KAOXONI

KAOXONI

Current Mission: "Making our new nest a home to welcome you back, soon"

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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Cologne
Lat: 50.93333, Lon: 6.95
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General Information

KAOXONI is a CS Traveling Band or Musician!
KAOXONI has been vouched for
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Couch availableMaybe
CouchSurf requests replied to100%
member sinceJune 1st, 2006
profile views9847
age33
genderFemale
membernameKAOXONI
occupationselling some weird IT hardware
educationPrimary school was best but not last ;))) Student of life and humankind
grew up inCologne, Germany
ethnicityKraut. Neither ashamed nor proud.
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Languages

  • German (Germany)Expert
  • EnglishExpert
  • FrenchBeginner
  • LatinIntermediate

Groups I Belong To

Adventurers on a budget 992:438
Why: It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right :)
Cologne 1904:9144
Why: Wo mir sin is Kölle (Cologne is where we are) - Exile Colognean
Brainstorm - the original one....  2290:15169
Why: ...because one week a year is not enough. Suppose I fell into brainstorm addiction on the Euro-CS.
Volunteers (who rock) 1209:752
Why: NETWORKING! Is this an inofficial CS job agency?
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Couch Information


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Couch Available: Maybe
Preferred Gender: Any
Max Surfers Per Night: 4

Shared Sleeping Surface: No
Shared Room: Depends

Guests can choose to sleep either on a normal mattress, a camp bed (we have two) with or without additional term-a-rest (got eveb three), which could also be used directly on the floor. Once we also used the normal mattress and all term-a-rests together to construct a suitable king-size "couch" for a 203 cm person.

There are two ooms to choose from, so up to two guests would definitely be able to have some privacy. A group of guests (up to 4) could split/flock in a 2:2 or 1:3 combination. "Beds" can always be separated at an arm's lenghth or more, in one room they would be separated by "cubicles"

In other words: I (kaoxoni) will take care for the safety and integrity especially of the girls. Speak plain text to me, I understand.

Everybody would be provided a corner for themselves and their stuff and be expected to respect personal spheres as far as possible.

You chose us as hosts. Will you have to accept random strangers as couchsurfers? The answer is no. It's 'first in - first say': If I am already hosting (or going to host) and receive an additional request for the same time, I will only host the latecomer if the confirmed guests are comfortable with the addition.



___We've had a long period of rooming-in-closure, and still our flat looks a bit "beta", but daring poineers are welcome to resocialize us back into the community of active hosts... So give us a shout if interested!___



In any case, if visiting Cologne, I recommend you to look at the Cologne Group to check out what else will be on while you are in town.


" This is our couch:

We (that is SRIEPEN and I) live on the eastern bank of the Rhein river, off the beaten tourist track, yet only a short walk to a tram hub with four lines, one of which taking 10 minutes to Cologne's Central Station. Buses and surface trains are also close by.

Our neighbourhood features some good Turkish and Italian food booths, some basic and budget shopping oportunities and - what we enjoy most - the riverside promenade within walking distance.

Cologne itself has almost everything you'd want to see except for a ski lift. And it's definitely about twenty times as large as the so-called city map in "Lonely Planet"! If you can give me an idea of what you are looking for, I might assist you finding it in Cologne. If you don't know, however, don't expect me to know what is best for you. Check some basic travel info and links on the CS wiki / guide Cologne

We don't have a separate guest room, but two camp-beds, a normal mattress and three trekking mattresses are available to be set up "mix-and-match"-wise either in the living room for direct kitchen access or in the "office/hobby-workshop" with balcony. (Please view the sleeping arrangements for more detail - and rules) A few blankets are in stock, too, but please bring your own sleeping bags or sleeping bag liners or bed covers. Smoking outside only, please. Doing dishes and cooking together would be appreciated.

I have to get up quite early in the morning (7:30, sometimes 6:30), Sriepen gets up around 8:00 am and go to work/school, so - except for weekends - So if you are planning on sharing day-trips or long nights out with us, the weekend is the best choice.



Just send a CS mail/ Couch request to find out if we can host you, show you around or find something out for you. An earlier request will allow some buffer time to prepare host you better :)



In your request, please SHARE DATA: Include your non-cs email address in case servers go down and your phone number just in case. Especially if our time gets short, don't make a quick reply harder than necessary by leaving out needful information need; that would only be at your own expense!


Looking forward to meeting you!

