CURRENT MISSION

Have fun, make friends, see the world, learn, expand horizons.

ABOUT ME

I'm 30, love linguistics, languages, travel, new cultures, food, cinema, writing, reading, meeting new people, jogging, beer, coffee, my family.

I'm easy going with a good sense of humour, and love a good chat. I'm a very social individual and am almost always in an excellent mood.

I'm a researcher in linguistics but I am also really passionate about education, and creative teaching.

I have two wonderful cats - Sperber and Wilson - who would like to meet you!

PHILOSOPHY

Whether you think you can or think you can't, you are right. You get out what you put in. Everything happens for a reason. You make your own meaning in life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I am happy to host the right people (just be friendly, tolerant, and eager to exchange ideas). I also want to exchange languages with people, and explain to people what linguistics is, and what it does, and how it can be really beneficial for understanding what makes us human :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Had a couple of experiences now and all were rewarding and affirmed my faith in humanity. I think this is an excellent project.

Interests

Cinema, writing poetry, linguistics research, cooking, travel, going to uni, coffee with my friends, walking, teaching, sampling nice beers, watching German TV.

• cats
• writing
• books
• poetry
• education
• dining
• cooking
• breakfast
• beer
• coffee
• walking
• movies
• reading
• tv
• traveling
• teaching
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: The Reader, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lilya4ever, Kolya, Pot Luck, Fremde Haut, Goodbye Lenin, Kirschblueten, Keine Liebt Mich, Aimee und Jaguar, Angst Essen Seele Auf, Revolutionary Road. Too many good films to choose from!!
Music: Wir Sind Helden, Rosenstolz, Virginia Jetzt, Bushido, Girls Aloud, Steps, Chris de Burgh, Oasis, Abba, MC Solaar, Eurovision. Indeed my taste is quite terrible.
Books: The Handmaid's Tale, Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood, Written on the Body, Oranges are not the only Fruit, Dracula, Fahrenheit 451, Sophie's World, The Silver Sword, I am David, any poetry by Sylvia Plath or Carol Ann Duffy.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Voluntary work with the German War Graves Commission - done
Been on Mount Fuji, gone to Auschwitz - seen

Teach, Learn, Share

I will be able to teach you to write your name in phonetics. I can help you with your English. I can give you a lesson on what (and how) words mean, and what language is and does (the basics, mind). I'll share my few dvds and books with you if you visit. We can cook together. You might want to learn to cook an English breakfast or an English roast.