My name is Annika, each year I am one year older (that‘s why I won‘t write down a number in here - but i‘‘m between 25 and 30 :-D) and i‘m german living in Ireland (last update june 2020). I'm a very open-minded, sociable, uncomplicated and cheerful person who loves travelling. My friends describe me as a communicative person who is always happy. I am inquisitive for everything what is "new". I love new experiences and i am "free from fear" :-).

For me the most important thing regarding travelling, is to learn to know the culture of the country/ region where I am and to learn to know people...how they live, what they do, what their values are, what they think about their country and other countries and so on...
For that reason I prefer guest houses, small familiar hostels or doing couchsurfing whilst travelling :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

...I think, this way to travel supports me to become even more acquainted to a culture and its population. And that is what i realy want: i want to learn to know people, i want to make new friends, i want to feel like beeing part of a community whilst travelling...

Interests

• culture
• music festivals
• dancing
• hiking
• backpacking
• languages
• travelling
• friends
• making friends
• meeting friends

Music, Movies, and Books

bachata, salsa, forro, kizomba, merengue, reaggeton, but also classic rock and depending on the mood sometimes also electronic/ deep house... of course traditional music of countries whilst i‘m there...almost every kind of music :-)

i love reading books...espacially scandinavian crime stories but also romans, dramas, thrillers from different authors like Nicholas Sparks, Jodi Picoult, Joy Fielding, Juliette Hoffmann and so on....

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Sleeping in a hamock during a storm in the most northern point of South America, in La Guajira, Colombia

First and last time on a surf board was in Nicaragua :-D

Hitchhiking Georgia & Azerbaidschan

Taking the third class in the train in Sri Lanka

Collapsed on 5.250m in Bolivia

Checked quiet a couple roof top bars in Bangkok ;-)

Danced Salsa in the Amazon region

...so much more

What I Can Share with Hosts

Interesting conversations, recommendations about countries I have been and places I know (and that are a lot) :-), I am not to shy to help in your household: grocery shopping, child and pet care - just ask me if you need my help whilest I stay with you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, England, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

England, Germany, Ireland