| Clarissa Howe is a CS Family Ambassador! |
| Clarissa Howe has been vouched for |
| VERIFIED MEMBER Identity Checked, Location Verified (3) more info |
| Couch available | Maybe |
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| CouchSurf requests replied to | 100% |
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| member since | June 18th, 2007 |
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| profile views | 11,987 |
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| age | 30 |
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| gender | Female |
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| membername | Cla.ris.sa |
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| occupation | Translator, goofball |
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| education | BS in German, Biology |
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| grew up in | Trenton, MI, USA |
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Languages- English (United States)Expert
- GermanExpert
- FrenchIntermediate
- Chinese (Mandarin)Beginner
- Serbian (Cyrillic)Beginner
Couch Information
Couch Available: Maybe
Preferred Gender: Any
No smoking allowed
Has children: No
Can host children: No
Has pets: No
Can host pets: No
Max Surfers Per Night: 3
Shared Sleeping Surface: No
Shared Room: NoMy guests sleep in the living room, aka CS lounge, and have a very comfortable fold-out couch to sleep on. I have a sofa bed that sleeps 2 and an air mattress for one more. I have blankets and pillows for 2 people.
I don't have any pets and don't smoke.
I live just south of the town center and am very close to the train-, tram- and buslines, which can get you into town in 15 minutes. Plus if you ride with me into town on weekends, I can take 4 people with me on my ticket for free.
During the week I have to go to bed at around 11, but I usually like to stay up on weekends. I can also show people around evenings and weekends.
I'm flexible about how long people stay (within reason, obviously) as long as we get along ok.
By the way, I reserve the right to say no to anyone who writes me a crappy request or just seems lame. But if you've gotten this far in my profile, you're probably all right. Friends (133)
 Mark Stock
39, Several people
Newton, Massachusetts
United States
Friends since September 1981
"Sister and sister-in-law"
Friendship Type: Best Friend
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 JULICHKA
26, Female
Dresden, Saxony
Germany
Friends since November 2005
"we used to live together, she was my dear flatmate..."
Friendship Type: Close Friend
I vouched for Clarissa Howe
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 EL KIERANO
32, Male
Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg
Germany
Friends since June 2007
"We work and drink together"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
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 Jimbabwe Dymond
32, Male
Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg
Germany
Friends since September 2006
"we work together"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
5 |
 Nastja Horvat
28, Female
Ljubljana, Osrednjeslovenska
Slovenia
Friends since September 2007
"My first CS experience."
Friendship Type: Good Friend
2 |
 Chiann Tsui
31, Female
Menlo Park, California
United States
Friends since September 2000
"Met in college--lots of mutual friends and classy times!"
Friendship Type: Good Friend
7 |
 Michael Quaas
27, Male
Erfurt, Thuringia
Germany
Friends since November 2004
"Awesome person and very good friend."
Friendship Type: Close Friend
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 HUSSYHD
32, Male
Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg
Germany
Friends since November 2006
"We met through work buddies and we often hang out in Heidelberg"
Friendship Type: Close Friend
3 |
 Luke Padgett
28, Male
Chattanooga, Tennessee
United States
Friends since October 2007
"steamy pancakes of the german shire"
Friendship Type: CouchSurfing Friend
I vouched for Clarissa Howe
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 Allison Campbell
29, Female
Arcata, California
United States
Friends since August 2007
"Clarissa's basically awesome."
Friendship Type: Good Friend
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 Showing off my awesome new jacket in front of the creek by my parents' house.View all 51 photos
Personal DescriptionI'm an American now living in Heidelberg, Germany. I'm a bit at a loss for words that will clearly and concisely express my unending coolness, so I'm just gonna stop here.How I Participate in CSI gave a talk at TEDx Rhein-Neckar about Couchsurfing, but I can't seem to embed it onto my profile. Anyway, here's the link if you're interested:
TEDxRheinNeckar - Clarissa Howe - Couchsurfing
Here's a report on German news about me and Couchsurfing
And here's the transcript in English (my translation)CouchSurfing ExperienceSince joining CS 5 years ago, I've hosted people from all over the world. Silly me, though, I never kept track of the people I hosted, so now I don't have any idea of how many it actually was. I've also surfed a bit in the US, Canada, Serbia, and France. I've also served as an ambassador, gave a talk at TEDx Rhein-Neckar on Couchsurfing, and have been profiled on the German news channel ZDF in a story on Couchsurfing. Recently I've dropped off the radar a bit because of a crazy travelling schedule, but I'm trying to get back into it now, so drop me a line and hopefully I'll have time to host you!InterestsLanguages, travel, indie rock, dancing, yoga, baking, running, food, hiking, and, of course, much much more.
