Actually learning violinmaking in Mittenwald - this small town is the perfect place to go on hikes, to swim in clearest water and have fun with so many nice people...i really enjoy cooking a lot, especially with fruits and vegetables from around - from our garden or the forests nearby...

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

...getting to know people you would never meet while staying in hotels ...getting the best recommendations - and also give ones to visitors

Interests

...cooking together! and trying food of all different countries...playing the viola in all kind of classical ensembles but especially i love to play baroque music...visiting countries...going for walks at the riverside, sea or in the mountains...visiting galleries of all kinds...writing letters...reading books...taking pictures...swimming in every kind of water-no matter about the temperature...

• traveling
• music
• live music
• hiking
• swimming
• art history
• nature
• bicycling
• baroque music
• early music
• handcrafts
• walking around
• viola
• cooking and eating

Music, Movies, and Books

Quite a strange mix: worldmusic, Latin, Jazz, Electro swing, Italian music;), classical music (baroque!!!), Minimal Music (Philip Glass), ...
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, L'Arpeggiata, Buena Vista Social Club, Andreas Scholl, Jordi Savall, Cesaria Evora, Caravan Palace, Lisa Batiashvili, Quatuor Ebène, Tumba-Ito, Le Trio Joubran, Gipsy Kings, Os Tincoas, Lhasa, Diknu Schneeberger ...

Rafik Schami, Patrick Süskind, Isabel Allende, Juli Zeh, ...cookbooks - Yotam Ottolenghi!

Teach, Learn, Share

...my huge music library - particularly early music -... our green garden, good food, nice places in the nature around Mittenwald

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Italy