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Overview

  • 15 references 11 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Czech, German, Polish
  • 40, Female
  • Member since 2008
  • Teacher
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About Me

A passionate hiker, willing cyclist, and avid educator

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I host whenever possible, travel whenever possible and smile as much as possible - I think the last is particularly important, because I would like to believe that CS promotes general hospitality good will as well as fabulous travel experiences.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I have had five amazing couch surfing experiences: really fabulous people living in really amazing places.

Interests

Literature, philosophy, history and waiting patiently while I save up the money to travel.

  • literature
  • traveling
  • hiking
  • surfing
  • swimming
  • history

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: Velvet Goldmine, Limonadovy Joe

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking in the Swiss Alps!
Wandering through 7 ft. of foam in the streets of Ljubljana.
Playing on a volcanic rocks and swimming in giant tide pools in the Azores.
Stepping on sea urchins in Croatia.
Listening to Mongolian throat singers and seeing the Gay Pride Parade in the streets of Munich.
Falling asleep in the grass of a beautiful Spanish park.

Teach, Learn, Share

If you surf with me you are welcome to read from my vast wall of bookcases. I would love to have someone help to polish up my German, improve my Czech or help build my Polish - it would be nice to exchange friendly words with interesting people.

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Czech Republic, Poland, Switzerland, United States

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