I am a 26-year old Austrian English and Spanish teacher who lives in Freilassing, Germany right at the border with Salzburg (15 min ride). I love to travel around the world to experience and learn about different cultures, establish beautiful international friendships and create lasting memories. While being in Austria/ Germany, I live in my own international world having an a circle of friends from the US, Venezuela, Colombia, ... and pretty much every corner of the world.
Furthermore, I enjoy learning new languages. Currently I'm trying to improve my Portuguese (let's see how this is going). I am obsessed with coffee and thus know the best coffee places in my hometown and regularly meet with friends for coffee, take beautiful evening strolls in Salzburg or go hiking on one of Salzburg's beautiful mountains. I also enjoy going to poetry slams, reading books and in general checking out different events in the city.

And although this seems like a very settled down, organized lifestyle, I haven't figured out my life at all yet (as probably many of us) so who knows... I might end up at your place on a couch trying to understand life a bit better, exploring the world until I have a better plan :-)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My passion for traveling was sparked pretty early in my life through family vacations around the world. But the first time I really immersed myself into a culture was when I embarked on my journey of spending a year in Costa Rica at the year of 16, through a study-abroad program, during which I lived a year with a local family, went to local public high school and made friendships which last until today. Ever since I've been passionate about traveling, getting to know and learning more about different cultures, making connections around the world and celebrating diversity.

Couchsurfing turned out to present this unique opportunity of traveling not only to see attractions, sights, etc. but having meaningful connections with a country's culture and people. And this is the key. When I traveled and couchsurfed at locals' places, I did not only get to see a place, what I took home were the memories of kind people, conversations I had, insights I gained. And I'm forever grateful for whoever opened their doors for me.

Interests

• interior design
• coffee
• baking
• languages
• beaches
• reading books
• decoration
• mountain hikes
• event planning
• taking walks
• ikea obsession

Music, Movies, and Books

I love documentaries, and movies based on real life stories. I watch TV shows almost religiously including "How I met your mother", "Friends" (oldie but goodie), "Gilmore Girls" (come on, it was amazing apart from the additional 2 episodes, don't judge me), "Suits", "THIS IS US" (the best show ever, I cry every single time), "Jane the Virgin" (I told you, don't judge me, stop it, ok.. I know but it's good),...

After taking a looooooong break from reading as a consequence of my extensive reading period for my Masters Exams, I took up reading again and gave it a new try. I feel in love with it again. I enjoy biographies (Martin Luther King's, Michelle Obama's "Becoming", ...) but also fiction (mostly based on real life topics and events, e.g. "The Hate You Give").

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Freaking out my mum and leaving for Costa Rica for a year at the age of 16 (and loving it)
Encountering a tarantula in my laundry basket in Costa Rica
Having the college experience in the US, Atlanta for a year
Hitchhiking through Israel

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can help you improve languages skills (if it's German, English or Spanish)
I love sharing my passion for baking
I love sharing everything I've experienced and learned so far on my travels

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Palestine, Panama, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Costa Rica, Germany, United States