CURRENT MISSION

Becoming the person I'd like to be.

ABOUT ME

I'm outgoing, kind (at least if people treat me kindly, otherwise I can be very reserved) and talkative.

I love art, music (mostly anything with a good guitar going like Rock, Metal, Indie, Retro...but also electronic stuff like Kavinsky), movies and Japanese culture. So if you share one of those interests we will have a lot to chat about. But I also like to hear about things I'm not familiar with and learn about different opinions.

At the moment, I am doing my art history PhD and work part-time at the university.
I also work as promoter for Rock bands from time to time. I wanted to work in that field once, but after an internship at a record label I started missing the scientific work. So, this is more of a a private passion now than a career.

I haven't verified because I rarely ever use this site. But if we get in touch, I can give you all the proof of my personality you want.

And please, don't contact me with any romantic intentions! I am married and not looking for someone to hook up with. It is sad that I need to point this out like that.

PHILOSOPHY

“I dream. Sometimes I think that's the only right thing to do.”
― Haruki Murakami, Sputnik Sweetheart

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Until now, I'm not doing much...I'm not good at these online things, but I'll try to participate more. I would really like to get in touch with surfers in Dortmund, where I work.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I hosted some friends of friends and stayed at other places several times. Except for one creep, it were all very nice experiences and I met great people

Interests

contemporary art, music , playing guitar, movies, literature, eating good stuff (veggie!), Japan, studying languages...

• arts
• culture
• literature
• contemporary art
• walking
• movies
• drawing
• origami
• music
• guitar
• art history
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

music: Mustasch, Dagger, Led Zeppelin, Beatles, Queen, Motley Crue, Aerosmith, White Stripes, Florence and The Machine, Kavinsky, Daft Punk, Raconteurs, Elbow, The Swell Season, Circus Maximus, Symphony X....I can go on forever :D

movies: everything by the Coen brothers, Tim Burton, everything with Daniel Day-Lewis (There will be blood!) and Johnny Depp, Danish and Swedish movies, funny stuff like Zombieland, Ace Ventura, SiFi (especially Alien)....My fave movie of all times has to be Lost in Translation

TV: Doctor Who, Sherlock, Elementary, How I Met Your Mother, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Bored to Death, Orange Is The New Black, Fargo, Gotham, Better Call Saul....

books: Haruki Murakami, Donna Tartt, Banana Yoshimoto, John Irving, Stieg Larsson, Rocko Schamoni, Selim Özdogan, Oscar Wilde, David Sedaris, Richard Dawkins, Douglas Adams...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Staying in Japan for a month to boost my language skills and especially walking up Kurama mountain near Kyoto. That was one of the best times in my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you some German and English, easy Origami and drawing. If you are a complete beginner I can also teach you basic Japanese

I would like to practice Japanese and learn Swedish

What I Can Share with Hosts

We can at the very least share our thoughts :) I am very happy to practice English or German with you!

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Italy, Japan, Maldives, Netherlands

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United Kingdom