Hey guys, I'm Astrid :)

To describe myself the first thing I would point out is the positivity I try to bring to all the people that I meet. So be sure that you will be greeted with a big smile :)

A few things that I love are beeing outside, especially hiking or walking my dog, writing as well as reading and drawing .

I am a student for marketing and sales, although I am not very convinced of the whole consume society so I will try my best to have a positive impact on the world, the environment and peoples lifes.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm relatively new to couchsurfing, because until now I mostly slept in hostels while backpacking. But I would really love to dive a little further into foreign cultures and meet locals :)

Interests

• animals
• dogs
• writing
• photography
• dancing
• cooking
• yoga
• reading
• drawing
• hiking
• languages
• workout

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: I like to listen to many types of music and also am really open to something new.
Some of my favourite bands/singers are: irie revoltes, von wegen lisbeth, kraftklub, vance joy, the kents, manu chao, bilderbuch, hang massive, fréro delavega, papa roach, jain, caravan palace, parov stelar, buena vista social club, ...

Films: documentaries, especially about other countries, history or nature. What really changed my mind a lot was "The Game Changers".
I like series like la casa de papel, orange is the new black and modern family.
My favourite films are "joy", "catch me if you can", "the green book" but honestly I dont watch so many films.

Books: I love reading. My all time favourites include "Schachnovelle" by Stefan Zweig, all books by Ken Follett, "The Picture of Dorian Gray", homo sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari. Recently I finished The handmaids tale by Margaret atwood.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Doing an 3- Day Trek in Kyrgistan, sleeping in an old tent and just feeling connected to nature and the world it self. I think i have never been so happy before.

Also doing paragliding and doing a glacier hike were probably two of my favourite experiences ever :)

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a trained cook so I would love to cook for you or teach you a little (especially vegan dishes)

Open for practising languages

What I Can Share with Hosts

I would love to cook some austrian dishes for you :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Morocco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uzbekistan

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Norway, Switzerland