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to understand and explore the world more deeply

ABOUT ME

Usually on the move: traveling for work or off to discover a new place and live a different adventure. I love to read, dance and have long talks about almost anything over coffee and dessert. I am a free spirit, curious and passionate.

My husband David is a Swiss environmental engineer. My teenage stepdaughter also lives with us.

We enjoy hosting friends from all over the world, so we regularly have guests at home (around 3 times a month, or even 3 times in a week!). We organize parties and picnics in the summertime.

Due to demanding schedules we've become less flexible in terms of hosting. I also travel a lot so I may be the one currently in need of a couch :-) However when good planning, great timing and irresistible Couchsurf requests meet, then wonderful things can happen!

PHILOSOPHY

Live the present moment.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I've travelled in 5 continents and met CS members in diverse situations. I love discovering different cultures, especially through the eyes of people living in that particular place. I enjoy exchanging stories and learning from fellow travelers. When I'm home and our schedule allows it, my husband and I also host friends and CS members. I've also organized a (smashingly fun and successful) Raclette party ;-)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

CS has caught my interest after a good friend told me about her positive experiences hosting and also being lodged by CS members. My husband also encountered a CSer traveling throughout Asia and we found his CS experience interesting. Then we tried couchsurfing in Lucerne, Switzerland and we found it a terrific experience!

Interests

yoga, journeys across islands and continents, exploring paradoxes, nocturnal conversations, roof climbing, stargazing, relishing good food, losing myself in dance, stories, poetry, and music; languages, history, theology, rumi, choreography, chocolates

• poetry
• dancing
• dining
• coffee
• yoga
• partying
• traveling
• music
• history
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite Movies:
Almodovar's Talk to Her, No Man's Land, Pina Bausch, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Machinist

Favorite Books:
Nick Bantock's Griffin and Sabine, Einstein's Dreams, In a Different Voice by Carol Gilligan, Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning, Letters to a Young Poet, She's Come Undone, The World According to Garp, Gibran's The Prophet, Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless you, Mr. Rosewater, Women Who Run with the Wolves, etc etc etc

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Spending New Year's Eve in the Sahara, with Tuareg music and starlight

Teach, Learn, Share

I believe we can always learn from anyone, and maybe impart or share from our own lives. Let's discuss this more deeply in person.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, Niger, Peru, Portugal, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Kenya, Niger, Philippines, Switzerland

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