ABOUT ME

creative and curious.. I design and make furniture and lights for a living.. www.anjabrinkmann.com
vegetarian, easy going, always interested in learning new things about the world and myself. I LOVE TO TRAVEL, once a year i usually go and explore, sometimes i mix it with my work, which is great

PHILOSOPHY love what you do and think positive

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

i have people visiting quite a lot and also travel quite a bit in my work, so am not always able to offer a place.. i also participate in the local language exchange group

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

the last one was in a cave in southern Brasil..

Interests

sports, yoga , acroyoga, dance, walking, reading, good conversations, art, independent movies, exploring, creating and travelling!

• arts
• architecture
• design
• dancing
• cooking
• vegetarian
• yoga
• walking
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• woodworking
• sports
• teaching
• tourism
• language exchange

Music, Movies, and Books

enjoy reading.. Isabel Allende, Jonathan Safran Foer, Miranda Julie
movies by Wim Wenders, Jim Jarmusch..
Down by Law, Paris,Texas, Crash, The elegance of a hedgehog, Old Woody Allen movies..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

constructing a playground in an orfanage village in the north of india..at the moment learning to surf

Teach, Learn, Share

I know a lot about all types of woodwork and I trained as an architect in London and Oxford. Have built yurts and dry stone walls, know a bit about permaculture, paint murals, make lights and furniture for a living, have a title as yoga teacher and do contact impro dance

What I Can Share with Hosts

good conversations and laughs! Walks around Alicante although i don´t like feeling like a tour guide, info on things going on.. cooking together and anything else that comes up spontaneiously

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Czech Republic, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom