ABOUT ME

After some years of moving from one place to another in Germany and France, I've settled down in Karlsruhe for quite a while. I'm working in a women's refuge with battered women and children.

PHILOSOPHY

Don't stress, it doesn't help!
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Wer einem Fremdling nicht sich freundlich mag erweisen, der war wohl selber nie im fremden Land auf Reisen.
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Life is too short for bad music.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surfing, hosting, last minute hosting if necessary. I haven't hosted any people for some time, but why not start again!?

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed a couple of couches in Europe and in South America and hosted a few couchsurfers at my home. Only good experiences so far!

HOSTED:
Graham Appleby from Wellington, New Zealand
Cécile Dastarac from Freiburg, Germany
Sarah Horten from Niederstadtfeld, Germany
Nans from Montpellier, France
Verena Siegmund from Bonn, Germany
Maxime Cassat from Paris, France
Beate Lange from Strasbourg, France
Thibault Henry from Nantes, France
Emilio, Pablo and Silvia from Spain
Markus Gebauer and Daniel Plabst from Schrobenhausen, Germany

SURFED:
Martin Francois at Brussels, Belgium
Tavo & Conchi at Santiago, Chile
Daniel Tureo at Valparaíso, Chile
Agustín Molinari at Rosario, Argentina
Franco Lezana at Buenos Aires, Argentina
Martin Loskill at Karlsruhe, Germany
Mark Russell at London, Great Britain
Eric Winnes at Constance, Germany

Interests

Snowboarding, rollerskating, cycling, listening to music, going to concerts, music festivals, traveling with my camper van, being in the nature, hiking, cycling, going out with friends, drinking beer, having barbecues, learning foreign languages, getting to know new people, having fun...

• concerts
• music festivals
• festivals
• beer
• traveling
• music
• cycling
• hiking
• camping
• snowboarding
• languages
• nature
• rollerskating
• barbecue

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: (punk) rock, reggae, ska, balkan, ..

MOVIES: I go to cinema now and then, but I never watch TV, don't like it and don't have time for it.

BOOKS: I'd like to have more time to read books...! But well, I think my favourite book is my pocket atlas ;)!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Niagara Falls, Grand Canyon, Dunes de Pyla, Paragliding at La Cumbre (Argentina), my whole trip around Chile and Argentina. Lots of good concerts and festivals, lots of interesting people.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm always interested in approving my language skills, getting new music (so if you come to surf my couch, I'd be glad if you would bring along some good music :)), getting to know new cultures or anything else you like to share!
Don't know what I can teach or share with you, perhaps German and French language, how to travel without having much money, how to make pancakes, share my music and my good mood!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany

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