CURRENT MISSION

to move to MADRID!

ABOUT ME

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Alright, here we go:

I'm an easy going and uncomplicated person who grew up in a small village somewhere on the swiss countryside next to forest, hills and cows ;).
But I have left the nest when I was 17 years old and now I am living on my own in a town in the south of Switzerland next to mountains, rivers and ... cows.

I am definitely up for new experiences and discovering new places and things to do, (mostly) following the motto: when you get the opportunity to try something, GO FOR IT (maybe it will never return again)!

I currently work as a conductor, the one on the trains (yes, I am checking tickets, but that's not all) and as a callcenter agent, both for the swiss railways.

I just love travelling! It happens quite often that I'm spending a long weekend somewhere in switzerland or even in europe spontaneously.
Every Trip to another City or Country and every encounter with a new person (especially CSers and other very open-minded persons ;)) enrichs my life and makes my personality stronger. Therefore I think that travelling is the best education for life.

I lost my heart to one particular city and its people, the capital of Spain, Madrid. So I am there from time to time.

Oh yes, one more thing: I often walk very fast. So, be prepared for sightseeing extreme (Just kidding, If I want to, I can also walk in a normal speed ;D).
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PHILOSOPHY

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- No guts, no glory! JUST DO IT!
- Do as you would be done by!
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Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

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I surfed and will surf couches, I host (whenever possible), I participate at CS-Events as much as I can and I talk about CS with people who want to know more about it.

I WANT MORE! =)
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COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

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I surfed 14 different Couches, ...:

- Porto, Portugal (11/08): Catarina Meng (3 Nights)
- Lisboa, Portugal (11/08): Silvia Monteiro (2 Nights)
- Madrid, Spain (01/09): Camilo Garcia (3 Nights)
- Madrid, Spain (02/09): Camilo Garcia (3 Nights) (again)
- Madrid, Spain (03/09): Sandra Lampear (3 Nights)
- Madrid, Spain (03/09): Juan Mendez (1 Night)
- Bern, Switzerland (03/09): Jini (2 Nights)
- Geneve, Switzerland (03/09): François Vogt (2 Nights)
- Roma, Italy (04/09): Marianne (2 Nights)
- Madrid, Spain (04/09): Alejandro Nuñez (1 Night)
- Madrid, Spain (04/09): Juan Mendez (1 Night) (again)
- Budapest, Hungary (06/09): Attila Juhász (3 Nights)
- Basel, Switzerland (08/09): Julia Schultheiss (1 Night)
- Madrid, Spain (08/09): Sandra Lampear (2 Nights)(again)
- Basel, Switzerland (09/09): Florian Ehrbar (2 Nights)
- Pisa, Italy (09/09): Alessandro Esperti (1 Night)
- Pisa, Italy (10/09): Andrea Cento (1 Night)
- Madrid, Spain (11/09): Sandra Lampear (3 Nights)(and again)
- Madrid, Spain (02/10): Camilo Garcia & Oscar Danilo Ortega (3 Nights)

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING, YOU'RE GREAT!

... and I hosted 9 surfers so far:

- Claire Yu, Taiwan (01/09) (1 Night)
- Sandra Lampear, Spain/USA (05/09) (2 Nights)
- Carlos Barruti, Argentina (06/09) (1 Night)
- Tomas Helleberg, Sweden (07/09) (5 Nights)
- Krum Syarov, Germany/Bulgaria (07/09) (2 Nights)
- Gaetano Massimiliano Cippo, Italy (08/09) (3 Nights)
- Orsolya Ellenrieder, Hungary (09/09) (1 Night)
- Catarina Meng, Portugal (09/09) (1 Night)
- Noemi Imfeld, Switzerland (12/09) (2 Weeks)

ANYTIME AGAIN, THANKS FOR THE GOOD TIMES I HAD WITH YOU!

The countries of the people who visited my profile:

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Interests

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Photography --> I really like taking pics. I am not very good at it, but I think I am getting better.

Socializing (Party!) --> I just love CS- and Homepartys but in the right company, I am having a blast on every occasion.

Languages --> I am kind of collecting dictionaries, self-study courses, grammar-booklets and other handy things in different langugages ;). I am very interested in this, because it is part of a culture. I think If you really wanna discover a culture, you have to show interest in the language.
Another reason is that communication is very important to me.
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• culture
• photography
• education
• partying
• traveling
• cars
• socializing
• teaching
• languages
• hitchhiking
• sightseeing
• rivers
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

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MUSIC (is essential for me): Amaral, The Poodles, Celtic/Irish Music, classic Music, ... among others (open for almost everything).

BOOKS: Travelguides and -books ;), Books about the history of languages

MOVIES/SERIES: The Boat That Rocked, The Holiday, Little Miss Sunshine, St. Jaques - la Mecque, Into The Wild, The Big Bang Theory (The Series) and Friends ... also among others.
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One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

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I think one of the most amazing and at the same time craziest thing I have done is hitchhiking together with a friend from Lausanne (CH) to Roma (I). We did it to Rome by 7 cars and 1 Truck in 24 hours (including sleeping in the cabin of the truck :D) And I never knew one could get so "seasick" in a truck...

To start my new CS-Year 2009 I went to Paris the 31st of December 2008 in the morning (alone), walked around the city a little bit, partied all night at the CS-NYE with some great people which I just got to know there that evening, hung out in the early morning in front of the Eiffeltower with a nice CS-girl and finally took the first Train back to Switzerland. MY BEST NYE EVER!
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Teach, Learn, Share

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TEACH --> Wanna learn some words in German/Swissgerman? Or maybe how to play the panpipes (I usually don't bring my instrument when travelling and I don't have it at home by now, but we can begin the lessons with bottles... ;)) You can also take lessons in making and toss a Pancake :).

LEARN --> Could you tell me about your travel experiences, please??? A real traveller is the best "travelguidebook" I can get ;).
I also recently discovered my interest for self-defense. Do you know some techniques?
Further, I am open for soooo many things to learn... maybe you can teach something really great I don't even know it exists...
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Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Switzerland

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