CURRENT MISSION

Eat all the amazing food in Turkey and Georgia (hopefully without becoming a balloon)

ABOUT ME

It's always a bit funny writing about yourself...but here we go, a little glimpse:

I'm half German and half Peruvian but have lived in London for most of the last 8 years. I like meeting new people, listening to their stories and talking about god and the world, maybe over a coffee or beer while watching the world go by. I love dancing my heart out and seem to be talking to cats a lot these days. I can also talk about food to the point of making myself and others hungry even if we've just eaten something - not sure whether that is a good or a bad thing...The good news is that I'm a decent cook so problems like this can be solved swiftly.

At the moment, I work as a cheesemonger in a food market in London while looking for a 'proper' job with a human rights organisation. The market job is so enjoyable though that I'm not sure I actually want to work in an office again...we'll see what happens.

PHILOSOPHY

Look, Listen, Learn, Laugh, Love. In that order.

Interests

Taking photos, music, cooking up some delicious food for friends, cycling, getting to know new places & food, getting lost and finding treasures.

• cats
• writing
• dancing
• tango
• human rights
• dining
• cooking
• beer
• coffee
• yoga
• news
• music
• cycling
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

I LOVE music! From folky stuff (Alela Diane, Rodriguez, Leonard Cohen) over hip hop (Jurassic 5, DJ Shadow, IAM, Bonobo), electronic music (Nicolas Jaar, LTJ Bukem) and dub (Rhythm & Sound) to 60s soul/jazz (Nina Simone, Lee Moses) and post-/punk (Warpaint, Gogol Bordello) and Balkan beats. A bit randomly, I also have a particular faible for slightly psychedelic 60s/70s rock from places like Iran, Cambodia and Pakistan.

FILMS: I generally like good independent movies. A few long-time favorites: Amélie, La Haine, The Edukators, Transsiberian, O Brother where art thou!, The Dreamers, Motorcycle Diaries, The Battle of Algiers. I've surprised myself with how much I enjoyed the Star Trek and X-Men films though :)

BOOKS: The Secret Garden, Wide Sargasso Sea, Shantaram, White Tiger, The Dice Man...more authors: Haruki Murakami, Herman Hesse, Paulo Coelho,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Saw Macchu Pichu. Made bonfires. Climbed through a giant net of ropes for several hours. Understood music. Laughed and danced my heart out with friends. Built a snow igloo after having a snow ball fight with about 100 people... It's not only the big stuff but the little moments that make you feel alive.

Teach, Learn, Share

Maybe languages? I can speak English, German and Spanish, also a bit of yoga and Tango Argentino. And I make a really good lemon & lime cheesecake :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, China, Croatia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Greece, Mozambique, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Cambodia, Germany, Peru, South Africa, United Kingdom