CURRENT MISSION

We - Magdalena and Cay - have now finished our masters (Magdalena in Migration Pedagogy and Cay in German as a Foreign Language) and we are currently travelling through Sweden and Finnland.
We want to visit institutions and organisations in our future workfields. So Magdalena would like to meet people that are involved in voluntary work in general and work with immigrants and refugees. Cay is very interested in people that are working in academic writing centers.
So during our trip we want to combine travelling and getting to know new places and people with exchanging ideas, experiences and motivations in working in international and social working fields.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

...getting inspired by sharing...

...like by reading and living the story of the stone soup:

>> A kindly, old stranger was walking through the land when he came upon a village. As he entered, the villagers moved towards their homes locking doors and windows.
The stranger smiled and asked, why are you all so frightened. I am a simple traveler, looking for a soft place to stay for the night and a warm place for a meal.
"There's not a bite to eat in the whole province," he was told. "We are weak and our children are starving. Better keep moving on."
"Oh, I have everything I need," he said. "In fact, I was thinking of making some stone soup to share with all of you." He pulled an iron cauldron from his cloak, filled it with water, and began to build a fire under it.
Then, with great ceremony, he drew an ordinary-looking stone from a silken bag and dropped it into the water.
By now, hearing the rumor of food, most of the villagers had come out of their homes or watched from their windows. As the stranger sniffed the "broth" and licked his lips in anticipation, hunger began to overcome their fear.
"Ahh," the stranger said to himself rather loudly, "I do like a tasty stone soup. Of course, stone soup with cabbage -- that's hard to beat."
Soon a villager approached hesitantly, holding a small cabbage he'd retrieved from its hiding place, and added it to the pot.
"Wonderful!!" cried the stranger. "You know, I once had stone soup with cabbage and a bit of salt beef as well, and it was fit for a king."
The village butcher managed to find some salt beef . . . And so it went, through potatoes, onions, carrots, mushrooms, and so on, until there was indeed a delicious meal for everyone in the village to share.
The villager elder offered the stranger a great deal of money for the magic stone, but he refused to sell it and traveled on the next day.
As he left, the stranger came upon a group of village children standing near the road. He gave the silken bag containing the stone to the youngest child, whispering to a group, "It was not the stone, but the villagers that had performed the magic." << (source: http://www.dltk-teach.com/fables/stonesoup/mtale.htm)

Interests

• books
• poetry
• education
• traveling
• teaching
• languages
• volunteering

What I Can Share with Hosts

Some nice hours with inspiring stories, love for cooking together, playing card games, talking about experiences and dreams and at least one joke :).

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, France, India, Norway, Peru, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Arab Emirates

Countries I’ve Lived In

Argentina, Ecuador, Germany, Norway