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Overview

  • 5 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Swiss German; learning French, Spanish
  • 37, Female
  • Member since 2010
  • I'm Geologist and crazy enough to do a PhD...
  • Master in Geology and Geochemistry
  • From Kusnacht, Switzerland
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

moved to France, speak a lot of French and getting to know la culture francaise and beside that doing my PhD (right now preparing a fieldtrip to Inida)

ABOUT ME

I love to travel and explore different cultures,landscape etc. I also love to just wander around or sit and watch people or landscape, this is even better with a good cup of tea or a glass of wine :-)

Last year I traveled Nepal, India and Thailand and worked parttime in a geological consulting office. Two month ago I started my PhD in Geology (for the ones who are interested I'm working on the interaction between tectonic, erosion and climatic change and all this in the Himalayas).

I love being outside in the nature hiking, camping, climbing, surfing or just enjoying. On a rainy day I enjoy making silver jewellery or just read a book or bake cakes. I enjoy drinking a beer with my friends at the end of the day.

I´m an openminded person, who loves to talk and meet other people and cultures. I'm positive and try to always see the good side of life.

PHILOSOPHY

-Die Langsamkeit, sie ist das Geheimnis zum Glueck.-
-Slowlyness is the way to happiness.-

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I met so many people doing Couchsurfing while travelling and I love the idea to show people my country and the other way around.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have one couchsurfing experience from my stay in Cuba. it's special in cuba because cubans are not allowed to host couchsurfer. but my cs friend in havanna showed me the city and tought be a lot about cuban culture. it was a good experience.
Where I really learnt, how cool and great couchsurfers are, was in Santa Cruz, California, where I stay for 3 weeks for universtity. Within a week I had a couple of really good friends, who made my stay perfect... thanks everyone!

Interests

travelling, nature, hiking, climbing, surfing( but I still need to practice), NIA, cultures, drinking coffee/tea or beer/wine with friends, reading,chilling and listening to music, geology, rocks, playing cards or table games, baking cakes and eating them, reading books

  • culture
  • books
  • wine
  • beer
  • coffee
  • baking
  • drinking
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • hiking
  • camping
  • surfing
  • rock climbing
  • geology

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Manu Chao, Phenomdem, Tracy Chapman, Los fabulosos cadillacs, Paolo Nutini, Mumford & Sons, Simon and Garfunkel, Kevin Johnson, Passenger, Patent Ochsner

Books: "A short history about nearly everything" by Bill Brison, "Der Hundertjaehrige der aus dem Fenster stieg und verschwand."

Movies:"Les intouchables"

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I climbed up an active volcano in Chile, that was amazing!!!! And I walked three weeks in the himalayas including a 6000 peak, the hardest but one of the most beautiful things I've ever done

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Nepal, New Zealand, Portugal, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Peru, Switzerland

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