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Overview

  • 99 references 72 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, French, German; learning Arabic, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, Vietnamese
  • 36, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • travelling, learning, smiling
  • university, people, life
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About Me

** I will have very little time to spend with you as I am very busy, but will be happy to maybe have dinner or breakfast together and swap stories :) **

*****Some tips on what to do :) *****
Free things
http://www.gratis-in-berlin.de/
Wikitravel Article on Berlin
http://wikitravel.org/en/Berlin
Cheap anarchist/lefty stuff (in German)
http://stressfaktor.squat.net/

I'm a somewhat quiet but smiley person ;)

Into discovering small artsy "alternative" bars, cafés and teashops, going for walks, spending time by the water, having picnics, cooking, sharing music and conversation. Enjoy architecture and views, meeting new people and hearing their life stories.

PHILOSOPHY

It's the actions that count (rather than thoughts etc.)

Try to be honest and direct with oneself and others.

Everything is connected.

smiles make the world a better place! :) ^^ :D

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surf, host, otherwise enjoy shared time with couchsurfers.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfing with really nice hosts, activities with CS groups, hosting in Toulouse, Berlin and Taiwan.

Interests

talking, having serious discussions about new ideas, controversial ideas, out-there ideas, languages, reading (mostly fiction and in other languages). thinking, cycling, walking, yoga.
theatre, films, concerts.
table tennis, badminton, board games, cooking (vegetarian or vegan), baking (gluten-free), flute-playing.
trying to do something for others.

  • concerts
  • cooking
  • baking
  • vegetarian
  • yoga
  • walking
  • movies
  • board games
  • reading
  • traveling
  • music
  • cycling
  • table tennis
  • badminton
  • history
  • languages
  • solo travel

Music, Movies, and Books

cinéma québécois, dramas and independent films

electro, techno, French music, jazz, rock, classical, folk-y music, pretty much all live music.

Brave New World (Huxley), La Peste (Camus), Les Faux-Monnayeurs (Gide), Sophie's World (Gaarder), Ecotopia (Callenbach), Never Let Me Go (Ishiguro), Hesse

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Walking right up close to a huge mountain (Mt. Edith Cavell in the Canadian Rockies) with glaciers, big chunks of ice, feeling the icy air blow towards me and hearing ice falling from way up high

Four weeks of solo travel, but meeting a ton of really nice people through couchsurfing and otherwise. Very special experience in mystical Sintra (Portugal), Cabo da Roca and Portugal in general...

Starting a new life in Europe :D :D !

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach some English, German, French and a bit of Chinese. I can share my favourite spots in Berlin, flute playing and cooking/baking :)
I'd like to learn Spanish and how to relax deeply, learning about some local history is cool too, like to practise Chinese

What I Can Share with Hosts

cooking (vegan or vegetarian), baking (gluten-free), flute music, English, German, French, basic knowledge of Chinese, stories

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, France, Germany, Taiwan

Old School Badges

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