Studied social and cultural anthropology in Vienna for a few years but I grew up in the countryside, right between a big lake and the mountainside. Now I work with children in a school for kids with special needs. Trains are my third home and forests are my favourite place to be. I'm not afraid of doing things on my own and that's often the way I prefer but nevertheless I enjoy the company of people and I know there is something to learn from every one and I like learning.
True happiness to me is sharing an athmosphere of comfort with dear people and animals in the wilderness or a garden. : )

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

For the good company and for helping other people,seeing the world through different eyes and traveling light and cheap.

Interests

Time in nature, at all times-makes me feel vulnerable and at peace at the same time.
Things I do a lot are painting/drawing, reading, train travels, hiking, listening to (live) music, meditating, gardening/foraging, climbing.

• literature
• concerts
• gardening
• traveling
• music
• kayaking
• biology
• history
• outdoors
• veganism
• cultural anthropology
• long distance hiking
• arts & crafts
• painting & drawing
• tundra and taiga

Music, Movies, and Books

Balmorhea, Neil Young, Sufjan Stevens, Joni Mitchell, George Harrison, Bonnie Prince Billy, Iiro Rantala, David Bowie, Radiohead, Tschaikowsky, GoGo Penguin, Mari Boine, Sigur Ros, Mogwai, Adjagas, Rachmaninow, ... everything from post and progressive rock to reggae, jazz, from classical music (classic+contemporary) to metal, folk and 80s music.

Tim Burton, Andreij Tarkovsky and Darren Aronofsky are my favourite filmmakers.
Some painters I love are Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Daniel Richter, Isaac Lewitan, Segantini, Kandinsky, Tanaka Ryohei...

three favourite books: The Name Of The Rose, The Never-Ending Story and All Quiet On The Western Front. I appreciate children's books and russian literature all the same and sometimes I like to get lost in graphic novels

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Built a clay/hobbit house with almost only recycled natural materials

What I Can Share with Hosts

My daily life, long walks, a warm place with view to birds on the roofs/trees and mountains, vegan food, my piano, guitar and bicycle, painting colours and spraycans
I try to let myself be guided by the thought that (human) beings are a way of the universe to interact with and understand itself. as big as it sounds it simply helps me to be kind and to see the world in a natural light. And it makes me want to share more with others.

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria