CURRENT MISSION

Currently happy to live life without a mission

ABOUT ME

I am open and sociable, but also kind of solitary by nature. Having travelled a lot and lived in many places I have enjoyed making friends from very different cultures. But I have also often had more solitary periods, usually when starting over in a new place where I didn't really know anyone, and I have also really enjoyed that.

Apart from ecology and massage, I really love yoga, live music, spending time in nature, cooking with/for friends, and watching films with friends on my projector!

PHILOSOPHY

I'm not sure I have one. These couple of quotes I really like, and I think express what I live by - on a good day.

"A human being is a part of a whole, called by us _universe_, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty."
A. Einstein

"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense."
the Buddha

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I love having people over (coach surfers or not!), and I have always enjoyed staying at other people's places.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have the best of experiences meeting people through couchsurfing. Interesting, fun, and I've ended up meeting people who I wouldn't have come across otherwise.

Interests

Stretching, learning about/being in nature, cooking and eating, music, books, art, crafty thingies, scuba diving, snorkelling, sailing, being quiet.

• animals
• arts
• books
• beauty
• dancing
• cooking
• yoga
• coach
• crafts
• movies
• socializing
• music
• live music
• outdoor activities
• scuba diving
• sailing
• ecology

Music, Movies, and Books

Some favourite films: Man without a past (Kaurismaki), Black cat white cat (Kusturica), Life is Beautiful (Benigni).

Music: Rodrigo and Gabriela, balkan/gypsy, Madredeus, The double life of Veronique soundtrack, classical, blues, flamenco guitar, traditional music from almost anywhere.

Books: Favourite book - The little prince (Exupéry). I keep wanting to read Don Quijote de la Mancha (Cervantes), I really liked "the Master and Margarita" (Bulgakov). Now reading "Uncle Tom's cabin" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Leaf tail geckos!

Teach, Learn, Share

I do a lot of different things, but I guess the most applicable in couchsurfing situations is cooking and eating! Always interested to share interesting music and films too, and always enjoy walks in nice places. I've had really good times with other couchsurfers going to art events, I love live music (but not extremely loud things), dance, the theatre, crafts.. And anything to do with animals (happy ones, not unfriendly zoos for example..). I also love outdoors-y things in general, would love to be introduced to more, but couchsurfing usually doesn't leave time for excursions. I LOVE the sea, diving, snorkelling, sailing, or just staring/listening is good.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Portugal, Qatar, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey

Countries I’ve Lived In

Greece, India, Madagascar, United Kingdom