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Overview

  • 4 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, German; learning French, Thai
  • 43, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Psychology Lecturer, Social Entrepreneur
  • MA Educational Science (Psychology, Sociology)
  • From Hamburg, Germany
  • Profile 85% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

Let me quote: "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new landscapes, but in having new eyes." -Marcel Proust

ABOUT ME

There is a saying "Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one". This I told myself and left my secure life in Germany that did not feel right to find what feels more in place. Here I am in Thailand, loving life, opportunities, great people and traveling. Off to share other peoples life journeys and stories, which help me to find my own.

Interests

I love to look for differences, the colours of life, how the reflection, the deeper meaning behind things, words, relationships shape. People sometimes tell me I analyze too much but I guess since I am living in Thailand I also learned how to just `be`. I guess its a balance to design my life and let life design me. I try to see life rather as an experiment, as a play, where the fun lies in doing it, feeling it rather than focusing on the result. I also love dancing. Salsa, Rueda, Bachata, Merengue and I keep trying to play the drums.

  • design
  • dancing
  • bachata
  • dining
  • coffee
  • traveling
  • drums

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Puhh, too many but maybe you wont find them amazing. My last great experience was when I spent a few days in a world where "take it easy" is a profound philosophy of life, where people say "we dont want too much money", where tourists are friends rather than a source of income, where it is perfectly enough to live from the food you grow, starting your day with a coffee from the plantation in a bamboo hood in the midths of the jungle... in the rice fields on Doi Inthanon with the Karen hill tribes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Denmark, Finland, France, India, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Latvia, Malaysia, Poland, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Thailand, United States

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