Hi! I am Franzi. I live in Hamburg, a beautiful city in North Germany, and I love:
*to go out dancing or to concerts
*to laugh, enjoy life and be surrounded by great people
*to cook/bake (v,vg, preferably gf, sometimes raw)
*to discover new cafés, places and spaces in Hamburg
*the Elbe river, being outside, going hiking, traveling

I grew up in an East German village, but my mom is originally from Berlin, so Im a big-city-as well as-countryside kind of hybrid. At the moment I'm enrolled in a training program to become a therapist for children and youth. I finished my MA for Educational Science/Social Work at the University in Hamburg in 2014, and I have been working at an lgbt* youth and community center since 2010. Im a queer-feminist, and I love weight lifting as well as running. oh, I used to live in Ann Arbor, MI for a year after I graduated from high school.

This year my resolutions are to focus on myself, go with the flow, stay away from toxic or negative things or people and let them go, spend more time outside hiking and enjoying the countryside and creating and building strong friendships and take care of the friendships that are making me happy. And since I met some of my good friends through Couchsurfing, I would like to become a little more active again with hosting or at least meeting up with people if I can.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To connect to people all over the world and share experiences and some time of our lives together.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I couchsurfed in:
- Washington DC, USA -- Joseph Cutler
- Alpena, MI, USA -- Julia Wenzel
- Alpena, MI, USA -- Dylan Bailey
- Traverse City, MI, USA -- Chasten Glezman
- East-Lansing, MI, USA -- Zack Bissell
- Ann Arbor, MI, USA -- Jenny & Frank
- Hamburg, Germany -- Caro Dob
- Hamburg, Germany -- Oliver Evans
- Flensburg, Germany -- Kathrin Wacker
- Hamburg, Germany -- Neele Taubhorn
- Mexico - City, Mexico -- Magally Macias
- Paris, France -- Gloria Maso
- Chicago, IL, USA -- Thomas Gonzales
- Chicago, IL, USA -- Danelle & Judy
- Osnabrück, Germany -- Mirja
- Atlanta, USA -- Taylor

I hosted:
- Julia Wenzel -- Alpena, MI, USA
- Chasten Glezman -- Traverse City, MI, USA
- Kathrin Wacker -- Flensburg, Germany
- Martin Lamour -- France
- Tom Gonzales -- Chicago, IL, USA
- Joseph Cutler -- Washington DC, USA
- Sabine Engelhardt -- Munich, Germany
- Uldis Snikers -- Latvia
- Amelie Machunze -- Munich, Germany
- Walker -- Montreal, Canada
- Jule -- Cologne, Germany
- Frankie -- Vienna, Austria
- Selm -- Antwerp, Belgium
- Ace & Maia -- USA
- Ama & Lucille -- France
- Ma X -- France
- Klara -- Sweden

I met CSers in:
- Ann Arbor, MI @ meetups of the CS community
- Newmarket, NH just for fun
- Hamburg, I live there
- London, CS-meetings
- Chicago, IL just for fun

Interests

*world travel / backpacking / sleeping in trains / airports
*photography / art /aesthetics
*sexuality/ gender/ queerness/ intersectionality
*dreaming/ daydreaming/ learning
*writing diary/ letters/ postcards / notes
*dancing/ working out/ running/ biking/ weight lifting
*being active/creative/ expressive/ outdoors
*music/ books/ movies
*people/ countries/ areas/ cultures/ languages
*experiences / potential / dreams/ life
*human rights/ equality/ environmental issues
*foodsaving/ foodsharing
*cooking/ baking (vegetarian, vegan, gluten free)

Music, Movies, and Books

All books by Carlin Emcke, Retour á Reims by Didier Eribon. Ein ganzes Leben by Robert Seethaler.

Beyonce. Lady Gaga. La Roux. Roisin Murphy. Rihanna. 90s. Sookee. Bonobo. Tegan & Sara. Ria Mae.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

My friend Dylan and I travelled through the USA for 6 weeks from DC to New hampshire to LA and up Highway 1 to seattle by car in July/Agust 2008. It really was a lifetime experience for both of us. He passed away in August 2013. Im so glad we met and were able to spend that summer together.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach: German and English language, dancing like crazy, facing fears, communication, roadtrips and travel, being different, cooking vegetarian ... and idk ... so many more things ...

Learn: everything I can get ... languages, politics, religion, ethnics, art, poetry, music, fun, good eats,...

Share: My life, love, experiences, passion, thoughts... everything you can or can not see/feel/taste/hear/ smell or understand.

What I Can Share with Hosts

see above.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cuba, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Germany, United States

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