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MichaelKrncke
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Couchavailable Yes Couchsurf 100% requestsreplied to lastlogin 2daysago Kempten,Bayern, Germany... membersince 12.November2010 profileviews 1,115 age 25 gender Male membername PALMEIRAVERDE occupation studyingbiology education school/voluntary year/nowuniversity grewupin Bremen,Germany

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Hi,I'mMichael.Gettingolderdaytoday,Irealizehowmydefinition anddemandsontravellingslightychangeforIalwaysenjoyed visitingothercountriesespeciallywithfriendstogetacloserviewon thecities,parties,peopleandnatureofotherregionsoftheworld. Travelingwithfriendsisagreatthing,buttravelingandgettoknow otherfriendsofyourkindcouldbemuchmoregreater.With couchsurfingIdiscoveredhowgreatitcanbetotravelonyourown! IthinkI'maquiteeasypersontodealwith,Ibelievethatlifeis greaterwhenyoulaughalotandthat'swhatIreallylike,laughabout things,maytheybesilly,abstractorofanintelligentkindofhumor.I alwayshadalotoffriendsandpeoplearoundmefromallkindsof "subcultures"andwaysofthinking,forIbelieveit'snotimportant whatapersonisbuthowyoucandealwithher.Ispendmydayswith exploring,hearingandmakingmusic,wanderingaround,doingsome sportstokeepthebodyinshape(greatestfeelingofalltobewetof sweatbutlucky),eatingdeliciousmeals,relaxing,droppingoffintoa goodbookandwell,anyotherthingsthatsoundsinterestingorfunny tome. Talkingaboutcountries,Ialwayspreferredandbeenalottothosein thenorthofeurope,forthefamous"feverofthenorth"hasinfected mebutforsureIwanttohaveseenthegreatestvarietyof landscapes,vegetation,animals,peopleandculturethatwas possibletomewhenIdie.Travellingisexperience,andexperience iswisdomwhichisoneofthebasicgoalsinlife,atleastforme.

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HowdoIknowMichael Krncke(show) Languages

German(Germany) Expert EnglishIntermediate Portuguese(Brazil) Intermediate NorwegianBeginner

GroupsIBelongTo

Bremerhaven! Bremen/Free Why:Iwasborn andspentmostthe HanseaticCityof timeofmylifethere Bremen Why:livingin

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CouchInformation
CouchAvailable: Yes PreferredGender: Any Smokingallowed Haschildren:No Canhostchildren: Yes Haspets:No Canhostpets:Yes MaxSurfersPerNight: 3 SharedSleepingSurface:No SharedRoom:Depends IliveinalivingcommunityinBremen, Neustadt.Thereare2otherpersonsliving withme.Unfortunatelywedon'thaveso muchspace,soIguessmorethan2 personsarenotimpossible,butitwould bequiteuncomfortable.Wehaveone couchtosleepandonesleeping"bag" (oneofthesethingswhereyoucansitin), andtherearealsopossibilitiestosleepon thefloorwithamat.Youcansmokeon thebalconyorinthelivingroom,butthat's whereyouwillsleepsodecideonyour own)Iwasemployedasacityguide once,soIcanshowyouBremen,the Schnoorandtheoldtownbuildingsand everythingbutyoucanalsogoonyour own,wehaveabusandtramstationright infrontofourdoor.AsI'mstudying,it dependsifIcangowithyouornotbut normallyitshouldn'tbeaproblem,andmy flatmatesarealsoveryopenminded.You canstaysomedaysifyouwant.

Recently,I'mstudyingenvironmentalbiologyinwhichIwillspecialize invegetationecology/appliedecology.We'llseeinwhichcountry myfuturewillguideme.Oh,andalso,I'mavegetarian,butnotone oftheextremeguysasIoccasionallyeatmeatandfishfollowingmy philosophy,youcanonlyjudgewhatyou'vetasted(speakingabout food). Havingsaidthat,I'mtotallyclearthatyoucannotjudgeapersonjust byasocialnetworkprofile,soIguesstoknowfinallyIwouldbea goodhostforyou,youunfortunatelyhavetogetknowmepersonally )

HowIParticipateinCS
Iknowthatacommunitylikethisisonlyworkingifusersknowand actbytheprincipleofgivingandtakingandaslongasthereis enoughspaceandtimeIcertainlydon'thaveaproblemtohostother people.Andofcourse,tellingmorepeopleofit! Ihavemadeonlygreatexperiencesuntilnow!Lovetheproject!

CouchsurfingExperience
Ihostedseveralpeoplefromallovertheworldandsurfedsome couchesinnorthernBrazil.

