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Overview

  • 117 references 59 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German
  • 50, Female
  • Member since 2007
  • Cooksurfer
  • Learning by doing
  • No hometown listed
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

There are no strangers, only friends I have not met yet ;)

ABOUT ME

I am an American woman, but I have only lived in Germany. My parents left the States and settled in Germany in 1970 as teachers and parents of six children and don´t have any desire to leave Germany ... only when plan on traveling, but I have already traveled a lot and like meeting people from all around the world at my home.
I hope to travel to South America for 2-3 months.

PHILOSOPHY

No risk - no fun

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host others and like getting to know about diverse cultures and having my guests participate in my life, when they have enough time. I like cooking with my guests. And I like cooking for my hosts when I travel.

In my early CS-years I organized many CS meetings in Wiesbaden and even Munich while I traveled there for the St. Patrick´s Parade. Most of the CS-meetings I organized were Cooking-events at my old apartment with a big kitchen. Soon I will have more space again after I had to leave my old apartment. So, I am hoping for a revival of the wonderful cooking parties. Usually, 15-25 guests came. That is how I came up with my idea called Schnippelparty, which turned into my job meanwhile: www.schnippelparty.de

Interests

travelling, dancing, inline-skating, swimming, architecture, nature, meeting new people, seeing new things, trying out unusual things, cooking with almost everything I get or find, I think buying things in stores is too easy and kind of boring/useless

  • architecture
  • dancing
  • cooking
  • clubbing
  • traveling
  • dumpster diving
  • scuba diving
  • swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

I prefer listening and dancing to older music from the 1920´s till 70´s/some of the 80´s.
Movies with a good or true story and talented actors do not necessarily have to be well-known.
I read up on things on the web. No long stories. More practical and helpful books like travel guides or cook books :)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Foz do Iguacu in South America, Dunn´s River Falls in Jamaica, on my inline skates with a green dress at the St. Patrick´s Parade in Munich plus at the Carnival Parade here in Wiesbaden and I joined this club!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: as a pionier dumpster diver I can teach you a lot about a healthy sustainable way to eat, with a low budget. Community Cooking Parties.
What it means being a "freegan"
Some hot spots to get an idea about a good dancing culture, which is meanwhile hard to find in Germany

I would like to learn more about Yoga, experimenting in the kitchen with you and trying out new meals, or meditation in nature.
Improv theatre if we feel like it :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

My experiences
Cultural differences between Germans and the rest of the world. Actually, I focus more on what we have in common. But it helps to understand why Germans do certain things so or so. I might know when you ask.
German and English language skills.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Morocco, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany

Old School Badges

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