My husband Alfred and I quit our jobs to travel for 2 years. However, after a couple of months my husband realised that travelling is not for him. We returned home & moved in with my parents for a while to decide how to best spend our remaining time.

Long story short: My husband will be based in Austria while I get to traipse around the globe some more. In February I will take a freight ship from Bremerhaven, Germany, to Veracruz, Mexico. It will be my first time in Mexico and I can't wait to explore :)

From there, I am tremendously excited to travel Central America and hope to meet as many of you as I can - for a coffee, a walk around your town, a day hike or maybe even for a night or three on your couch.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Because it's probably the best idea since the invention of food.

Interests

I love the outdoors. I walk, I hike, I have enjoyed kayaking/ canooing, I ski alpine style and do ski tours (where you walk uphill with your skies, then ski down). One of my biggest life goals is to learn to surf.

I love everything about food: Growing (I had a fantastic veg and herb garden on my balcony), preparing, cooking, eating. Since 2014, I have been following a plant-based diet and enjoy the added creativity and breadth it has given to my cooking. If you let me, I'll dance around your kitchen like a derwish whilst whipping up a memorable meal.

My other big passion is sustainability and I aim to keep my footprint as small as possible (yes, I am aware that as a traveller from Europe it's pretty humongous already).

• books
• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• indian food
• vegan
• walking
• traveling
• hiking
• scuba diving
• skiing
• swimming
• languages
• eating

Music, Movies, and Books

I have watched almost every episode of NCIS (many of them multiple times) except for the current season. I hope the series will never end.

While I actually read cook books and Lonely Planet guidebooks. My fave cook books include everything by The Lotus and the Artichoke and Deliciously Ella.

Some of my favourite novels have been: almost everything by Salman Rushdie, Donna Leon's Brunetti series, Shantaram, The Book Thief and countless others.

Alfred is more the music-type and will spent a lot of time earplugged.

We have both just discovered podcasts for us.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Too many. Not a single one of them was amazing because I did it but was something I did that turned out to be amazing. Moments I carry with me.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can take you on walks, tell you about my home Austria (Vienna, where I lived, and the rural region I grew up in), teach you to dance salsa, basic bachata and Viennese waltz.

Over the years I have become pretty versed in all things sustainability and am always eager to share (simple and practical) ways to lessen our impact.

What I Can Share with Hosts

If allowed, I will cook up a vegan storm in your kitchen and generously share my kitchen secrets & recipes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Cambodia, Chile, China, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Latvia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Austria

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