Interests
PersonallyIlovemusicofdifferentkinds,beinginparticularvarious typesofmetalmusic(withapreferencefortechnical death/atmosphericblack),electronica,drum&bass,jazz, progressiverock,experimental,...IngeneralIthinkthegenredoesn't count,becauseintheendit'sallaboutthemusicitself!Iknowhowto usetheguitardoingthisformorethansevenyearsnowandalsolike toplaypianoanddrums/percussionasyouwillsee,myfingersare alwaystappingsomerhythms.Othertypesofart,likestreetartand drawings,arealsoonmylistofinterest.Ialsolikescience,ofcourse, studyingbiologyonmyown.It'ssointerestingtolearnhowtheworld worksandwhyandhowitwascreated,thelivingaswellasthe universeitself.Alwaysdependingonthetopicandthepersonwho talksaboutit,Icouldbeinterestedinmanythings,whichIhonestly don'tevenrememberorcanimagine.)I'malsoabigfanofgreat landscapes,especiallythoseinthenorthasmentionedaboveand forthatreasonIliketohikewheneverthere'sapossibilityforit. Whenitcomestosports,Iplayedbasketballinateamfornineyears, liketoplayfootball,had2yearsofmartialartsandmostrecently startedtodocapoeirahereinbrazil.Besidesthat,Iliketogorunning andlovecycling(forIdon'tlikeusingbusortram).Andfinally, there'snogreaterthingthanjumpingintoalakeortheseain summer(oranyothertimeoftheyear)!

Friends(40)
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Philosophy
AnjaBindewald 28,Female Leipzig,Saxony Germany Friendssince October2008 "IknowMichawell sincemanyyears. Heisaverynice, openmindedand funnyperson!" FriendshipType: CloseFriend AndrSECOM SILVA 25,Male Recife, Pernambuco Brazil Friendssince October2009 "IknowMichaas mybrother" FriendshipType: CloseFriend 6

I'mnotreligiousandbelievethatonehastousethetimegivento youtouseitinthebestwaypossible.Thatmeans,nothurtingother personsandtryingtoenableeveryonetolivealifelikeheorshe does.AsI'mnotaverydemandingperson,Ijustwanttohavea goodtime,knowloadsofpersons,seeasmuchplacesaspossible andtryeverythingthatIthinkmaybeworthtryingtobeabletosay whenitcomestotheend,Ihadafulfilledlifeandcandienow happily.

TypesofPeopleIenjoy
PeopleIhaveagoodrapportwith...mostlyothermusiciansor biologists,butofcourseit'snotdependingonthat.Andacertain senseofblackenedhumormayalsonotbewrong)

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Makingmusictogether!Andwecanalsohavelonganddetailed discussionsaboutgermanbeer...)
haukeKellner 30,Male Bremen,Bremen Germany FriendssinceMay 2009 "university" FriendshipType: BestFriend PaulDubourg 24,Male Jasper,Alberta Canada Friendssince September2007 "workedand studiedtogether" FriendshipType: Friend

OneAmazingThingI'veSeenorDone
Asiloveglaciers,itwassofantastictostandatthefeetofthe VatnajkullglacierinIceland

LocationsTraveled
TRAVELED:Austria,Brazil,Denmark,England,France,Iceland, Ireland(Republicof),Italy,Kenya,Mauritius,Netherlands,Norway, Spain,Sweden,Switzerland LIVED:Brazil WANTSTOGO:Bolivia,Cambodia,Canada,DRCongo(Kinshasa), Ecuador,Ethiopia,FaroeIslands,Finland,Greenland,NewZealand, PapuaNewGuinea,Romania,Russia,UnitedStates seemap

Oliver Brockmann 26,Male Bremen,Bremen Germany Friendssince October2008 "Parties,festivals, travelling,study liveandliving togetherinBrazil" FriendshipType: CloseFriend 1 5
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MiraKreuzer 25,Female Luebeck, SchleswigHolstein Germany Friendssince October2008 "studiedtogether" FriendshipType: GoodFriend

References(33)
33 Positive 11 From 0 Neutral 18 From 0 Negative 4 Traveling

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Fromsusiealthaea
Lagos,Portugal 8.Oct

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WenckeLah 24,Female Erfurt,Thuringia Germany Friendssince January2006 "inSchool" FriendshipType: GoodFriend 5

IrisWoltmann 51,Female Bremen,Bremen Germany FriendssinceJune 2009 "fromuniversitya nicefunnygreat personwhohasa veryspecial humor" FriendshipType: GoodFriend

Positive Michaelisfriendlyintelligenthelpfulappreciative.Hefittedinvery wellandhelpedwiththecookingandwashinguptoohehada verypositiveattitudetolifeandIwouldbehappytoseehim again.awelcomevisitorwhoaddedtothegoodtime.

