I'm Anouk :) I'm a very curious and talkative person and love to discover new things in the world! My favorite trips are city trips – I go on a run to discover the cities and otherwise love to walk through small streets all day long, looking at different house fronts, peeking into little shops and eating street food or at local, individual cafés. I don't understand how people can't love this, haha, and that's why I write a blog (ookiedough.org) about my best finds in my hometown Hamburg and on travels. I hope to inspire people to find the cutest and most individual places to and make every meal while travelling special!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I treated Wwoofing like Couchsurfing, only for the country side – but whenever I got the chance I escaped to the nearest towns. I just love cities, but unfortunately that's also where hotels are most expensive. So yes, I'm there for the city in first place, but in second place I love to meet locals who know what the city "really" is and can share their favorite spots with me or exchange other travel experiences. I want to get to know more about the whole world, each perk about every cultures and all different lifestyles. Plus, I hope to improve my language skills (still practicing French and Spanish) with locals!

Interests

• cooking
• breakfast
• baking
• organic food
• yoga
• running
• meditation
• blogging
• piano
• skiing
• sports
• philosophy
• food
• nature
• bike riding
• different cultures
• local food
• city life
• specialty coffee
• cafe hopping
• matcha

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Lalaland Soundtrack, The Passenger, The XX, Macklemore
Movies: Interstellar, No Strings Attached, Lalaland, Mamma Mia, Pirates of the Caribbean, Matrix, James Bond

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Milk Goats; Swim around Gaztelugatxe; Go Ski Touring in the Alps; Eat Chapulines (Grasshoppers) in Mexico

Teach, Learn, Share

Don't take things to seriously (still trying to teach myself that).
Eat good food, I'm open to any interpretation of what that is.
Be Honest.
Do What You Love!

What I Can Share with Hosts

I'm very good at finding amazing cafés and coffee shops, often ones that locals sometimes don't even know about! Otherwise I'd love to go on a run with my hosts, have them show me their favorite places in town or philosophise with them over life theories!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, United States