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LAUBLAULAUBLAU
38, Male
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Friends since August 1998
"very long friendship"
Friendship Type: Best Friend
Met in person   Traveled30+  
SRIEPENSRIEPEN
31, Male
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Friends since December 2006
"I will upgrade the friendship type each time we meet ;)"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
Met in person   Hosted1  
Pieter Ter Berg Pieter Ter Berg
26, Male
The Hague, Zuid-Holland
Netherlands
Friends since December 2006
"Met at a meeting in Cologne"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
I vouched for KAOXONI
Met in person   Surfed5  
HungrySteve HungrySteve
26, Male
South Lake Tahoe, California
United States
Friends since June 2006
"Surfed her couch, had fun so i came back...twice, and then we rocked some CSC!"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
I vouched for KAOXONI
Met in person   Surfed4  
Greg Eva Greg Eva
30, Male
Lyon, Rhone-Alpes
France
Friends since November 2006
"Met in a group.. inspiration that started our communication was quite funny.. many lengthy e-mails followed by an invite to Cologne, and then a lovely and interesting visit!"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
I vouched for KAOXONI
Met in person   Surfed4  
NACHTAKTIVNACHTAKTIV
27, Male
Zurich, Zurich
Switzerland
Friends since October 2006
"We met at a local HC meeting and travelled to Warsaw for the HC Wintercamp."
Friendship Type: Friend
I vouched for KAOXONI
Met in person   Surfed1   Traveled8  
CRAIG1CRAIG1
101, Male
Melbourne, Victoria
Australia
Friends since October 2007
"Meet through Couch Surfing"
Friendship Type: Friend
Met in person  
DUKE DUKE
32, Male
Helsinki, Southern Finland
Finland
Friends since December 2006
"She was my lovely host in Köln for a night, and we had a weekend long party!"
Friendship Type: Friend
Met in person   Surfed1  
MIDSCHMIDSCH
107, Male
Hamburg, Hamburg
Germany
Friends since June 2006
"Changing "Heads up" for a while and finally met in Cologne"
Friendship Type: Friend
I vouched for KAOXONI
Met in person   Surfed2  
BELLELUJAHBELLELUJAH
21, Female
Washington, D. C.
United States
Friends since February 2008
"We volunteered at a festival in Auckland together"
Friendship Type: Friend
Met in person   Traveled1  
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KAOXONI
hung my tramping boots on a hook and got myself settled
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Personal Description

Whoa, hoo... I'm a general store. Always struggling a bit to focus, as there's so much to choose from. I like colours. I like contrasts. I love silent noises and roaring slilence. I hate rivalry and destructivity. I'm not into numbers, and I can't say if my age fits my person. Sometimes I'm the last to know what's up with me so why do you ask? Meet me and find out...

How I Participate in CS

Curretly as a symathizing sleeper with a history in hosting, travelling and translation

CouchSurfing Experience

pre-couchsurfing: 1996! stayed for a weekend with three young men in Berlin whom I only knew from chat and mail. Which was incomparably spartanic, viewn from to today's info amount and speed, remember...?!
:) 2006 - Now I've only just begun hosting couch surfers and hospitality clubbers.

__July 2006 ...Yay! Made it to the Euro-Collective, met so many wonderful people there, including my first wonderful host ADY. I'm still wearing that participant wristband, wondering if I might lose my teeth first...
__December 2006 inclined to Duke's and Ulf's peer pressure to co-host a meeting in Cologne. First I feared it would be a lot of organizing stress which I'm really not made for. Now that it's over and was just amazing, I fear it will turn out to be addictive.
went to the HC wintercamp in Warsaw, Poland around New Year 2007 together with Christian and had a blast surfing Marcin's and Chris' couches in Warsaw and on our way back in
__January 2007 crashed on Kaj Wibier's floor in Berlin at late night without even meeting this cool host in person. All we met were a flatmate and some more floor-sleeping surfers, namely Andreas, Sebastian, Guylherme and Henrike.
Only days after that, couchsurfed with Stefan after talking into the wee hours at his flat.
...and here's where I lost track of the listing. But anyways: Isn't this actually what the references are for?

Interests

Music (Singing, Guitar 'n' stuff... kazoo, noseflute, recorder, cajón, darbuka, spoons, bottles, cans, whatever... listening to almost every kind of music, especially "hand made"), touching nature, simplifying life, complicating life, seizing moments and eventually writing some down...