Forsusiealthaea
Lagos,Portugal 8.Oct

Positive Susie'slivinginabeautifulhouseinthecountrysidewhichis runwithrainwaterandsolarenergy.Isleptverywellinan owncabinandenjoyedthebeachnearby,whichisreally awesome.Susieisveryfriendlyandareallygoodsinger, alsohasahugefoundationofpoetryshecanrecite.AndI lovedthefoodwecooked(Ijustchipped)).Forpeople thatlikeitcalmandprefertostayoutsidecities,Ihighly recommendSusie'splace!Seeyounexttime!:)

BrunoNunes 26,Male Recife, Pernambuco Brazil Friendssince September2010 "Attheuniversity" FriendshipType: Friend

MarenHomfeld 23,Female Dortmund,North RhineWestphalia Germany Friendssince August2006 "Wewenttothe sameschooland werehangingout togetherquite often"

FromAniKodinova
Coimbra,Portugal 3.Oct

Positive Michaaisaveryeasygoingperson,andindependenttraveler! Interestingandintellegent! You'rewelcomebackhereanytimeyouwanttoexperiencemore oftheCoimbralife! Ihopetohavethechancetovisituaswell:>:>

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FriendshipType: Friend 3

Bestofluck!Huuugs!

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ForAniKodinova
Coimbra,Portugal 26.Sep

Positive IreallyenjoyedstayingatAni`splace,goingout,enjoying thelovelyCoimbranightlifeandmakingnewfriends!She`s veryhelpful,funnyandsophisticated,highlyrecommended, won`tgetboring!Ani,feelalwaysfreetocomewhereverI amtovisitme.IknowforsureI`llcomebacktoCoimbra! Hugehug,alsototheothers.:)

FromJorgePinheiro
Porto,Portugal 29.Sep

Positive IhostedMichaelforoneweek,anditwasagreatexperience, reallyfriendly,positiveattitude,easygoingandalwaysonagood mood,iinvitedhimtogotoGerswithmeandmyflatmatesand turnedouttobeanamazingexperienceaswellsleepingoutdoor. Haveasmoothjourneyandyou'llalwaysbewelcomehere! Cheersfromallaswell)

ForJorgePinheiro
Porto,Portugal 26.Sep

Positive Iintendedtostayforthreedays,butitturnedouttobeone weekbecauseJorgeinvitedmetoatriptoanationalpark (withalotofotherforeignpeople)anditturnedouttobea verygooddecisiontostaythatlonginPorto.Heandhis flatmatesaresokindandhelpful,Iimmediatelyfeltathome andcould`vestayedevenlonger.Jorge,youreallygotwhat CSisaboutandIreallyhopethatwemeetagain.Please visitme,andI`malsosurethatI`llcomebacktoPortugal, becauseIalreadzfellinlovewithitandyoudefinitelytooka partinthat.Cheerstotheothersandallbestwishesforthe future!Seeyousoon,meinFreund!:)

FromHristoDoksanliev
Coimbra,Portugal 26.Sep

Positive Michael,whatcanIsay!Great,smartguy,thatIalwaysIcan host!Wehadmanygoodmoments,conversationsandbotlesof wine!Heisexperiencedtravelerandknowshowtohavefun!It wasgreatthatwemetandIwillvisityouinGermany!Seeyou thereandtakecare!

ForHristoDoksanliev
Coimbra,Portugal 26.Sep

Positive IstayedatHristo`splaceforonenight,althoughIwasabout tostayatanotherhost,anditwasverylovely!Thehammock

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underthecitrustreewasverycomfortableandwewentout severaltimesinthebeautifulcityofCoimbra.Heand Kristian,hisflatmate,areniceguysandI`dhighly recommendtosurftheir"couch":)Hristo,aswesaid,feel freetocometomyplacesoIcangivesomeofthe hospitalityback.You`lldefinitelyenjoylentilsoupalMicha :)Goodtime,dude,andenjoyyourstayinPortugal!

FromLagostaCarlosEduardoAmancio
SaoPaulo,Brazil 28.Aug

Positive UnfortunatelyIcouldnotstaywithMichael,buthewasextremely kindandattentive.Ihopetomeethimpersonallyinother occasion.

Tudodebomparavoc,Michael.

ForLagostaCarlosEduardoAmancio
SaoPaulo,Brazil 4.Sep

Positive OiCarlos, feelfreetocomebacktoBremen,IhopethenIcanhostyou, youseemtobeverysympathicandIdefinitelywouldliketomeet you!:) Abraco, Micha

FromMayaDaumal
Bremen,Germany 2.May

Positive Heisreallychilledandopenminded:)everyoneshouldhavemet himD

FromICYLEE
Berlin,Germany 23.Mar

Positive Michaelisaverynicehost.Heiscaringandtryingtoprovideus withwarmroomandsleepingbed.Wehaveanicedeeptalkin theeveningwithhisnicefriends.WelcometoBerlinandmeet again!

ForICYLEE
Berlin,Germany 19.Mar

Positive IcyandEvitawereverynicetohost.Wesatinthekitchen withsomefriendsandhadnicediscussions:)Toobadthat youdidn'thavetimetovisitthecitycenter!Butfeelwelcome ifyouwanttocomebacktodothat...Allthebest!!

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FromBeckyWalker
Malaga,Spain 23.Mar

Positive Ishould'vedefinitelystayedlongerthanonenightinBremen! Michaelgreetedmeatthetrainstopshouting"Estamosaqui!" withtwootherCSers,andafterwewenttoZweigforagreat party!ItwasanawesomefirstnightofvacationinGermanyand Michaelwassoeasytotalkwith.Hisplacehasagreat atmosphereandIlovedhearingabouthistravelsinBrazil. Thankssomuch!AndI'mplanningtovisitagaininthefuture!

ForBeckyWalker
Malaga,Spain 22.Mar

Positive It'stoobadthatwehadjustonenighttogether,Rebeccaisa verynicegirlandI'dlovetogethereknowherbetter! Anyway,Ihope(andthink))thatyouenjoyedtheevening andwilltakesomenicememoriesfromBremenhomewith you!Allthebest,andI'dlovetovisityouinsummer!Seeyou then!

FromAiliYarbrough
SanFrancisco,UnitedStates 17.Mar

Positive Ihadagreatnighthere.Ifyouhaveachancetostayonhis couch,takeit.RightawayIfeltwelcomeandallhisfriendsare greataswell.Weate,talked,drank,listenedtomusic.Itwasvery homeyandIhopeanyoneImetmakesittoSFsomedayfora visit.

ForAiliYarbrough
SanFrancisco,UnitedStates 17.Mar

Positive Ailiisaverynicepersonandit'sapitythatweonlygotto knowforoneday.Anyway,wehabsomenicediscussions, sneakedintheGastfeldtolistentosomenicemusicand sharedthedeliciousnorwegianwodka)Iwishyouallthe bestfortherestofyourtripandhopeyou'llhavesomenice experiences!Anddon'tforgetthemostbeautifulgerman wort"Libelle"(besidesothersas"Rhabarbermarmelade":)

FromSaanaHagelberg
Helsinki,Finland 10.Mar

Positive ThetimewespentatMicha'swasjustGREAT!!OhmanwhenI thinkabouthisflatitmakesmelaugh(ifyouevervisithim,you willseewhy!),thisguyhasagreatsenseofhumour,he'sareally interestingandsuperfriendlyfellow!Hemadeourstaythere easyandpleasant,hehelpedusalot,thanksagain!:)Wereally enjoyedthestayatMicha's,theinterestingcitytour,lovely brunch,funpubs,andtheawesomeparty,meetingcoolfriends ofyours,thanksforeverything!Trulyapleasuremeetingyou, Micha.AndIagree,moretimewould'vebeenwonderful!

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Remember,youarealwaysverywelcometovisitusinFinland! :))

ForSaanaHagelberg
Helsinki,Finland 20.Feb

Positive HeySaana&Valtteri, Ireallyenjoyedyourvisit,toobadthatyoualreadyleft, wouldbeapleasuretostaywithyousomemoretime.Ifyou evercomebacktoBremen,there'salwaysanopendoorfor you.IreallylikethatyougotafanofBremensoquicklyand havesomchgoodmemoriesrelatedtoit:)Icanjust recommendeverybodytoshareplaceandtimewiththese twofins,they'rehighlyenjoyableandopenforeverything.I hopeyouenjoyedyourstayaswellaswedidandwon't forgettheeveninginthe"GrnerZweig"(that'stheplacewe stayedonthursdayyouwantedthenameof),thenice brunchandofcoursetheparty!Youreallypickedthebest weekendforsurfinghere:)HopefullyIcanmakeitto Helsinkisoon! Allthebestforthefuture,guys!!! Cheers, Micha

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