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Manuel Fluck - My Private Life (some of it...)

During all my studies my "office" was my balcony. I spend as much time as possible outdoors. I love the nature and I love the fresh air. When not working I run around somewhere in the green; depending on where I am, this is either in the mountains, at the sea or if I can't leave the city, it's at least on the grass - Ultimate Frisbee.

The Mountains Ultimate Frisbee The Sea
Winter tour

orobie mountains getting ready to climb

team spirit 		me throwing the disc
with the disc Pass
pic of kite surfing
 morning in the bay
pic of kite surfing
 returning from the race
I love the mountains: the clean air, the quietness, the adventures. In summer I go climbing or simply hiking; In winter I take my snowboard with me, walk up to a summit and surf down.




Ultimate Frisbee is a great sport, it is always huge fun. I really like my home team, the Tiefseetaucher. But ultimate is also nice because it connects you to so many players all over the world. It's like a big family connected by the "spirit of the game" and wherever you go: you alway find someone to play ultimate with and you always find friends. 
The Sea is a rather new friend for me. I grew  up close to the mountains and have never been much to the sea. But since my time in Auckland I love the sea, too. I started sailing and kite surfing which I both enjoy very much. I think the sea is the mountain's sister. She offers the same kind of freedom and the same kind of adventure which we find whenever we emerse in nature.


I also love getting around and seeing new places - I travel a lot. Because the experience is much deeper when one really lives in a foreign place (rather than just travels through it) I try to combine traveling with work/ university as much as possible. Here are some impressions of the bigger journeys I did: 

pic for ukraine pic of golden gate pic for canada pic norway pic New Zealand pic of the kite at the beach
Visiting friends in Ukraine A project in Stanford, California
Studying in Canada for one semester Studying in Norway for one semester New Zealand for my final thesis Kite surfing road trip through east Australia






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Visiting a friend in Israel
Bejing - Lhasa - Almaty via train Ski touring Kungsleden (Sweden); Report here.



In 2012 I moved to Victoria, BC, Canada. An awesome base for plenty of exciting adventures:
pic for kajaking pic for kite surfing pic for skiing pic for racing pic for rockies pic for sailing offshore
Ocean kayaking
 Kite surfing
 Skiing
 Racing Rockies
 4000 nm offshore sailing






pic for canoeing pic for BBQ pic for boat work pic for hiking pic for cruising pic for camping
Canoeing BBQ Boat work
 Hiking Cruising Camping

I will try to keep you updated on my latest plans and recent experiances in my blog. Pictures included.