Hey Captain!My name is Max, 30 years old and from Sweden. I grew up in the countryside of Sweden, on an island called Bolmso in the middle of the country's 10th biggest lake. My parents were into tourism during summer, doing things as renting out cottages, having B&B and offering fishing-/camping tours to islands on the lake. This was my first job when I was 14-17, taking tourists out fishing and make sure they had a great wildlife experience.

In my spare time I went fishing on my own, paddled my kayak, wake boarding or ran around in the forest.
I remember my favorite movie at the time was Water world. 

As I finished school (2008) I was eager to explore the world. My first trip was to Canada, for 7 months: hiking the mountains, kayaking, snowboarding and working on farms. Next adventure I set of to China, Tibet, SE-Asia and finishing up with road tripping/surfing the east coast of Australia. I returned to Australia and Indonesia for more surfing, and other adventures. After this I went on my great adventure through South America. Out of nowhere I bought an old VW-bus in Mexico and drove for 9 months from Acapulco to Buenos Aires, 15000 km. I than returned to Mexico again, to live with a fishing family, to learn spear gunning and fluent Spanish.

Now 5 years had past of me jumping around the globe. The summers (June-Aug) where always spent at home, working for funding the next adventure, meeting family/friends, and to enjoy the lake and nature. I worked as, teacher, painter, carpenter, gardener, bartender, personal assistant.
I was getting a bit tired and also curious in doing some studies at the university......I thought, but then plans flipped like a coin….again. I met the love of my life last summer in Sweden (2013), and she was heading towards India. So I cancelled studies and apartment and joined her.

After 3 months of exploring India, we were informed by the Super typhoon Haiyan that hit the Philippines. We did not hesitate long.  A initial plan of one month of volunteer work turned into six months. We did different projects down there, funded with donations from family and friends back home.  We spent the summer back home, and now we are back again in the Philippines finishing up our last project, supplying schools with new books since they lost the old ones in the typhoon. My girlfriend got offered a Yoga-teacher-trainer-course in India, and is leaving for 7 months (Nov 2014-May 2015). 

So what do I now do?

Well as always there are hundreds of dreams spinning around in my head, asking to be realized. One of them is going on a voyage on a sailing boat.I have not any demands on from where to where, nor for how long.  As you can see I love having nature close to me, especially water. I'm flexible, a fast learner and full of optimism and positive energy.
Besides English and Swedish, I also speak fluent German and Spanish.

 When it comes to my boat experiences. Being on fishing boats since childhood and sailing the East-see with my uncle in my teenage years. My last sailing I did as a crew on Issuma, Schooner, with Richard Hudsson, from Mexico Baja, to Chile. We sailed 42 days from Mexico to Rapa Nui (Easter Island), and from there 22 days to Puerto Monte in Chile.  

Now it's up to you, would you like me to be a part of your crew?

I would be honored and happy as a dolphin!

//Max