communism countries.
I love the idea of the European Union and I think apart of the negative impact globalization has, it also brought people together, generated jobs and enabled intercultural exchange. Travelling, getting to know new places and meeting new people is something wonderful, that’s why we are all on this awesome internet site called Couchsurfing. Sometimes, you feel a deeper connection with those new people knowing them only for some hours than with the people you were growing up with. Despite different languages, habits and traditions, I think that we humans often have the similiar humor, tastes and wishes in life.

PHILOSOPHY:
For me: It's not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are (Roy E. Disney)/Ce n'est pas la mer à boire/Le ore del mattino hanno l'oro in bocca/Con el tiempo todo se consigue/Abwechslung ist der Reiz des Lebens (Theodore Fontane)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meeting people, hosting and surfing,

Interests

I am an open-minded, positive, humorous person and my hobbies are travelling ( I currently commute 5 hours daily for work by train but I love train rides and it counts as working time :p), sports (work outs, Badminton, winter and water sports, football/soccer… but actually, there is so many good sports), events (Intercultural events, road trips, weekend getaways), reading (Novels, saga), trying new things (new countries, bars, hobbies, recipes) and simply, hanging out with friends.

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Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Khaled Hosseini, Yasmina Khadra, Eshkol Nevo, Andrea Camillieri, Boris Akunin, Alexandra Marinina, Jane Austin, Martin Suter, Hakan Nesser, Henning Mankell, Philip Roth, Friedrich Dürenmatt, Max Frisch, Ernest Hemingway, Amitav Ghosh, Dostojewskij, Markus Zusak, Alex Capus, Gabriel García Márquez

Music: Trance, Deep House, Techo. R`n´B, Cumbia, Ska(ter Punk), Reggeaton, World Music, 80er, Charts, Klezmer, Classic, Bachata, Merengue, Cumbia

Movies: independent and/or foreign country and Il padrino, Hostel 1+2, Good Bye Lenin, Soweit die Füsse tragen, Relatos salvajes....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Staying with some gang members in a Favela in Rio.
Rescuing a drawning kid in Guatemala.

Teach, Learn, Share

German: Hello-Hallo, Yes-Ja, No-Nein, Please-Bitte, Thank you-Danke...not too difficult, isnt it?:) I can teach you more!!
Saxonian German: The dialect of my home and ugliest accent in the world - better don't learn it :)
Trombone: I have been playing the instrument for 12 years and earned some money with it too...let's scare the neighbours away:))
Personal development: I am new to this field but is so interesting to know that we humans can learn to become better persons - in professional and private life

What I Can Share with Hosts

Hike the gorgeous Ticino mountains, swim and kayak the beautiful Lugano, Como and Maggiore lakes, visit castles and remote mountain villages or go partying in Milan...
Last but not least we simply can spend time together :).

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland

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