CURRENT MISSION

If I must start somewhere, right here and now is the best place imaginable.

ABOUT ME

I'm Dorothea, (call me Dodo), originally German, lived in the US, France, Hong Kong and studied in England. I did my Masters in Intercultural Psychology in Osnabrück (Germany) and got my first job here! So now I have been working for a few years in an HR department.
I'm a happy “the glass is half full” talkative person! I love trying and learning new things and getting to know new people! Always got many things on my mind which explains the very fast pace at which I speak.

PHILOSOPHY

Always ask yourself if you are doing something because you really want to or because you are too comfortable to do something else. Step out of your comfort zone from time to time. And also: In the end everything turns out the way it is supposed to!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I started couchsurfing on my travels in Israel a couple years ago and had great experiences. Also surfed some couches in France and hosted that one time when I lived there. Had further great experiences surfing in Norway and meeting couchsurfers in Edinburgh :)

Interests

Theatre, reading, working out, traveling, discovering different cultures, psychology, languages

• culture
• theater
• reading
• traveling
• bouldering
• hiking
• snorkeling
• languages
• psychology
• biking

Music, Movies, and Books

Books = Leaving the rest of the world outside. Well, I might not hear anything then: Lord of the Rings, Das Parfüm, The Kite Runner, Slumdog Millionaire, The Lovely Bones, Before I go to sleep, The hunger games, A song of ice and fire, Jane austen novels and in general loads of fantasy, criminal stories and historical fiction...

Music: Jack Johnson, Anna Ternheim, Mark Forster, Milow, Jason Mraz, Damien Rice, Annenmaykantereit, Ed Sheeran...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Snorkeling with whale sharks on the Philippines

Hiking on the Great Wall of China

Living and travelling in many countries and meeting so many amazing people

What I Can Share with Hosts

Teaching you some german! Conversations about life, culture and whatever else is on our minds ;)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Macao, Monaco, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, San Marino, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Germany, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, United States