Philosophy

_0__Every heart is a revolutionary cell

_1__Being yourself, whatever that is, possible to fully express only in relation to another being.

_2__I suspect persons who claim to be "normal". Everybody is normal until you get to know them. And I appreciate this fact!

_3__Did you know God believes in us? That's why we're here.

_4__ There are at least two conditions we cannot escape: The passage of time, and gravity. The choice we have is to make them work for or against us.

_5__ Uhm... I really don't know... I have my experiences and I was taught a bit, but what I learned was not more than the conclusions I chose to draw from that input. So far, it all makes some sense, but maybe not in the only possible way.

Music, Movies, Books

MOVIES: Koyaanisquatsi. Delicatessen; Monsters Inc.; Addams' Family (values); Dumbo; Harold And Maude; Wallace And Gromit; Tiger And Dragon; Moulin Rouge. Spaceballs; Amélie; Billy Elliot; Wo ist Fred?; Rabbit-Proof Fence; Curious George;

TV: Futurama; Sendung mit der Maus; King of the Hill -- actually got no TV at home.

MUSIC:
Free music like this, Beach Boys, Explosions in the Sky, Take6, Gerhard Schoene,some unknown buskers, acapella, Ballads, world music, local dialect bands, jazz, classic rock, symphonic, unplugged, selfmade, hi-fi, lo-fi ...so many more!!

BOOKS are legion...
Currently reading: Schiffbuch mit Tiger (Life of Pi)
Just finished: Mariama Ba's Une si longue lettre, Erich Fromm's Art of Loving, Lately much into discovery stories such as Daniel Kehlmann's "Die Vermessung der Welt" (Measuring The World), ...here those I'd not want to miss: Mike Yakonelli's MESSY SPIRITUALITY (really changed my life, actually I AM missing a copy to call my own, because everytime I buy one I just can't keep it to myself, it's so amazing...), Stephan Rechtschaffen's "Time Shifting", Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's Petit Prince, Maurice Sendak's "Wo die wilden Kerle wohnen"(Where The Wild Things Are), Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, and the Bible (not so frequently nowadays, but I once used to be a very heavy and geeky user). A work I seemingly have to read for a second time: Douglas Adam's "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"-five-volume-"trilogy"

Types of People I enjoy

Surprising and surprisable people.
Almost everybody with a sense of humor, curiosity and respect.
People with questions and people with ideas,
...yet people who don't even know they're interesting might be the discovery of the year!

REAL PEOPLE, that's it.

Teach, Learn, Share

* share some insights into the couchsurfing jungle.

* Learn to travel light.

* Learn your favourite songs. Share mine.

* Learn to play a musical saw.

* Learn to handle pois (no, I don't even dare juggle :P)

* Learn about Australian Bush tucker (edible plants).
Share some knowloedge of herbs in my country.

* Find out about the games children play on Earth.

* Share scouting skills? Learn more?

* Teach absolute beginners Uriah Heep's "Lady in Black" on the guitar - at a high success rate so far :D

* Have a wreck of a back from the pack? - Tell me! Massage was my main occupation during the Eisenstadt Collective, and once the rumour's spread, go ahead...

One Amazing Thing I've Seen or Done

Meeting my Love. I'm amazed when I look back, as well as I just am still being charmed ever over again.

You were expecting to hear something else? Sorry, I couldn't choose which little story to tell here. But there's at least one miracle a day to talk about. Okay that's saved for when we meet, how about that.

Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org Project

Friends, this World is ours, and I'm so glad we're all welcome to it! Hugs to the friends I've already made, and hugs to the friends to come.
However, this does not come automatically just from having a CS account. The so-called 'CouchSurfingExperience' comes from opening up to a fellow human. Trust comes from trustful thoughts and trustworthy behaviour, safety comes from awareness and responsible behaviour. This site is a hub, a great opportunity for us to connect, but in the end it's just a bunch of data. On our part, couchsurfing is a human issue. So please don't rely on a machine to do it for you.

Locations Traveled

TRAVELED: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Turkey
LIVED: Germany
WANTS TO GO: Netherlands Antilles
IS GOING TO: Australia, Poland

References

 
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Boas Samuel Schwarz
From Boas Samuel Schwarz
 Siegen, Germany
 Apr 18
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

sonja organiced us a place to stay and showed us arround. she knows a lot about the couchsurfing backround :) and it's just fun to party with her

Vera Schulze 
From Vera Schulze
 Bamberg, Germany
 Apr 2
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Sonja is a fun girl to have around, we enjoyed her a lot! especially the very couchsurfinglike feeling was great, cs gathering we went to together and talking about cs experiances with her and her boyfriend was great. hope to see you you guys again, soon!

