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Overview

  • 1 reference
  • Fluent in English, German, Polish; learning French, Italian
  • 40, Female
  • Member since 2011
  • Photographer, Dancing Teacher, Eventmanager and currently...
  • studied Art history and Archaeology in Münster
  • From Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
  • Profile 90% complete

About Me

CURRENT MISSION

spreading joy, fun and easygoingness!

ABOUT ME

Dancer - Art historian - Archaeologist - Adventurer - Writer - Animal lover - Dreamer - Vegetarian - Optimist - Artist - humorous (at least I think I am) - sometimes a little bit crazy, but in a good way - spontaneous - open-minded

PHILOSOPHY

"Life is not about finding yourself, life is about creating your self"

"There are short-cuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them."
(Vicki Baum)

"Everything you can imagine is real."
(Pablo Picasso)

"A life wihout dreams is like a garden without flowers."
(unknown)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Well, sadly I have currently no bed to offer. But I'm would love to show you around in the Ruhr Area.

I'm also perfect company for anything that has to do with dance or culture. You need a city guide? You get one ;-)

I'm also very great at drinking coffee....

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've got non, but I'm looking forward to make some!

Interests

Dancing, photography, travelling, art, dancing, architecure, yoga, nature, dancing, volleyball, climbing, writing, acting, dancing, smiling and laughing (a lot), culture, movies, being creative ... and of cause dancing should be mentioned ;D

  • animals
  • arts
  • culture
  • writing
  • photography
  • acting
  • dancing
  • flamenco
  • bachata
  • coffee
  • vegetarian
  • yoga
  • walking
  • drinking
  • gardening
  • flowers
  • movies
  • traveling
  • adventure races
  • rock climbing
  • volleyball
  • archeology
  • art history
  • history
  • tourism

Music, Movies, and Books

There is really a lot!

Just an excerpt:

Authors: James Redfield, Dan Brown, Jane Austen, Shakespeare

Books: Celestine Prophecy, Mieses Karma, Ein ganzes halbes Jahr, Lord of the Rings, Betsy Taylor Series (my guilty pleasure :-P)

Movies: Cool Runnings, Peaceful Warrior, LotR, Inception, Under the Tuscan Sun, Indiana Jones, Pride and Prejudice, Dead Poets Society, Shadows in the Sun, almost every Dance-Movie

TV Shows: The Big Bang Theory, Arrow, Scrubs, Lost, White Collar, Mentalist, Psych

Music: The Corrs, Muse, Feel (the polish Band), Bruno Mars, Latin Music (Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba....)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Best Trip ever:
Camino de Santiago!
Starting in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port walking 900km through Spain to Santiago de Compostela and further on to Finisterre.

Watching the sunset at Cabo Fisterra - The End of the World - with new friends, new experiences and vino tinto!

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach:
* Dancing - Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba, Latin, Ballroom, Oriental and even a little bit medieval.
* German and Polish
* how to see something positive in every Situation
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Learn:
* Flamenco
* Italian (parlo solo un poco)
* Spanish

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Germany, Poland

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