ABOUT ME
Well, some words about myself: I ...

- am easy-going, open-minded, spontaneous, unfancy, very patient, mostly extrovert

- prefer outdoor over indoor, change over continuity, beer over wine, imagination over pure logic, dogs over cats (after dinosaurs)

- recently started to like Brussels sprouts

- have a look-alike

- get goosebumps from eating shortcrust pastry

- love meeting new people (surprise surprise!)

- quit my job and will be living/volunteering at different places abroad from June 2024 to June 2025 (that's the plan at least, let's see what life brings 😎)

PHILOSOPHY

Change is the only constant.
Don't find yourself, create yourself.
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. (Mae West)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Meet new people - experience places with locals - show visitors my beautiful city

Interests

travelling
outdoor activities
photography
festivals and concerts
cinema
geography/biology
teaching German
hanging out with friends
meeting new people from all over the world
learning foreign languages (somehow relaxes me e.g. after a stressful day)

• concerts
• festivals
• traveling
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:

- best chill: Mert Demir, Miguel, Gilsons, Octave Lissner, Parcels, RY X, Hazlett, LANY, Ben Khan, James Blake, Jamie Woon, Chet Faker, Selah Sue, Tiago Jorc, Criolo, Tribalistas

- always rocks: Burnaboy, Wizkid, Rema, Lenny Kravitz, CamelPhat, Fred again, Sophie Tucker, The Police, Aerosmith, Thin Lizzy, Pearl Jam, Kings of Leon, Foreigner

Movies:
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Triangle of Sadness, la Sociedad de la Nieve, The Guilty, No Country for Old Men, Capernaum, Parasite, The Innocents, Le Otto montagne, Cidade de Deus, El secreto de sus ojos, Mar Adentro, Into the Wild, Babel, Lion, Prisoners, Monster, Relatos salvajes, The Salesman (Forūšande), The Revenant, Selma, Her, Django Unchained, Jurassic Park
- Series: Somos., Stranger Things
- Actors: Javier Bardem, Gael García Bernal, Jake Gyllenhaal, Robin Williams

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

working as English teacher in Istanbul, living in a Kyrgyz family, celebrating Carnival and New Year's Eve in Brazil, watching lucha libre in Mexico City, running a half marathon, living on O'ahu (Hawai'i) and hiking stairways to heaven, attending a Javanese wedding, hiking with my brother in the midnight sun on Lofoten, celebrating Christmas away from home (on the beach/in the jungle), diving with whalesharks, volunteering, becoming a German teacher for kids at a hospital, rooftop camping in Namibia

Teach, Learn, Share

Yes please! I can tell you about my home country, you can learn German (or other languages) with me since I'm also a German teacher, and I wanna know more about your country and mother tongue - no matter which one it is, I'd like to learn it!

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, United States