Kate Hendy
From Kate Hendy
 Copenhagen, Denmark
 Jan 15
Met in person Surfed 2 days  
Positive

I was lucky enough to be hosted by Sonja at the very last second before heading to Cologne. She went out of her way to make my stay comfortable, including giving me a sweater, chocolate and a whole lot of baked goods! I definitely recommend kitchen surfing with Sonja.

Troy Jankowski
From Troy Jankowski
 Sydney, Australia
 Jul 15, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

We spent a pretty full on day wondering around the city of sydeny. Sonja was very interested in all that she was exposed to and had a passion for travelling and learning about "stuff". It was a pleasure hanging out with her for the day.

Preaw ie
From Preaw ie
 Ko Phangan, Thailand
 Jul 12, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I had nice conversations and spent good time with Sonja at the aroma festival and CS sydney walk. She's nice and friendly,definitely fun to hang out with

Max Neumegen
From Max Neumegen
 Napier, New Zealand
 Jun 22, 2008
Met in person Close Friend, Hosted 15 days Traveled 15 days 
Positive

Sonja emailed me as "lost", and now she is found, found Napier Art Deco week, other CSers, and a whole world of friendly Hawkes Bay. Great to experience an Ambassador in action.
Activities so far over her 6 month working holiday in HB, Kaweka Challenge, WETA food festival, 2 Mayoral bikewise challenges, Napier Art Deco weekend, The Mission Concert Tom Jones, volunteer at WOMAD 2008 New Plymouth. Bike rides around HB. Arranged a large newspaper photo & article for World CS Day. Climbed Kaweka J (highest point in Hawkes Bay), walked out to Cape Kidnappers to gannet colony. And watched new full moon rise out of the sea. Thanks platonic friend.

Eve Storer-Blake 
From Eve Storer-Blake
 Manukau City, New Zealand
 Feb 7, 2008
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 14 days  
Positive

Sonya is a lovely person who stayed on with us after Stefan returned to Germany. Unfortunately we never anticipated how long Sonya was staying for, so there was some miscommunication between us. She was great with Zoe and the neighbourhood kids quickly took a liking to her. We wished we had more time to connect with Sonya as we were so busy at the time she stayed. Good luck with your travels Sonya! Blessings!

BELLELUJAH
From BELLELUJAH
 Washington, United States
 Feb 6, 2008
Met in person Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Sonja is outgoing, upbeat, and very friendly! I only met her for a short time volunteering at a festival in Auckland, but it was obvious that she is very caring and kind and puts 100% into everything she does. We had a lot of hard work to do sorting garbage and picking up litter, but Sonja smiled the whole time and gave it her all. I hope we'll meet again someday :)

CRAIG1
From CRAIG1
 Melbourne, Australia
 Jan 13, 2008
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Sonja is very very cool (even if she will hate me saying this). Never ever to be underestimated. Takes her time with all things then does exactly what she planned to do. Now that's cool. Aways to pleasure to meet up with too!

MOCK--TURTLE 
From MOCK--TURTLE
 Sydney, Australia
 Jan 6, 2008
Met in person Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

I had a really fantastic time in Cologne with Sonja, and I wish I could have stayed for longer. We took a "trip around the block" which lasted for 3 hours and included not only Sonja's immediate neighbourhood but the city centre as well - much fun! Along the way we had some interesting conversation, picked blackberries, and joined some kids playing in a mud puddle. We also discovered a mutual love of honey-flavoured gummi bears and fresh mint tea... The timing worked out very nicely when she came to Australia, too, and we were housemates for a few weeks. If you get the chance to meet this wonderful, free-thinking, open-minded woman: DO! :)

Helen, Darren and Maddison Dumble 
From Helen, Darren and Maddison Dumble
 Christchurch, New Zealand
 Dec 28, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Hosted 22 days  
Positive

Sonja was a great guest. She helped out around the house and spent time getting to know Maddison. We enjoyed getting to know her and look forward to catching up with her in the future. Good luck with the rest of your travels.

Carlie Merkle
From Carlie Merkle
 Chicago, United States
 Dec 17, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 1 days 
Positive

Sonja is a fun loving person and I enjoyed spending time with her in Akaroa! Maybe I will surf with her in Germany one day!

