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ABOUT ME

I am easy to get on with normally. I like to have people around me, loneliness I like only when chosen. That`s why I have been living in shared flats for the last 15 years.
I believe less is more in many aspects of life- quality nearly ever beats quantity. For me this means to concentrate on few things (friends, events etc). I like slowness altough I am able to keep up with quickness.
I detest every kind of racism and I fight it wherever I face it. I am bad at small talk but I have accepted it as a door opener to deeper discussion.
I like to see my problems from the global view which let them appaear tiny. Nevertheless, I don`t try to minimize other people´s worries.
I like music very much that goes either in my heart or my feet.
I feel privileged by having 3 sibblings.
Being vegetarian is an important part of me and enables me to have an unspoilt relationship to animals. Grown up between carnivors I am very tolerant and don`t insist on my own kitchen equipment. I like cooking altough I must confess the results are sometimes suitable only for insiders.
I have been wandering around the last 7 years and changed my home very often. I have lived and worked in Germany (Jena, Weimar, Berlin) and for a short period in Rome and LA. Now I decided to try life in Switzerland.

Update September 2013: I quit my job and will fulfill a long-cherished dream- I am going to travel starting September 2013 as long as my savings or my wanderlust will take me. I found a great travel partner, Robert, and he will join me on my trip to Cuba, Costa Rica, Panama and Brazil.

Update June 2014: I fell in love with Rio de Janeiro, with this beautiful city itself, with its music, the sound of the language and the great people living there. Therefore, I am going to move to Rio de Janeiro.

Update March 2016: I am moving back to my favorite place- Berlin. See you there!

Update September 2017: Yeah, I now have my own house in Rio de Janeiro!!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host, I surf and I get in contact with the local groups when travelling.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have had only good experiences and I would say that the possibilities CS offer, make the difference between staying a visitor and getting involved.
I hosted two turkish guys in Berlin unfortunately only for one night. I met a couple of couchsurfers in Sicily who showed us around. I hosted Anna in Graz while she was attending a impro theatre workshop.
I was hosted by Radim in Litomerice(Czech Republic), by Don in the Californian Desert and by Michelle in Santa Barbara. In Santa Barbara I also met Gerhart who showed me around.
I am a regular guest of the homeless veggie dinners in Berlin organized by my Italian teacher Adam who introduced me to the idea of couchsurfing and filled me with his enthusiasm.

Interests

I am interested in human relations. I want a better understanding of what´s going on in my city, my country, my world.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I hiked the West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island.
I "rescued" a dog from Greece and enjoy its company so much.
I tried surfing in Malibu.
I quit my job and went on a still ongoing journey.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, Netherlands, Panama, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, United States

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