I'm Betti, 31 years old, easy-going and flexible regarding behaviour and manners ;-)
I like having fun as well as some serious conversations.

Please note: I have 2 profiles, because I have two homes. I live in Dresden with my boyfriend and we can host people, but our flat there is quite small thus it's not very convenient. My second home is in Meißen, 28km away from Dresden where I work at a boarding school and have a big house on the school premises. You are the most welcome to join me there :)
However, if you want to meet a cosmopolitan and polyglott, but sometimes weird person that knows their hood very well, don't hesitate to inbox me!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet interesting people here and abroad. I like to stay with people especially when I'm traveling alone, because at a hotel I feel lonely sometimes and it's so impersonal.
I equally love having guests and show them my beautiful city :)

Interests

My biggest passion is travelling. As a teacher, I'm lucky to have lots of vacation. I'm almost always out somewhere in the wild, be it a city trip in Europe for some days or roaming around in the congolese jungle. Photography is also an integral part of my travels, I especially enjoy landscape/cityview photography, preferably from an unsual angle.
Besides, I love foreign languages. That's why I became a foreign language teacher. I teach English, French and Swedish at a boarding school for gifted kids. But I'm also keen on learning new languages myself. My hobbyhorse is Finnish, because... come on, everybody can speak French or Spanish, that's boring, Finnish is something really cool and edgy :P
Aaand as many young people (or those who feel young) I love going out, having some drinks, party hard and stuff.

• photography
• education
• cooking
• aviation
• traveling
• handball
• languages
• language exchange
• linguistics
• travels
• language
• language learning
• finnish
• cape town
• norwegian

Music, Movies, and Books

I'm not very much into music and literature. Regarding music, I mostly enjoy some decent electro vibes.
My favorite movies are horror movies, especially older ones (Hitchcock, Stephen King etc.)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I nearly drowned in the rapids of Zambezi river in the no man's land between Zambia and Zimbabwe... but bad weeds grow tall and I survived :D

Teach, Learn, Share

Try to learn something new each day. I'm doing this and even if it's just unimportant stuff, it makes me happy.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can cook for you, listen to you, go out, have some deep conversations and I can do a photoshoot with you (but I don't always bring my camera)

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Cambodia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, England, France, Georgia, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Namibia, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Norway, South Africa, Sweden