MELBOURNEXPERIENCE 
From MELBOURNEXPERIENCE
 Melbourne, Australia
 Oct 10, 2007
Met in person Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Independant, forward, smiling, fun, lovely. Yes, I like her, she's great, easy to talk to, easy to get along with, she's a great traveller, finds her way around without a problem, and she's good company. She'd be a good travel companion too!

Farah Wong
From Farah Wong
 Melbourne, Australia
 Sep 28, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Sonja is too nice! She is so cheerful and open, and ready to do anything and go anywhere! She even bought me a Mercedes Benz (heheh)! I had a bad cough and she was very nice about it, didn't let it bother her at all, and we ended up having a great time. See you after Australia, Sonja! I will be waiting to show you around again, sans cough :)

SallytheVagabond
From SallytheVagabond
 Yishun, Singapore
 Sep 17, 2007
Met in person Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

I knew Sonja through group posting before CHYKA asked me to host her. Without a doubt, I agreed though I plan to take a break from hosting.

Sonja is a very warm and caring person and I like her instantly. We spend every night sharing own experiences and life stories.

Though it was a mere 3 days, I enjoyed her company in the house! I wish you all the best in OZ/NZ Sonja! See you next Summer!

NACHTAKTIV
From NACHTAKTIV
 Zurich, Switzerland
 Sep 11, 2007
Met in person Friend, Surfed 1 days Traveled 8 days 
Positive

Terms to describe Sonja: crazy, friendly, funny, easy-going, reliable and probably some more I just can't think of right now. Travelling with her was definately worth my while.

Thomas Kies
From Thomas Kies
 La Crescenta, United States
 Sep 5, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

...what more can one ask for when one surfs a cot (which is very comfortable i might add) in a kitchen??? great meals & great conversations...and a great overall CS experience...thanks Sonja...cheers, the kitchen fairy...

Jurgen Siemonsma 
From Jurgen Siemonsma
 Berlin, Germany
 Jul 2, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 6 days 
Positive

It's lots of good times with Sonja! Wether it's seriousness or absolute sillyness - good fun! She's the kind of person who makes me wonder what's going on in her life - what interesting things & projects she's up to this time :-)

travelista 
From travelista
 Geldrop, Netherlands
 May 19, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Hands, voice, eyes and heart.

MIDSCH
From MIDSCH
 Hamburg, Germany
 Apr 23, 2007
Met in person Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

After changing so much "heads-up" and other mails Sonja was on my "definetly-to-meet"-list for a while. When she finally hosted me for a weekend in Cologne and I prefered not to go into any museum as I had planned, because the time with her was much more interesting!

FRITTERPETE
From FRITTERPETE
 Manchester, United Kingdom
 Mar 31, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

I suggested that she have herself committed. She said that I looked like an orphan.
Would've liked to spend more time with her. :)

MARA10000HZ
From MARA10000HZ
 Cologne, Germany
 Mar 16, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Actually a woman from HC asked for a host in my house in the time of carnival. Unfortunately my house was already full.
Nevertheless we had a lot of fun over skype, so we wanted to meet before she went back home. She told Sonja that Iam in the same
street as Sonja. So we met for a cup of tea in my house. time was fading away and almost it became half a day. We laugh and discuss and talk about such a things
Sonja is a crazy, faithfully, openminded and interesting woman. We will keep the contact, hope to stay friends.

SRIEPEN
From SRIEPEN
 Cologne, Germany
 Mar 13, 2007
Met in person Close Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Hard to describe. Just cool or even a person you have to meet. Deep diskussions about THE system, the mind and those things in between! Can't wait for the next date.

Evren Erdener
From Evren Erdener
 Brussels, Belgium
 Mar 3, 2007
Met in person Friend,  
Positive

Good friend, Good host, good musician and a good cook!.I was also very glad to manage to meet with her nice boyfriend Stefan.
She is an important member for CS and I leanrt so much about the CS from her.

we had long conversations, and even a music session.

I wish Sonja "a very good luck" with the Australia dream , and moreover a happy relationship with Stefan!

Lucas T
From Lucas T
 Berlin, Germany
 Feb 7, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

Sonja hosted me for 1 day in Köln. We didn't see each other for a long time but I can tell she's very sympathetic, knows how to make people feel at ease at her home, and learnt me one or two things about Couchsurfing and japanese t-shirt folding... Hope to meet you again sonja ! BTW that congress was über-boring, so I had the time to visit Köln, the Dom & Ludwig Museum...

