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Overview

  • 22 references 19 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Dutch, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish; learning Catalan, Valencian, French, Turkish
  • 33, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • German and Spanish Teacher
  • Master's Degrees
  • From Kirchheilingen, Thuringia, Germany
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Vivir la vida

ABOUT ME 🏳️‍🌈

Insta: @lebblon

I am very humerous (well I think so), open minded (as we all are, right…) and I enjoy getting to know new people especially from other nations or cultures that can show me the diversity of our world. I would say I am normal, trustworthy and I am loving life. I love foreign languages, the smell of coffee in the morning, summer-evenings and winter-mornings. I love to be ironic but sometimes people don't get my irony. That gives me the impression that they think I am dull. But I am not. Definitely not.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I participate in CS because I think that this is a good way to see the real world and to give other people the possibility to see the world.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

September 2009: Paris; hosted by Agnes (THANK U SO MUCH), my first host ever :)
July 2010: I hosted Alejandro and it was a great time! Later we went to see another part of Germany together.
October 2011: I stayed with my friend Héctor in southern Chile, in Puerto Varas at Isabel's Place. It was beautiful to meet here.
December 2011: I stayed at Eduardo's place in Mendoza, Argentina. I hat a great time!
January 2012: Traveling around Brazil I stayed with Daniel in Foz do Iguaçu, with Gabriela and her boyfriend in Parati and I got to know Lincoln and Eduardo in Rio de Janeiro. They all showed me what Brazil is like :)
March/April 2013: I spent quiet a lot time at Mauricio's and Fernando's lovely house in Punta Arenas, Chile. They made me feel so cosy that I absolutely enjoyed the stay.
June 2014: I stayed at Luiz' and Lysmars place in Manaus and Belém! Thank you guys!
July 2014: I spent a couple of days at Ranieri's in Blumenau! Had a great time!
June 2015: I stayed in Utrecht with Boris and Rein! Thank you guys :)
July 2016: Travelling through Mexico, I stayed at Jacob's in Isla Mujeres, at Rodrigo's place in Tulum, I stayed at Víctors house in beautiful Bacalar and I had a great stay in San Cristóbal de las Casas (and Mexico City) at Brunina's house. Furthermore I had the luck to get a last minute emergency stay at Ney's place in Oaxaca. They all made my trip even better and unforgettable!
May 2018: I stayed for one night in Stockholm at Antonio's place. Thank you again :)

Interests

I am really interested in everything coming along with foreign countries: The people, the language, the culture and the food :-). My special interest is Latin America and its social movements. I love to scuba dive, cook, read books and much more.

  • culture
  • books
  • dining
  • cooking
  • coffee
  • movies
  • traveling
  • teaching
  • languages
  • social justice

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: There are a lot of very good movies. My favourites are Volver, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, the Terminal

Music: Cumbia, Samba, Axé, Reggaetón

Books: Latin American Authors

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro!
Hiking Torres del Paine National Park and crossing the Alps on the E5 trail

Teach, Learn, Share

Since I am a Language Teacher I can learn the basics of the German and Spanish language to you (if you aren't German by yourself) or I could show some German food to you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Chile, Germany, Netherlands

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