Hey, my name is Emilia and I’m from Hamburg in northern Germany.
I finished high school in 2019. I went to a Waldorf school which has a special focus on art, practical work and social interaction. I have a strong interest in all kinds of arts and love getting to know new forms of expressing art. After my graduation I worked in an organization which sends you to different families who need help with their children and household. I really loved this job because I like children and spending time with them makes me very happy. At the beginning of 2020 I traveled to southeast Asia and got to know some countries. This was the point in my life where my love for traveling started. Since then I couldn’t stop traveling and getting to know new countries. I love the sea and I am very interested in all water sports. I love the nature and it gives me pleasure to work outside with plants or building things.

I spent the year 2022 in Brazil where my big journey began. Most of the time I lived in Serra Grande/Bahia and did different kinds of volunteer work such as working in a school, surf school, Carpenter, sewing clothes etc. At the beginning of September, I traveled to Bolivia and stayed there for seven weeks as a volunteer.
After that time I traveled through Peru, Ecuador , Colombia and Mexico where I did some volunteers as well.
I then returned to Brazil on many different boats through the Amazon region.
Last year I traveled through Mexico with my sister and learned how to build houses out of clay.
This summer I worked in a hotel in Switzerland and at the moment I'm waiting for my next trip to Hawaii. I love meeting new people and learning new things about different cultures and traditions.
I think a very good way of realising this is connecting with people from all around the world.
I’m looking forward to getting to know you.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I signed in for Couchsurfing because I think it’s an amazing opportunity to get to know new people and their culture.
I love to learn new thinks and have an exchange with people all over the world.

Interests

• arts
• fashion
• cooking
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• hiking
• backpacking
• camping
• surfing
• volunteering
• sustainability
• making friends
• sunsets
• hichhiking

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

One of my favorite experiences so far was living in Serra Grande for a period of time. I got to know so many good friends and living near to a paradise beach was a dream.
But also:
Celebrating Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro, seeing the sunrise in Salar de Uyuni, hitchhiking though South America, getting to know so many wonderful and interesting people…

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a open minded and positive person who loves to meet new people and learn new things.
I love making art (for example painting), working in the nature/garden and building new thinks.
I also enjoy very much to cook.
I’m also interested in Bio construction, permaculture and sustainability.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I think I can affect my hosts with a lot of good humor and good food.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Germany, Romania