Pieter Ter Berg 
From Pieter Ter Berg
 The Hague, Netherlands
 Feb 2, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 5 days  
Positive

We had a really good time in Cologne and that was made possible by Sonja! She's a great host who's willing to show the city or a medieval Xmas Market.

She's a real CS Addict who can tell you everything about it and she will ;)

We got nice Sinterklaas gifts at our first night there...

Keep up the good work and see you next time!

Ashley Cage
From Ashley Cage
 Busan, South Korea
 Jan 26, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Sonja`s a wonderful, kind girl who shares so much and asks for so little. Anyone who stays with her will have a wonderful experience in Cologne. Thank you so much Sonja you know you will always be welcome where ever I live :)

HungrySteve 
From HungrySteve
 South Lake Tahoe, United States
 Jan 12, 2007
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

Wow, I can't even begin to decribe to this girl. She is definately sugar and spice and all things nice, but she is also silly and fun and caring and a good you know too. MMM...hummous soup. We did so much together, she really dedicated herself to ensuring that I had a great and got do the things I wanted. Need a list of things we did together? Hmm, I seem to remember a beach, different piles of rocks behind a brick wall, pigs pigs and more pigs, eating, wine, football, singing, barbeque on the river, long walks, great talks, pigs pigs pigs, singing saw informational meeting, and one big amazingly beautiful storm. I hope that sums it up. I really had a great time surfing her couch the first time where she tought me the game of pigs. I liked that game and Sonja so much that had to come back, only to find my own set of pigs waiting for me. We had hard times saying goodbye and I "accidently" left my allergy medecine at her place so I had to pop in for one last visit. Whatever we did we had fun and I will always take some time to see her if I happen to be within 300 kilometer of Köln. She rocks out load with tie-dye pants.

Pierre Biesiekierski
From Pierre Biesiekierski
 Quievrechain, France
 Jan 5, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days Traveled 3 days 
Positive

She hosted me for 1 night and she showed me her city. Then we met again in Warszaw at the HC wintercamp and shared some nice New-Year moments.
I enjoyed meeting her very much. She is lovely, funny and full of energy. It is so nice to laught with her.
I am eager to meet her again!!

ARTLITE 
From ARTLITE
 Warsaw, Poland
 Jan 2, 2007
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

I had a pleasure of hosting Sonja during our polish wintercamp. Her company is enjoyable. I'd introduce her to polish cuisine and habits of inviting anonymous Germans over for a night. You're always welcome to stay in my place again. Was glad to meet you and thanks for bringing your 12-string. I enojoyed playing it.

James Stott
From James Stott
 Cambridge, United Kingdom
 Dec 22, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

Sonja was my fist CS host; both her enthusiasm and generosity were fantastic, making my short stay an enjoyable one. Highlights were following chalk arrows to a jazz night, making origami birds late into the night while discussing quantum physics with her, my sister and another CSer (Geva), and big breakfasts.
Thanks Sonja!

SUPERYAMI
From SUPERYAMI
 Mouvaux, France
 Dec 20, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 9 days  
Positive

I met Sonja at the collective in eisenstadt but unfortunately there we didn't have much time to get to know each other. i was pretty sure i would see her again and thats exactly what happened this weekend. She is an exceptional host and i do feel sad that we couldn't have much time to finish this good talk we had. i really want to be able to see you before you get the hell out of Europe for whatever exotic locations of yours!! thanks again Sonja for the amazing time and dedication you showed!!

DUKE 
From DUKE
 Helsinki, Finland
 Dec 14, 2006
Met in person Friend, Surfed 1 days  

I have heard about how cool Sonja is, and that she was already a famous and active couchsurfer, but I didn't know she was THAT cool! Sonja and I, and 20 other people had a great Christmas meeting with lots of beer, glühwein music and friends. It was an unforgettable experience, and I hope to see her again very soon (warsaw?)

Peter Oledzki 
From Peter Oledzki
 Cologne, Germany
 Dec 12, 2006
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

Ahhh friendly Sonja was one of the organisers of the Xmas meeting in Cologne and she manged to do a great job with a phone that was only working half of the time.Danke for bringing so many together!

Fernando Gomes
From Fernando Gomes
 Madrid, Spain
 Nov 29, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

She hosted me for only 1 night! my first night couchsurfing! enough time to say that she is great great person! always funny, friendly, good mooded! helped me with some back pain, and teached me the excersices!..she made me keep couchsurfing!

