If I could choose one place to live in, it would probably be Twin Peaks or a Wes Anderson movie. Seriously, I'm a movie maniac and a bookworm, who is still looking for her place on earth. I feel best at film festivals - I attend most of them and become a volunteer from time to time.
Besides, I love cats, the smell of rain, and long conversations during summer nights with Billie Holiday on the soundtrack.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I'm new here but I'm really excited about couchsurfing and looking forward to meeting new people and getting to know their cultures.

Interests

american and european cinema, art, jazz and garage music, 60s an 70s design, photography (Francesca Woodman and Nan Goldin especially), travelling, vege food porn, rock&roll concerts, and much more....

• cats
• arts
• culture
• design
• photography
• concerts
• festivals
• film festivals
• movies
• traveling
• knitting
• music
• jazz
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

Well, that's a hard choice!
My MA was about the portrayal of New York in the films of Woody Allen, Spike Lee, and Martin Scorsese - that's when I fell for Spike Lee's movies, whereas I've always been enchanted by Woody Allen's films. His earlier stuff like Annie Hall, Manhattan, Radio Days. This list is quite long, I don't want to bore you :)
Among the films that have stuck with me through the years are: "The Virgin Suicides," "Buffalo 66," "Angel Heart," "Paris, Texas," "The Million Dollar Hotel", "Lisbon Story, " and "Cabaret."

When it comes to music, if you like (or love) Tom Waits, Pj Harvey, Nick Cave, Fiona Apple or Kathleen Hanna , we'll find a common language! I also like to listen to 60s girls bands, jazz music (Charles Mingus, Chet Baker, Charlie Parker, Miles Davies, Krzysztof Komeda), and trip hop (Portishead, Massive Attack, early Goldfrapp).

Books: anything by Milan Kundera and Bohumil Hrabal.

What I Can Share with Hosts

You have to know that I would be happy to bake my hosts banana bread or a brownie - these are my specialties! (Yes, I'm really into american culture.)

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Spain