I can get at least temporarily interested in just about anything, even the history of artificial grass. (That last bit is not a joke. The really funny part? Everyone involved in that conversation was sober.)PhilosophyEnjoy your existence. At the same time, make it enjoyable for other people, too.
 Music, Movies, BooksThe Shins, Passion Pit, of Montreal, Jeff Buckley, a Tribe Called Quest, Feist, the Beach Boys, Vampire Weekend, the Dodos, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, White Teeth, Crime and Punishment, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Jane Austen's collected worksTypes of People I enjoyI bet I'll like you if you're interesting, funny, nice, and have good taste in music. I guarantee I'll like you if you're Bret McKenzie from Flight of the Conchords.
Call me crazy, but I'm not a big fan of asshats (I really wanted to say 'douchebag' there, but I'm trying to use that word less).
I am also allergic to German native speakers who insist on speaking English to me. It's probably because I have to deal with this annoyance at work all the time that I tend to judge people who do it to me in my private life quite unfairly and harshly. Consider yourself forewarned.Teach, Learn, ShareTeach me about the multiverse, about your country, or (especially) your language. Teach me how to knit, or how to blow dry my hair correctly, or how to throw a football. There are so many things I want to know, just teach me something!
I'm more than happy to teach you about English or German, but it's more likely that I'll find my way to the subject of language on my own and you'll end up begging me to stop rambling about it :-)One Amazing Thing I've Seen or DoneHalf-marathon. I went from being a very sporadic runner to being a focused, strong, and veeeeeery slow runner. Opinion on the CouchSurfing.org ProjectOf course I like Couchsurfing! Locations TraveledTRAVELED: Aruba, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland (Republic of), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland
LIVED: Germany, United States
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When viewing this summary, don't jump to conclusions! Things that are negative for one person may be positive for another, and vice versa. It's important to read references carefully and evaluate what that information means to you. References (117)113Positive 4Neutral 0Negative
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 From Joan De Arcayne Barcelona, Spain
Sep 1, 2011 Positive Was great to chill with Clarissa in Sarajevo and get to know how to take care of sun burns : )
She is a very interesting person, impossible to get bored around her and all this besides her ted talk speech . . .
Hope to see you in Barcelona or in Germany!
 From OLJAFIS Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Aug 30, 2011 Positive It was cool having U around here.
Hope this Sarajevo CS hospital did little good 4 u.
I hope to see you again in the future!
 From Adrian Ramos Genova, Italy
Jul 26, 2011  Positive There should be an "extremely positive" option! On a rainy Sunday in Heidelberg, I had a wonderful time with Clarissa, just chilling, drinking and eating at her place. I improved my vegetable-cutting knowledge, we talked about almost everything (might have forgotten a topic or two), and basically had a great time together. Thanks for the hospitality, and hope to see you soon in Siena or Genoa!
 From John Wallis Cambridge, England
Jul 11, 2011  Positive Had a really great time hanging out with Clarissa for a night - really glad I got to meet her! Interesting, talkative and a great host. thanks!
 From AUDE_ET_MATTHIEU Quebec, Canada
Jul 4, 2011 Positive It was very nice surfing with Clarissa in Heidelberg. She's a wonderful hostess and show us the city, take us to a small typical restaurant.
Thank you so much!!!
xxx
Aude
 From Till H. Groß Vienna, Austria
Jun 25, 2011 Positive Staying at Clarissas place was great! We had a really nice evening of talking, laughing and drinking. She definitly has a lot of amusing stories which she told me with her unique american-ossi accent hehe :) And if you stay at her place you got to taste her Amaretto sour!! Hopfully meet again :)
 From Roberts Plakans Riga, Latvia
Apr 11, 2011 Positive Clarissa is a fantastic host, we spent a nice evening (actually almost night) together in the city, and I wish her great success and give me a notice when you are going to visit Riga :)
Roberts
 From UTAW Heidelberg, Germany
Feb 4, 2011 Positive I met Clarissa through the couchsurfing website. I ask her to talk about her couchsurfing experience at TEDxRheinNeckar. My only comment: WOW
Thanks again, you were great.
 From Colin Brady San Francisco, United States
Sep 24, 2010 Positive This amazing, beautiful girl hosted me and my friend so kindly at the last possible minute after some other prospective host ditched us in Heidelberg. She took the best care of us and showed us all around. Thanks so much even though you're getting this over a year late!!!
 From Tamara Klicek Novi Sad, Serbia
Sep 19, 2010 Positive Clarissa is girl always ready for action, warm, friendly, well organized in time and you can learn many interesting things from her about life in USA and Germany. It was great time I spend with her and her boyfriend Tom. You and Tom, must come here soon.
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