Emily Stott
From Emily Stott
 Amman, Jordan
 Nov 29, 2006
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

I shared some lovely time with Sonja, together with my brother and another CSer Greg. We went to an open mic night (guided there by exciting chalk arrows!), cooked together (which took hours somehow even though it was just pasta!) and made origami birds from kinder egg wrappers over wine whilst talking about resonance and physics and chemistry, as well as sharing beautifully presented breakfasts every day! Sonja is a generous, open, thoughtful host embracing everything good about couchsurfing, hope we can meet and share more time together in the future - maybe at the next European collective!

Greg Eva 
From Greg Eva
 Lyon, France
 Nov 28, 2006
Met in person Good Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

Campbed fit for a king!!
Xoni is a lovely, intelligent, interesting person who was kind enough to let me into her playfull imaginative world for a few days. Somewhat like the place called Narnia.. but she's got less lions. She does have a rhino however, so don't cross her, as the rhino takes telepathic suggestions from her!!!
Our time together was shorter than it should have been.. but in that time we were able to have some fun, some great chats, share our dreams, play with her Furby, drink some wine, build kinder-toys, and play in a vacated church (God was watching however). She even took me to a playground where we could could get our fill of swings, spinny things, see-saws, etc. Oh.. and she let me talk to the other surfers that were there as well.
There's more.. like the chalk trail that she left for me in order to find the jam session that she was playing at when I arrived! She gives a good shoulder massage as well.. best I've had in awhile. Another great thing about er place.. you don't need to bring your own stuffed animal.. she's got loads of spares!
Would love to stop by again on my way through, but am out of time. Hope to make it back her way sometime soon in order to spend some more time with her! Ciao Xoni!

Stu Corbett 
From Stu Corbett
 Melbourne, Australia
 Nov 24, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 2 days  
Positive

I spent 2 days with Sonja and had a great time. A very interesting person to talk to with a unique personality, and i hope to welcome her on my couch one day.

Gennaro Guida
From Gennaro Guida
 Florence, Italy
 Oct 16, 2006
Met in person Best Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Sonja? a lovely, kind, intelligent girl. I consider her one of my best friends. I was her host in Cologne: I love Cologne; I walked with her and her friend Norbert in Kalk: I love Kalk. I visited with her the local hospital: I love this hospital. Come soon to FLorence, Sonja! We'll keep our friendship alive!

Jean-Paul Maka
From Jean-Paul Maka
 Libin, Belgium
 Oct 4, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 2 days  
Positive

She walks like an angel
She talks like an angel
I first saw her down in
Trimbornstrasse station

Is it a haeven's door ?

THELAZYDESIGNER 
From THELAZYDESIGNER
 Pistoia, Italy
 Oct 2, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 4 days  
Positive

In my first travel as a guest Sonja let me feel like at home, she's an easy going, fun, interesting person, hope to see you again soon somewhere!

OPENMIC 
From OPENMIC
 Palermo, Italy
 Sep 24, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 7 days 
Positive

Sonja was a great participant of the CSC in Austria this year. She is a great example of couchsurfing spirit... she did a great job of running the welcome wagon and greeting new guests. She even gave some crucial input at the meetings. It would be a pleasure to have her involved with the next collective we have.

Denise Won
From Denise Won
 Redwood City, United States
 Sep 2, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 3 days  
Positive

We were two peas in a pod because we had so many things in common and she was very considerate and open minded. She enhanced my experience in Köln by 100%. I was very blessed to have her as my first couch surfing host.

Kislay Kumar 
From Kislay Kumar
 Mumbai, India
 Aug 31, 2006
Met in person Good Friend,  
Positive

A calm and nice FunLoving Girl!Unfortunately I did not get to speak with you very much in Eisenstadt but hopefully we'll meet again and get to know each other better then..Hope To See You Soon Someday!!

Ulf Kleinings 
From Ulf Kleinings
 Cologne, Germany
 Aug 21, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 7 days 
Positive

I WILL WRITE A "REAL" REFERENCE (MY STYLE...) AS SOON AS I'LL FIND THE TIME! IN THE MEANTIME JUST SOME "BASIC'S":
totally warm-hearted and caring girl with a passion about, great interest in and profound knowledge of everything that lives ;-)
TO BE COMPLETED...

Abby Johnson 
From Abby Johnson
 Bozeman, United States
 Aug 16, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Surfed 1 days  
Positive

Sonja was in fabulous spirits even with our late night call. She picked us up at the train station and though we didnt get to hang out for long, the time we did have together was great. She even showed me where to find Gluten free products in Germany which was a serious help! Thanks!

Sergei Sibilev 
From Sergei Sibilev
 Gatchina, Russia
 Aug 9, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 7 days 
Positive

... birds and crickets calmed down and night Eisenstadt fell into enchanted silence when a divine melody of a fascinated wanderer song flew up over hills and vales making all hearts of this world a little bit better...

Serena Lepori
From Serena Lepori
 Florence, Italy
 Aug 7, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Sonja is a great girl. She had the patience of following me in a whole museum. She's a positive vibe around her, always smiling and when she sings it seems like sky's cracking and angels are coming down..

Thierry Martinez 
From Thierry Martinez
 Lyon, France
 Aug 6, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

I was lucky to meet this very nice girl for the collective. She has an easy going contact with everybody. I really hope to see her again for another occasion. Thanks for all Sonja and see u soon.

Sherry Huckabee 
From Sherry Huckabee
 Dallas, United States
 Aug 6, 2006
Met in person Acquaintance,  
Positive

Sonya is clearly her own person, comfortable in her own skin and a natural traveler.

Marcus Eder 
From Marcus Eder
 Vienna, Austria
 Aug 6, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 6 days 
Positive

Sonja is a special person that knows how to make you feel better with her positive way of enjoing the day and taking away the tension that one could have when doing lot of work... I enjoyed your company at the collective and look forward to meet up again.

Daniel De Vidi 
From Daniel De Vidi
 Treviso, Italy
 Aug 4, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 7 days 
Positive

Sonja is so kind and peaceful, kept us quiet, during the crazy nights at the CS Collective in Eisenstadt, singing melodies and enchanting us. Just a bunch of seconds later, a lot of fun with our "whistling fake trumpets" challengin' each other about famous tunes. Thanks a lot Sonja, ppffffff! :)

Benjamin Yu 
From Benjamin Yu
 Anaheim, United States
 Aug 3, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

She is an awesome cook. I learned how to cook a lot of different dishes with her; she was my guide to the confusing, at least for me, European grocery stores. She has a great personality and has an incredible singing voice. Where every I went in the Eisenstadt collective, I could always count on seeing her getting along with everyone. Nice people like her should exist everywhere.

Promitheus 
From Promitheus
 Norwich, United Kingdom
 Aug 3, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

Have u ever heard Joan Baez (no exaggerations here) whining in the lower steps of a shady corridor of a school in Austria? How about digging in the sulphuric mud of a lake nearby Vienna? Sonja did both and she is great. See u around crazy one!

Aditya Sengupta 
From Aditya Sengupta
 Bangalore, India
 Aug 2, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 3 days  
Positive

Sonja is cheerful, friendly, helpful, affectionate and a fabulous singer. It is a pity I missed her singing sessions in Eisenstadt (along with all the fun people had after I left). It was fun to host her in Vienna, and I hope we get to meet again.

ISI
From ISI
 Vienna, Austria
 Aug 1, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Traveled 7 days 
Positive

Sonja always seemed to be in good mood and was so wonderfully happy and smiling whenever she caught sight of me - don't you have to love her just for that? She made me laugh a lot about her unbelieavable camp leader adventure stories.

Larry Greweldinger 
From Larry Greweldinger
 Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Aug 1, 2006
Met in person Friend, Traveled 8 days 
Positive

Sonja is a truly wonderful person. I've been trying to think of what kind of great reference to leave from just about the moment we met and I know I'll be having to update omissions. We had some great "experience" one the way to Eisenstadt together with Sergei. At the collective she was one of the charming people who constantly managed to put others in a good mood. She was also the one with the most unique vocal chords. On the way back we did some hitch-hiking together. The part I hitched with her was by far the easiest hitch on the trip.

Jenni Alasuutari
From Jenni Alasuutari
 Helsinki, Finland
 Jul 26, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend,  
Positive

A friendly person with many skills: cooking, playing music, doing massages etc. :)

Jeff Bazinet
From Jeff Bazinet
 Edmonton, Canada
 Jul 21, 2006
Met in person CouchSurfing Friend, Hosted 1 days  
Positive

An excellent host. This was my first couch surfing experience and it was very positive. If it wasn't for Couchsurfing this night I would have had to sleep in the train station because of World Cup.

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